UPEACE and UNITAR-POCI are collaborating to provide students in the COTIPSO program a wide range of classroom courses on the various dimensions of peace operations.

UPEACE offers courses as part of the Distance Education element of the COTIPSO program, which involves in-residence classroom coursework:

"Classroom Instruction is conducted at recognized national peacekeeping training centers and universities world-wide. Classes are scheduled for calendar year 2006 in North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. Click here for the full schedule, which is updated monthly as additional classes are added. Please note that students wishing to participate in a particular classroom course are to make arrangements directly with the provider of the classroom training. Students may begin the programme with attendance at one of the recognized classroom courses or they may begin with the distance-education component as discussed immediately below."

- UNITAR

Currently, UPEACE offers four courses for COTIPSO students:

• Conflict Prevention IPS 6011 (September 19 - October 9, 2007)
• Media, Terrorism and Insurgency MPS 6040 (May 5 - 23, 2008)
• Gender Studies and Peace Building GPB 6011 ( September 19 - October 9, 2007)
• Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping Operations and in Humanitarian Assistance GPB -6022 ( March 24 – April 11, 2008)
  

These courses have been approved by UNITAR-POCI for distance education credit.

Students who enroll in these courses will be expected to attend all class sessions during the three-week period of the course.
These courses will be held at the UPEACE campus in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Tuition: The cost of the course is US $1500. Courses are three credits, unless otherwise specified. This tuition should be paid to UPEACE directly.

For further details and any questions about tuition, fees, or courses, please contact Laura Arroyo via email larroyo@upeace.org or at + 506 205 9069