PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES
Requirements: 24 credits, 15 of which must be upper division, including the capstone
The Peace and Justice minor will offer an interdisciplinary approach to understanding peace as the cumulative goal of conflict resolution and transformation. Alternatives to war and dehumanization are taught and modeled for how individuals, organizations, and governments promote peace and justice from in- terpersonal to global contexts. Through coursework and experiential learning, students are encouraged to become active participants and leaders in creating strategies for achieving and sustaining non-violence, human rights, environmental and social justice. The primary goal of this minor is to prepare students for careers in teaching, IGO's and NGO's, both in private and public sectors.
Three Core Courses Required:
____PAX 200 Introduction to Peace and Social Justice
____Speech 328 Communication and Conflict Resolution
____PAX 488 Special Topics in Peace and Justice (capstone)
Five Elective Courses, With Not More Than Two Courses From Each Group:
Group I. Philosophy, Religion, and Identity ___Religst 135 Introduction To Islamic Civilizations
___Speech 228 Interpersonal Communication
___Philos 245 Contemporary Moral Issues
___Philos 248 Environmental Ethics
___Philos/Religst 330 Women And Religion
___English 363 American Literature in the Post- modern Age (1945-Present)
___WomStud 392 Women And Violence
___PoliSci 414 Constitution And Civil Liberty
Group II. International Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Transnational Institutions
___Hist 150 Atlantic History
___Hist 324 American Indian History
___Geog 332 Political Geography
___Hist 338 Arab/Israeli Conflict 1900-Present
___PoliSci 340 Politics of Development
___PoliSci 350 International Law
___PoliSci 351 International Relations
___PoliSci 463 Peace Studies I: Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management in International Politics
___PoliSci 464 Women in International Rela- tions
___PoliSci 471 Government and Politics in the Middle East
Group III. Environmental Sustainability, Globalization & Economic Interdependence
___Geog 252 Human and Environmental Problems
___Socolgy 319 Introduction to Environmental Sociology
___Econ 359 Comparative Economic Systems
___Socolgy 385 Sociology of Globalization
___Econ 431 Economics of Globalization
___Geog 452 Cultural Ecology & Sustainable Development
___Geog 455 Advanced Topics In Human Geography
___Econ 471 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Group IV. Social And Racial Justice
___Engl 265 Multicultural Literature of the United States
___Socolgy 265 Race and Ethnic Relations
___Socolgy 340 Movements and Collective Behavior
___PoliSci 365 Black Political and Social Thought
___Mgmt 366 Social Responsibility
___RaceEth 368 American Minority Women Writers
___WomStud 370 Women, Race & Ethnicity
___Speech 424 Cross-Cultural Communication
___Socolgy 430 Racial & Ethnic Inequality