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Peace and Justice Areas of Study

• Minor in Peace and Justice Studies

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Peace and Justice Studies Minor

Some courses have prerequisites or require consent of the instructor. Check catalog description before registering for any course.

I. Required Core Courses

Updated:
PJST 2210 Global Peace and Justice Issues (3 credits)
PJST 2220 Integrative Seminar (May be taken for credit up to three times.) (1 credit)
PHIL 2330 Philosophies of Nonviolence (3 credits)
SOC 2600 Social Change (3 credits)
PJST 4470 Integrative Tutorial (2-3 credits)

Subtotal 12-13 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select two of the following elective areas. In one selected area take the required course plus two electives. In the other selected area take the required course plus one elective. Note: Some courses are included in more than one area, but a course can be taken for credit in only one area.

A. Achieving Ecological Balance

Updated:
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
Elective Courses List (see instructions above):
BIOL 2614 General Ecology (3 credits)
BIOL/GEOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 3107 Applied Physical Geography (3 credits)
MASC 2870 Persuasion in the Media (3 credits)
or MASC 2190 International Communication (3 credits)
or SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
PJST 2925 People and the Environment: Global Environmental Justice (3 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
SOC 3240 Population and Ecology (3 credits)
SOC 3050 Society and Environment (3 credits)

B. Achieving Economic Well Being

Updated:
INTL 2509 The Global Economy (2 credits)
Elective Courses List (see instructions above):
ECON 3050 International Trade and Factor Movements (2 credits)
ECON 3150 International Finance (2 credits)
ECON 3450 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
GEOG/INST 3210 American Indian Lands (3 credits)
GEOG 4100 Geography of Population and Settlement (3 credits)
MASC 2870 Persuasion in the Media (3 credits)
or MASC 2190 International Communication (3 credits)
or SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
PHIL 3390 Marxist Philosophy (3 credits)
SOC 3200 Inequality (3 credits)
SOWK 2120 Introduction to Social Welfare (3 credits)

C. Achieving Sociopolitical Justice

Updated:
PHIL 3380 Political Philosophy (3 credits)
Elective Courses List (see instructions above):
GEOG 2200 Human Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 4120 Urban Geography (3 credits)
HST 2620 United States Ethnic and Minority History (3 credits)
HST 2660 Women in History (3 credits)
HST 3409 Colonialism and Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)
INST 2202 American Indians in the Twentieth Century (3 credits)
INST 4418 Federal Indian Law (4 credits)
MASC 2870 Persuasion in the Media (3 credits)
or MASC 2190 International Communication (3 credits)
or SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
MASC 2100 Minority Affairs Reporting (3 credits)
PHIL 2260 Ideas About Women (3 credits)
POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
POL 3180 International Law and Organizations (3 credits)
SOC 2230 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations (3 credits)
SOC 3200 Inequality (3 credits)
SOWK 2120 Introduction to Social Welfare (3 credits)
SOWK 2310 The American Indian: Social Work Perspective (3 credits)
WMST 2220 Women's Issues (3 credits)

D. Achieving Peace

SOC 3100 Violence (3 credits)
Elective Courses List (see instructions above):
HST 2670 War and History (3 credits)
MASC 2870 Persuasion in the Media (3 credits)
or MASC 2190 International Communication (3 credits)
or SOWK 2114 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
POL 3180 International Law and Organizations (3 credits)
SOC/SOWK 3030 Family Violence (3 credits)

Subtotal for Required Electives 12-16 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 24-29 Credits