Overview

The Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies minor is organized around a broad definition of peace, encompassing societal peace (including work to reduce violence and inequalities within the United States), international peace (focusing on ending wars, terrorist acts, unequal distribution of resources, and other infringements on human rights and dignity worldwide), and environmental peace (involving work on sustainable resources, global warming, and response to natural and human-made disasters). Students can enroll in internships classes and become involved with projects and program on campus focused on war and peace concerns, social justice, and environmental responsibility.

Curriculum

Each student must take at least one course in each of these areas of concentration.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
International Conflict and Peacemaking
CLST 281	War and War Experience, Ancient and Modern	3
COMM 231	Conflict Management and Communication	3
HIST 334B	The Holocaust: History and Memory	3
HIST 338A	History of European Communism	3
HIST 341B	Arab-Israeli Conflict	3
PLSC 102	International Relations in an Age of Globalization	3
PLSC 326	American National Security	3
PLSC 353	International Law	3
PLSC 356	Intervent in World Politics	3
PLSC 364	UN & International Organization	3
PLSC 367	Model United Nations	3
PLSC 368	Politics of the Middle East	3
Societal Violence and Conflict Resolution
ANTH 100	Globalization and Local Cultures	3
ANTH 321	Human Rights in Latin America	3
COMM 227	Social Justice & Communication	3
COMM 272 / ANTH 231	Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 231	Conflict Management and Communication	3
COMM 307	Communication & Social Movements	3
COMM 322	Guerilla Media	3
CJC 345	Social Justice and Crime	3
CJC 371	Victimology	3
CJC 372	Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice	3
CJC 377	Psychology and Law	3
HIST 381	Rebels & Reformers in U.S. History	3
SOCL 121	Social Problems	3
SOCL 122	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOCL 127	Social Analysis and Social Action	3
SOCL 222	Poverty & Welfare in America	3
SOCL 250	Inequality in Society	3
SOCL 252	Global Inequalities	3
SOCL 261	Social Movements & Social Change	3
SOCL 265	Globalization & Society	3
PSYC 225	Psychology of Peace	3
SOCL 216	The Sociology of Violence	3
THEO 203	Social Justice and Injustice	3
Environmental Violence and Ecological Concerns
ANTH 104	The Human Ecological Footprint	3
COMM 306	Environmental Advocacy	3
ENGL 288	Nature in Literature	3
ENVS 218	Biodiversity & Biogeography	3
ENVS 224	Climate & Climate Change	3
ENVS 273	Energy and The Environment	3
ENVS 283	Environmental Sustainability	3
ENVS 284	Environmental Justice	3
ENVS 345	Conservation and Sustainability of Neotropical Ecosystems	3
ENVS 350A	Solutions to Environmental Problems: Water	3
PHIL 287	Environmental Ethics	3
PLSC 354	Global Environmental Politics	3
PLSC 392	Environmental Politics	3
SOCL 272	Environmental Sociology	3
THEO 186	Global Religious Ethics	3
THEO 204	Religious Ethics and the Ecological Crisis	3

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an ability to analyze, interpret, or describe two strategies of peacemaking.  
• Interpret, analyze, and describe important contemporary of at least two global concerns (e.g., the environment, war, inequity and poverty, human rights).
• Demonstrate historical knowledge of some distinguished national and international leaders in peacemaking.
• Interpret, analyze, or describe some rising global ecological concerns and efforts to mitigate their harm.
• Demonstrate an ability to analyze or describe the significance of the major core categories and discussions in the field of peace and justice studies.