Peace and Conflict Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor

The minor consists of 18 hours of courses, including the following required courses (12 hours):

Six hours of electives are required. Elective options are listed below and in the schedule of classes each semester. Relevant courses taken during study abroad may be counted toward the minor with permission of the program director.

PACS/ PO 102 - Introduction to Peace Studies Min Units: 3
OR
SW 240-PO - Gender and Generations: War and Peace Min Units: 3
PACS/ PO 220 - Community Mediation Min Units: 3
OR
PACS/ PO 322 - International Conflict and Peace Building Min Units: 3
PACS Internship (3 hours): see Peace and Conflict Studies, BA about locations and options
PACS/ PO 490 - Seminar in Political Science Min Units: 3
(such as Cultures of Peace in Latin America; Youth, Violence, and Peace; War in Iraq)

Electives

Examples of courses students have taken for elective credit in the past include the following:

History and Anthropology

AN 320 - Gender and Sexuality in Globalization Min Units: 3
AN 326 - Youth Conflict Global Cinema Min Units: 3
AN 345 - Conflict Resolution Through Arts Min Units: 3
AN 368 - Coming of Age in the Middle East Min Units: 3
AN 380 - Selected Topics in Anthropology Min Units: 3
HST 205 - Questions in History Min Units: 3
HST 305 - Topics in History Min Units: 3 (The Cinema of War)
HST 305 - Topics in History Min Units: 3 (1968)
HST 327 - The History of Human Rights Min Units: 3
HST 335 - The Civil War Min Units: 3
HST 338 - The Era of Jim and Jane Crow Min Units: 3
HST 353 - The American Empire Min Units: 3
HST 395 - War and Peace in the Middle Ages Min Units: 3
HST 401 - Senior Capstone Project Min Units: 3

Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SP 320S - Service Learning in Spanish

Communications

CCM 354 - Gender and Communication
JR 417 - Global Media Min Units: 3
JR 418 - Gender and Media: Global Views
ORG 253 - Interpersonal Communication Min Units: 3

Other

EI 325 - Social Entrepreneurship Min Units: 3
FL 390 - Seminar Min Units: 3
IS 390 - The United Nations and Other International Organizations Min Units: 3
IS 410 - The Global Society Min Units: 3
RGSS 201 - Intersections of Identity Min Units: 3
OR
SW 232-RGSS - Intersections of Identity Min Units: 3
RGSS 202 - Resistance for Social Change Min Units: 3
OR
SW 223-RGSS - Resistance for Social Change Min Units: 3
ST 390 - Topics in Science, Technology and Society Min Units: 3
SW 240-PO - Gender and Generations: War and Peace Min Units: 3
TI 240-PL - Ethics of War and Peace Min Units: 3
TI 255-PO - The Politics of Alice Walker Min Units: 3
TI 261-STS - Science and Society: Hunger and Obesity
TI 262S - Self and Service Min Units: 3