Coursework Topics

  • Integrative Seminar

  • Ethnoautobiographical Inquiry- Ancestral and Historical Research

  • Bridging Paradigms – The Role of Dreams and Dreaming

  • Indigenous Knowledge and Research Methodologies

  • Colonial History, Decoloniality, and Sovereignty

  • Indigenous Science Methods

  • Representing Indigenous Mind- Decolonial Representation in Publications and Media

  • Indigenous Science, Archeoacoustics, Archeoastronomy and Peacebuilding: Meeting in the Dream of the Earth

  • Current Issues in the Affirmation of Indigenous Rights and Practices

In-Person Residency dates

Location: University for Peace in Costa Rica

Our Fall 2025 to Fall 2027 incoming cohort will have three residential meetings in Costa Rica. In-between residential meetings classes will meet via zoom on Saturdays. Here are the details:

  • Fall Semester 2025: Sept. 5 (Friday arrival day) - 14 (Sunday departure day).

  • Fall Semester 2026: Sept 11 – 20 (Friday arrival day) - 14 (Sunday departure day).

  • Summer Semester 2027: June 4 – 13 (dates tentative; they will be coordinated with dates for UN Model Conference seminar required for all UPeace students.