Course Descriptions

Also on this page:

Course Information

Course Descriptions

Peace and Conflict Studies Courses

The following are PACS-prefixed courses offered by the Peace and Conflict Studies program.

PACS P200 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies—Humanities Perspectives

An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict, including violence and nonviolence, war and peace, social oppression and justice, conflict and conflict resolution. Texts and approach are interdisciplinary, with a humanities focus. Either PACS P200 or P201 is required for Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate.

PACS P201 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies—Social/Behavioral Sciences Perspectives

An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict, including violence and nonviolence, war and peace, social oppression and justice, conflict and conflict resolution. Texts and approach are interdisciplinary, with a social/behavioral sciences focus. Either PACS P200 or P201 is required for Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate.

PACS P497 Humanities Readings and Research in Peace and Conflict Studies

P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director. Readings and research with a humanities focus. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

PACS P498 Social and Behavioral Sciences Readings and Research in Peace and Conflict Studies

P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director. Readings and research with a social and behavioral sciences focus. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

PACS P499 Social and Behavioral Sciences Internship in Peace and Conflict Studies

P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director. Internship in an organization related to peace and conflict studies with social and behavioral sciences focus. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

back to top

Other Courses Offered

Social and Behavioral Science Courses

  • BIOL-349: Environmental Science
  • COM-303: Intercultural Communication
  • COM-491:
    • Popular Culture
    • Communicating Peace
    • Negotiation and Conflict
  • HON-H201: Nonviolent Action
  • IDIS-G103: Conflict Resolution
  • POLS-S211: Introduction to Law-Honors
  • POLS-Y109: International Relations
  • POLS-Y200:
    • Communism in Eastern Europe as Portrayed in Films
    • Family Law
    • Introduction to Conflict Resolution
    • Survey of the Culture of African-Americans POLS-Y200 Holocaust as Portrayed in Films
    • Women and the Law
    • 20th Century Revolutions as Portrayed in Films
    • War/Conflict in Film
  • POLS-Y304: Judicial Process/American Constitutional Law I
  • POLS-Y305: American Constitutional Law II
  • POLS-Y324: Women and Politics
  • POLS-Y328: Women and the Law
  • POLS-Y341: Authoritarian Regimes
  • POLS-Y360: United States Foreign Policy
  • POLS-Y401:
    • Comparative Law
    • Civil Liberties
    • Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
    • Family Law
    • Issues in American Law
    • Southeast Asia Politics & Government
    • Racism
    • Black Women in America
    • Yugoslavia: State Formation & Disintegration
    • Politics in the Soviet Union’s Successor States
  • POLS-Y490:
    • The Holocaust
    • India and South Asia
    • The First Amendment
  • SOC-S295/S560: Conflict Resolution/Mediation
  • SOC-S298: Women and Work
  • SOC-S309: The Community
  • SOC-S313: Sociology of Religion
  • SOC-S315/S560: Work and Occupations
  • SOC-S318: Social Change
  • SOC-S360: The War on Drugs
  • SOC-S410:
    • War, Peace, and American Society
    • The Nuclear Age
  • SOC-S419: Revolutions and Social Movements
  • SOC-S420: Sociology of Drugs
  • SPEA-E400:
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Democracy & Environment
  • SPEA-H416: Environmental Health Policy
  • SPEA-H455: Social Epidemics
  • SPEA-V450: Constructive Conflict Management
  • SPEA-V512: Public Policy Process

back to top

Humanities Courses

  • AFRO-A210: Black Women in America
  • COM-316: Controversy in America
  • COM-491: Representing Holocaust
  • FREN-W300: Methods of Research & Criticism
  • HIST-A302: American Revolution
  • HIST-A314: U.S. 1929-1945
  • HIST-A315: U.S. 1945-Present
  • HIST-A316: U.S. Diplomatic History
  • HIST-A351: U.S. in World War II
  • HIST-B361: 20th C. Europe: 1914:1939
  • HIST-B378: Germany: 1815-Present
  • HIST-C393: Ottoman History
  • HIST-D426: Balkans: 1914-Present
  • HIST-F342:
    • Latin America: Evolution & Revolution
    • 20th C. Latin American Revolutions
  • HIST-H225:
    • American Indians in History
    • Survey of the Culture of African-Americans
  • HIST-H228/H425: The Vietnam War
  • HIST-J495 Seminar:
    • U.S. Home front in World War I
    • U.S./Central America (20th Century)
  • HIST-T325/T425:
    • American Women since 1920
    • Bounds & Bonds of American Womanhood
    • Tudor-Stuart England
    • Cold War in Central America
  • HIST-T425:
    • The American West
    • Protest Movement of the 1960’s
    • Central America in the Cold War Era
    • U.S. in World War II
  • HON-H200:
    • Autobiographies of Peacemakers
    • The Fall of the Wall
  • HON-H300 Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement
  • IDIS-G103 Communicating Race
  • PHIL-493 Ideology/Culture Wars
  • SPAN-W300 Methods of Research and Criticism
  • WOST-W240 Topics in Feminism

back to top