Peace and Conflict Studies
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The minor in peace and conflict studies provides interdisciplinary study of the intellectual and moral issues concerning peace. Students will learn about peace research, conflict and its resolution, and the pursuit of peace with justice. Students will also explore what educated citizens can do to promote peace.
Requirements for the Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies
In addition to the university requirements for
minor programs, students must complete two required courses, three electives and a one-semester internship.
Required Courses
Students must complete IR 310 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies and IR 318 Conflict Resolution and Peace Research.
Internship
Students must complete a one-semester internship with a peace-related organization. The internship gives students the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge through supervised fieldwork. The organization for which work is done must be approved by the program in advance.
| Internship Courses (4 units) |
|---|
| IR 491* | Field Study | 1-8 |
| MDA 250 | Internship for Liberal Arts: Work and Career-Theory and Practice | 1-2 |
| POSC 395 | Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship 2-8 | |
Required Electives
Students must also complete a total of three electives -- one course from Conflict and Its Resolution, Peace and Justice and an additional elective from any of the lists below.
| Electives in Conflict and Its Resolution (choose at least one) |
|---|
| ANTH 371 | Cross-Cultural Research on Urban Gangs | 4 |
| ANTH 499 | Special Topics | 4 |
| GEOG 120 | Geopolitics | 4 |
| HIST 235 | War and the American Experience | 4 |
| HIST 344 | The Vietnam War, 1945-1975 | 4 |
| IR 315* | Ethnicity and Nationalism in World Politics | 4 |
| IR 381* | Introduction to International Security | 4 |
| IR 386* | International Terrorism and Liberal Democracy | 4 |
| IR 402* | Theories of War | 4 |
| IR 405* | International Negotiation | 4 |
| IR 427* | Seminar on Economics and Security | 4 |
| POSC 345 | International Law | 4 |
| POSC 366 | Terrorism and Genocide | 4 |
| Electives in Peace and Justice (choose one) |
|---|
| ANTH 345 | Politics, Social Organization, and Law | 4 |
| IR 306* | International Organizations | 4 |
| IR 325* | Rich and Poor States in the World Political Economy | 4 |
| PHIL 337 | History of Modern Political Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 437 | Social and Political Philosophy | 4 |
| POSC 421 | Ethnic Politics | 4 |
| POSC 476 | Contemporary Political Thought | 4 |
| REL 341 | Ethics in a Technological Society | 4 |
| REL 462 | Religion and Violence | 4 |
| SOCI 342 | Race Relations | 4 |
| SOCI 360 | Social Inequality: Class, Status, and Power | 4 |
| SOCI 425 | Crowds, Publics, and Social Movements | 4 |
| Additional elective (choose at least one from this list or lists above) |
|---|
| ANTH 335 | Comparative Muslim Societies | 4 |
| ANTH 380 | Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective | 4 |
| COMM 308 | Communication and Conflict | 4 |
| HIST 352 | The American Civil War | 4 |
| HIST 361 | 20th Century U.S. History | 4 |
| HIST 365 | The Second World War | 4 |
| HIST 414 | Contemporary Europe | 4 |
| HIST 422 | European Intellectual and Cultural History: The 20th Century, 1920 to the Present | 4 |
| HIST 441 | Modern World History | 4 |
| HIST 473 | Colonial Latin America Seminar | 4 |
| JOUR 483 | Negotiating and Reporting Global Change | 4 |
| POSC 380 | Political Theories and Social Reform | 4 |
| POSC 381 | Sex, Power and Politics | 4 |
| SWMS 301 | Introduction to Feminist Theory and the Women's and Men's Movement | 4 |
| SWMS 364 | Racial and Ethnic Women in America | 4 |
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