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Peace and Conflict Studies

Department: Peace and Conflict Studies

Core Courses

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PACS 105 Intro. to Conflict Resolution
3
S
PACS 110 Intro. to Peace & Conflict Studies
4
I
 CW
PACS 455 Senior Thesis
3-6
 Senior standing, PACS 105 or PACS 110 plus a minimum of 4 200+ level PACS courses
H
 CW
PACS 490 Peace & International Internship
2-9
 PACS 110 & permission
I
PACS 495 Peace & International Internship Research
2-6
 PACS 110 & permission
I

A semester of study abroad may fulfill the PACS 490 and PACS 495 requirements.

The POE includes a minimum of 8 hours language or competency.

Courses to complete the PACS POE should be chosen from the following four sections. At least 40 credits must come from sections 1, 2 and 3. From section 4, choose prerequisites and electives. At least 18 credits must be at the 300 level or above. POE must include a minimum of 2 "CW" courses, 1 of which must be at the 300 level or above.

Students must be able to defend the coherence and logic of their choices. Students should have either Dr. Cook-Huffman or Dr. Murray as an advisor.

Electives

1. Understanding War & Deep Rooted Conflict (Choose at least 4)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PACS 208 Applied Psych: War & Peace
3
 PY 101
S
PACS 235/335 Tolstoy
3
EN 110 or another Russian Literature course
HI
 CW,CS
PACS 399 Self, Identity & Conflict
3
 PACS 105 and 110, junior standing or permission
H
 CW
PACS 300 Anthropology of War & Peace
3
 PACS 110 or AN 151
SI
 CW
PACS 305 Gender and Conflict
3
S
 CW
PACS 348 Contemporary Latin America
3
 HS 264 or PS 102 or permission
HI
 CW
PACS 350 Media Violence
3
 CM 132 or CM 133
H
 CW,CS
PACS 355 The Idea of War
3
 PACS 110 & PS 222 or PS 102
HI
 CW,CS
PACS 365 Water & Conflict
3
 PACS 110 and ESS 100
I
PACS 401 The Holocaust
3
HI
 CW
2. Paradigms for Waging Conflict (choose at least 2)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PACS 265 Globalization & The New Wars
3
SI
 CW
PACS 275/375 Art & Activism in Latin America
3
 SP 210 (taught in Spanish)
HI
 CS
PACS 239 Nuclear Threat
4
HN
 CW
PACS 308 Nonviolence: Theory and Practice
3
 Sophomore standing recommended
HS
 CW
PACS 311 20th Century American Wars
3
 HS 116
H
 CW
PACS 323 Social Violence in Latin America
3
 HS 264 or permission
HI
 CW
3. Paradigms for Resolving Conflict (choose at least 2)
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PACS 108 Mediation
1-3
S
PACS 202 Behavioral Analysis of Organizations
4
 Sophomore standing
S
 CW
PACS 201 From Napoleon to Monnet
4
I
 CW
PACS 205 Conflict Intervention
3
 PACS 105, or PACS 108 or permission
S
 CW
PACS 379 Bargaining and Conflict Management
3
 PACS 202
S
 CS
PACS 399 Conflict Transformation
3
 PACS 105, or PACS 108 or permission
S
 CW
PACS 332 International Law & Human Rights
3
 PS 102
SI
 CW
4. Interdisciplinary Electives
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
IS 104 Ideas & Power in the Modern World
4
IHS
CW
HS 305 The American Revolution
3
 HS 115 or permission
H
CW
HS 309 Civil War and Reconstruction
3
H
CW
CM 133 Mass Media and Society
3
H
 CW, CS
CM 230 Interpersonal Communication
3
 CM 130
H
 CW,CS
CM 340 Intercultural Communication
3
 CM 230
HI
CW
PS 222 Western Political Thought
3
 PS 101, PS 102 or PS 122
S
CW
PS 242 Politics of Developing Nations
3
 PS 102
SI
PS 243 United States Foreign Policy
3
 PS 102
SI
CW
PS 333 Theories of International Politics
3
 PS 102
SI
CW
PS 399 Political Ideology
3
S
CW

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