Peace and Justice Studies

Peace and Justice Studies is interdisciplinary; knowledge from social science, humanities, and professional fields is used to explore the causes and effects of violence and/or injustice in a variety of social contexts. The program should enable students to help develop alternatives to inequitable social structures and conditions.

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Peace and Justice Studies Minor (15 hours)
Requirements	15 hours
RELIG 2250 Religion, Peace and Social Justice	3 hours
Themed Courses: Select at least 12 credits within one theme (the courses must be from at least two different disciplines, and may include appropriate special topics courses and/or internships as approved by the PJS coordinator and appropriate program faculty). Please be aware that several courses in the minor are taught on a rotating basis and therefore are not always available. Students should also take careful note of required pre-requisite(s) for theme courses.	12 hours
Conflict and Peace: Local, National, Global ANTHR 2630 Anthropology of Religion CRMJS 2110 Police and Community ENG 2010 Masterpieces of Literature HIST 1110 World Civilizations: A Survey of the Global Twentieth Century HIST 2110 Introduction to Latin America HIST 2610 Environmental History HIST 3030/HIST 4030 Founding of the Americas HIST 3500/HIST 4500 Myth and the U.S. West POLSC 1100 Introduction to International Politics POLSC 3750 International Security
Issues of Economic Justice BUSAD 4600 Business Ethics ECON 3150 Environmental Economics ECON 3510 Labor Economics ECON 4580 Economic Development ECON 4720 Contemporary Economic Problems of the World HIST 3180/HIST 4180 Topics in Indian History PHYS 1200 Energy and the Global Environment and PHYS 1200L Energy and the Global Environment Lab POLSC 3100 Modernization and Development SOC 3370/SOC 4370 Social Inequality SOC 3530/SOC 4530 Environment, Food, and You SOCWK 2200 Social Welfare Policy, Services, and Delivery Systems
Understanding Diversity, Promoting Justice ANTHR 2530 Latin American Cultures ANTHR 2540 Native American Cultures ANTHR 2550 Sub-Sahara African Cultures ANTHR 2560 Asian Cultures ANTHR 2580 Cultures and Economics of Europe COMM 1500 Intercultural Communication EDUC 2850 Education in a Pluralistic Society ENG 2010 Masterpieces of Literature ENG 3500 Postcolonial and Global Literature GEND 3000 Perspectives in Gender HIST 2540 African-American History HIST 2560 American Indian History HIST 3100/HIST 4100 Voices of Slavery HIST 3550/HIST 4550 Women of the American West IDS 2150/IDS 3500 Urban Diversity PHIL 2300 Philosophies of Race and Gender PHIL 3270 Feminist Theories RELIG 2300 Women and Religion RELIG 2340 Religious Diversity in the United States SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology SOC 1330/SOC 2330 Race Relations and Minority Groups SPED 2070 Understanding Human Differences
Change Through Social Movements and Individual Action SOC 3520 Group Dynamics CRMJS 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice PHIL 2020 Ethics POLSC 2200 Minority Politics POLSC 2700 Women and Power PSYCH 3400 Social Psychology SOC 1120/SOC 2120 Social Problems SOCWK 1150 Introduction to Social Work

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