Applied Peace Studies
Minor Requirements
Introduction
Applied Peace Studies, which is a 21 credit minor, consists of the systematic interdisciplinary study of the
causes of violent conflict and the conditions of peace, with an emphasis on approaches to nonviolent
conflict transformation.
This program is founded on the premise that education can contribute to society by helping students
understand and deal creatively with the consequences of violent human behavior and by helping them
learn the skills to be effective peacemakers. The creation of peace is one of the great unsolved human
problems. This program seeks to contribute toward a solution.
Students will critically evaluate and devise strategies for peacebuilding through reflection on different
ethical, religious, philosophical, and cultural approaches to peace, the work of the major thinkers and
activists, and contemporary public policy. Students will develop an understanding of the different
philosophies, approaches, and uses of nonviolent conflict transformation.
Required Courses (9 credits)
PAX 201 Introduction to Applied Peace Studies (3 credits, offered every semester)
PAX 301 Applied Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding (3 credits, offered every fall)
PAX 401 Seminar in Applied Peace Studies (3 credits, offered every spring)
Electives (12 Credits)
ANTH 220 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 260 Applied Anthropology
ANTH/GEOG/SOC 290 Global Political Ecology
ANTH/SOC 293 Environmental Justice
ANTH 356 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
ECON 350 Env. & Natural Resource Economics
ECON 425 Economic Development
ECON 480 International Economics
ECON 360 Game Theory and Strategic Behavior
EDUC 330 Multiculturalism: Dialogue and Field Experience
EDUC 336 Multiculturalism: Issues & Perspectives
GEOG 104 World Geography
HIST 311 Women And War
HIST 330 History of World War II
HIST 335 World War II: An Ethnic And Global History
HIST 350 History of The Vietnam War
LIT 275 Environmental Literature
PAX 251 Special Topics in Peace Studies
PHIL 205 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 215 Eastern Philosophy
PHIL 220 Multicultural Philosophy
POLS 260 Problems of U.S. Foreign Policy
POLS 340 International Relations
SOC 225 Social Problems
SOC 375 Sociology of Minority Groups
SOC 400 Sociology of Altruism
SOC/ANTH 320: Social Movements in Global Perspective
SOC 396 Globalization and Social Change