Peace & Conflict Studies Minor
Peace & conflict studies explores the causes and nature of human conflict from the interpersonal to the global level. A partial list of topics under peace & conflict studies includes: violence, war, ethnic conflict, conflict management, conflict resolution, peacemaking, law, human rights, values, justice, environment, racism, sexism and nonviolence. The goal of peace & conflict studies is to promote a more just and peaceful world through the concept of “positive peace” promoting social, political and economic justice.
The peace & conflict studies minor allows students to group courses that advance their interest in topics such as conflict, violence, genocide, ethnocide, gender-based violence, racism and anti-racism, and struggles for peace with justice. A peace & conflict studies minor will enrich students’ understanding of their respective major(s) and prove useful to students in graduate studies and/or future careers.
The peace & conflict studies minor consists of five courses. No more than two courses may be taken in the same department/program. Students may not count courses from their major department(s) toward the minor.
Independent studies and study-abroad courses will also be considered for the minor. Contact the chair of the minor Coordinating Committee for more information.
| ANTH 109 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (with Clare Sammells) | 1 |
| ANTH 243 | Violence and Politics in Southeast Asia | 1 |
| ANTH 266 | Money, Markets and Magic | 1 |
| HIST 200 | The Historians' Craft ("Revolution! A Global History") | 1 |
| HIST 224 | Eighteenth-century North America | 1 |
| HIST 285 | The Middle East in Global Perspective | 1 |
| HIST 311 | U.S. History since 1865 ("Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism") | 1 |
| HIST 333 | 20th Century Germany | 1 |
| IREL 217 | Environment Conflict and Security (with Emma Banks) | 1 |
| IREL 218 | International Relations of Europe | 1 |
| IREL 229 | Middle East Conflict and Revolution | 1 |
| IREL 255 | International Law | 1 |
| IREL 275 | Global Governance | 1 |
| LAMS 150 | Latin America: An Introduction | 1 |
| MORS 231 | Organizational Response to Global Crises | 1 |
| POLS 278 | International Law | 1 |
| POLS 280 | War (with Courtney Burns) | 1 |
| POLS 284 | International Relations of Europe | 1 |
| POLS 290 | Topics in Politics ("Military and Politics") | 1 |
| POLS 353 | Comparative Ethnic Politics (with Soundarya Chidambaram) | 1 |
| RELI 200 | Buddhism | 1 |
| SOCI 234 | Criminology (with Karen Altendorf) | 1 |
| SOCI 243 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 1 |
| SOCI 251 | Violence and Society (with Karen Altendorf) | 1 |
| WMST 150 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (with Coralynn Davis or Erica Delsandro) | 1 |
Faculty
Coordinator: Janet T. Knoedler
Coordinating Committee: Janet T. Knoedler (Economics), Clare Sammells (Sociology & Anthropology), Ron J. Smith (International Relations)