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Peace Studies Minor

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This minor is administered by the Department of Political Science .

Consists of 18 credits.

Required

PAX 200 - Dilemmas of War and Peace: An Introduction to Peace Studies Credits: 3

Take 12 Credits from One Area Below

After you complete PAX 200 , take 12 credits from one area below. Consult with the coordinator to determine your area. No more than 6 credits from one department or discipline may apply. You may take 3 credits of 300 level independent study or special topics courses with coordinator consent. Courses with an asterisk must have coordinator’s approval of topic.

Conflict Studies

COMM 180 - Foundations of Workplace Communication Credits: 3
COMM 390 - Seminar Credits: 3 *
HIST 302 - War and Propaganda in the 20th Century Credits: 3
HIST 338 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict Credits: 3
HIST 360 - Modern Ireland Credits: 3
HIST 361 - France: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Napoleon Credits: 3
HIST 378 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present Credits: 3
HIST 385 - Women, War, and Peace Credits: 3
INTL 391 - Special Topics Credits: 1-12 *
NRES 323 - International Resource Management Credits: 3
PAX 390 - Internship or Practicum Credits: 1-3
PAX 399 - Special Work Credits: 1-3
PHIL 335 - Ethics of War Credits: 3
POLI 383 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: 3
POLI 385 - International Organizations and Law Credits: 3
POLI 386 - Politics of Terrorism and Homeland Security Credits: 3
POLI 387 - International Simulation Credits: 1-3
POLI 388 - International Law and Human Rights Credits: 3
REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict Credits: 3
REL 342 - Islam Credits: 3

Global development

ANTH 372 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
ECON 362 - Economic Development Credits: 3
FN 357 - Ecology of Foods Credits: 3
FOR 392 - Native American Forestry Credits: 3 or
HIST 392 - Native American Forestry Credits: 3
GEOG 120 - Human Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 303 - Processes of Environmental Degradation Credits: 3
HIST 204 - Modern Global Environmental History Credits: 3
HIST 214 - United States and the World Credits: 3 *
HIST 215 - Topics in Global and Comparative History Credits: 3 *
HIST 303 - United States and the World Credits: 3 *
INTL 391 - Special Topics Credits: 1-12 *
NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3
NRES 323 - International Resource Management Credits: 3
PAX 390 - Internship or Practicum Credits: 1-3
PAX 399 - Special Work Credits: 1-3
PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
PHIL 381 - American Indian Environmental Philosophies Credits: 3
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy Credits: 3
POLI 374 - International Development Credits: 3
POLI 387 - International Simulation Credits: 1-3
PSYC 320 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 322 - Psychology and Culture Credits: 3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 360 - Population Problems Credits: 3
SOC 370 - Sociology of Globalization Credits: 3
WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3

Social justice and human rights

ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 339 - Native Cultures of North America Credits: 3
ECON 328 - Poverty, Welfare, Social Insurance Credits: 3
ECON 345 - Labor Economics Credits: 3
ENGL 374 - Postcolonial Literature in English Credits: 3
ENGL 376 - Lives and Literature of the Beat Generation Credits: 3
HIST 203 - Peace and Nonviolence in the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History Credits: 3
HIST 289 - African American History Credits: 3
HIST 292 - Native American History Credits: 3
HIST 364 - The Holocaust Credits: 3
INTL 391 - Special Topics Credits: 1-12 *
PAX 390 - Internship or Practicum Credits: 1-3
PAX 399 - Special Work Credits: 1-3
PHIL 350 - Feminist Philosophy Credits: 3
POLI 331 - Constitutional Law: Special Topics Credits: 3
POLI 374 - International Development Credits: 3
POLI 388 - International Law and Human Rights Credits: 3
POLI 396 - Radical and Utopian Politics Credits: 3
PSYC 240 - Psychology of Gender Credits: 3
PSYC 320 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 322 - Psychology and Culture Credits: 3
REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict Credits: 3
REL 321 - Studies in Religion Credits: 3 *
REL 344 - Christianity Credits: 3
SOC 300 - The American Community Credits: 2 or 3
WGS 301 - Women and Feminism in the Modern World Credits: 3

Required

PAX 490 - Seminar Credits: 3 or
PAX 491 - Senior Thesis Credits: 3