Peace Studies Minor

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(18 credits)

These include 3 required courses and 4 electives within the strands.

Required:

Foundations Courses

All Foundations courses must be taken before advancing in the program.

EDU (0801) 110 - Human Rights and Peace Studies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Credits: 3.00
or
SOC (0170) 110 - Human Rights and Peace Studies: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Credits: 3.00

Culminating Experience

(to be taken after completion of all electives) All students will be asked to complete a faculty supervised in-service project.

EDU (0801) 410
or
SOC (0170) 410 - Peace Studies Seminar: Synthesis Reflection and Planning Credits: 3.00

Electives

(12 Credits)

Choose 12 credits from the following categories, but no more than six from any one category (students may take 12 credits from only 2 strands, but must limit themselves to 6 credits in any one strand). A cross-listed course may only fulfill the requirements of the minor once in one category; that is, the course only counts for 3 credits of 12 and only under one category.

Human Rights:

ABC (0101) 317 - The Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.00
ABC (0101) 333 - Women and International Development Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 270 - Ethnicity in the United States Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 277 - Law and Social Inequality Credits: 3.00
or
ACG (0606) 277 - Law and Social Inequality Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 305 - Race And Politics Credits: 3.00

Social Justice and Diversity:

*Students wishing to take ECA (0203) 226 must first take the pre-requisites, which are ECA (0203) 111 & ECA (0203) 112 .

ABC (0101) 317 - The Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.00
ABC (0101) 333 - Women and International Development Credits: 3.00
ABC (0102) 270 - Ethnicity in The United States Credits: 3.00 or (cross-listed with)
SOC (0170) 270 - Ethnicity in the United States Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 277 - Law and Social Inequality Credits: 3.00 or (cross-listed with)
ACG (0606) 277 - Law and Social Inequality Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 305 - Race And Politics Credits: 3.00
ANT (0103) 514 - Language And Culture Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 226 - Economic Development Credits: 3.00 *

Global Justice:

*Students wishing to take POL (0158) 389 as one of their electives in this strand must also take POL (0158) 280 which is the pre-requisite for the course.
**Students wishing to take ECA (0203) 231 must first take the pre-requisites, which are ECA (0203) 111 & ECA (0203) 112 .

LGS (0960) 101
or
ISP (0187) 101 - Introduction To Global Issues Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 150 - Soc of Global Social Problems Credits: 3.00
ASO (0613) 205 - Global and Societal Development and Conflict Credits: 3.00 to 4.00
POL (0158) 280 - Theories And Practice of International Relations Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 381 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 389 - National Model United Nations Credits: 3.00 *
ANT (0103) 265 - The Developing World: Culture, Conflict and Changes Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 390 - Special Topics U.S. Credits: 3.00
PHI (0154) 390 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 231 - American Diplomatic History II Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 231 - System of Political Economy Credits: 3.00 **
LGS (0960) 310 Levermore Seminar in the Humanities
or
LGS (0960) 330 Levermore Seminar in the Social Sciences

Ecojustice:

*Students wishing to take ECA (0203) 215 must first take the pre-requisites, which are ECA (0203) 111 & ECA (0203) 112 .

ENV (0125) 101 - Society and the Environment Credits: 3.00
ENV (0125) 102 - Natural Science and Environmental Problems Credits: 3.00
ENV (0125) 561 - Human Ecology Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 212 - Environment and Politics Credits: 3.00
ECA (0203) 215 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3.00 *
PHI (0154) 380 - Bioethics Credits: 3.00
LGS (0960) 340 - Levermore Global Scholars Seminar in The Sciences Credits: 3.00

Conflict Resolution:

*Students wishing to take BUS (0204) 252 must have taken BUS (0204) 162 & MGT (0210) 262 which are pre-requisites.

PHI (0154) 367 Philosophy of War and Peace
SOC (0170) 240 - Sociology of Violence Credits: 3.00
POL (0158) 280 - Theories And Practice of International Relations Credits: 3.00
COM (0108) 212 - Propaganda and Communication Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 231 - American Diplomatic History II Credits: 3.00
PHI (0154) 390 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
ANT (0103) 514 - Language And Culture Credits: 3.00
BUS (0204) 252 - Legal And Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 3.00 *
PED (0852) 375 - Social Issues in Physical Education and Sports Credits: 3.00

Special Topics

Special topics (S/T) course may be taken with permission of the Peace Studies Minor Adviser

Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) Program

Students in the LGS Program should consult with the Peace Studies Adviser and the LGS Director about appropriate courses within the strands.