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Possible Occupations

• Active Nonviolence
• Arbitrator
  • Civil-military relations
• Civil Rights Advocacy
• Community
  • Community Relations
  • Community Organizing, Mobilization, Social Action
• Conflict Resolution/Monitoring
• Diplomat
• Economist
• Editor/Journalist
• Educational Reformist
• Foreign Service Officer
• Housing & Urban Development
• Human Rights
  • Activist
  • Community Healing
  • Gender Equality
  • Refugee Resettlement & Services
  • Protection & Monitoring
  • Emergency & Response
  • Minority and Marginalized Empowerment
• Information Management for Relief Operations
• Inter-faith, inter-ethnic, and intercultural dialogue
• Lawyer
  • Family Law
  • Domestic Violence
  • International/Justice
  • Human Rights Advocacy
  • Immigration Law & Policy Work
  • Indigenous Cultural Preservation
  • Labor Issues
  • Migrant Justice/Human Trafficking
  • Community-Based Restorative Justice
  • National/Local Justice
  • Civil Rights
• Leadership Development & Training
• Lobbyist
• Mediation & Dispute Settlement
• Non-Government Organizations
• Non-Profit
• Peace Processes
• Policy Analysis
• Political Aide
• Political Campaign Manager
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Professor
• Public Health Worker
• Reformer
  • Prison System
• Social Support
  • Social Worker
  • Child Protection/Rights/Services
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Counseling
  • Victim Support & Reparations
  • Crisis social services
• United Nations Delegate
• Violence Prevention/Resolution

Top Employers

Top employers of Chapman graduates from this program include:

• The Olive Tree Initiative
• Eastern Sky Theatre Company
• Youtube
• Costco
• AIPAC
• J Street
• School districts (Placentia-Yorba Linda)

Organizations and Networking

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Professional Associations

• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
• American Enterprising Institute for Public Policy Research
• The Peace and Justice Studies Association
• American Political Science Association
• American Association of Political Consultants
• Center for Responsive Politics
• Government Accountability Project
• American Academy of Religion
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
• Association of Government Relations

Chapman Student Organizations

• Pi Sigma Alpha
• SGI Chapman (SGI)
• Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Resources

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Industry-Specific Job Search Sites

• PublicServiceCareers.org
• Nonprofit Careers at Idealist
• Federal Jobs.Net
• United States Senate Employment
• Jobs for Peace Studies majors on Chapman's Career Portal, Handshake »
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Phlebotomy Classes

Occupation and Industry Research

• USAID (Christine Lathrop)
• ACLU
• United Way
• FEMA
• Red Cross
• U.S. Department of Defense (Kamaile Parton)
• Disability Rights California
• Catholic Community Services
• CBS
• Orange Coast College
• Portland Defender
• USC Office of Strategic & Global Initiatives (Max Lopez)
• Impact Tulsa
• Latinx & Immigrant Family Wellness Hub (Marrissa Zurate)
• Global Rights for Women (Sophia Morrissette)
• Futures without Violence
• National Counterterrorism Innovation
• Technology and Education Center (NCITE),
• Anti-Defamation League (Sydney Dalessi)
• Crowell & Moring LLP (Shreya)
• OC Human Relations
• The Production Board
• The Music Center (LA)
• American Bar Association: Pre-Law
• Partnership for Public Service: A Call to Serve
• Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
• Discover Law
• CLEO
• Law School Admission Council
• Law Students Center
• U.S. Department of State
• U.S.A.I.D.
• FEMA