Peace and Justice Studies, Minor

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Program Description

The Peace & Justice Studies minor approaches phenomena empirically and theoretically associated with violence/nonviolence and injustice/justice, including peace, justice, mediation and conflict resolution, philosophy and religion. These topics are investigated at multiple levels from the realm of the personal and familial, to international structures, conventions, institutions, and history.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours		21
Discipline Core Requirements		9 Credits
PJST 2000	Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies	3
PJST 3400	Conflict Transformation Resolution and Sustainable Peace	3
PJST 4900	Peace and Justice Studies Capstone	3
Elective Requirements		12 Credits
Complete 12 credit hours selected from the following list		12
Peace, War, and Conflict
PJST 3020	The Ethics of War and Peace (3)
PJST 3030	The Scientific Study of War and Peace (3)
PJST 3040	Peace in Historical Context (3)
PJST 3100	Introduction to Human Security (3)
PJST 3200	Global Poverty Facts Causes and Solutions (3)
PJST 3300	Community Development (3)
PJST 3420	Negotiation and Diplomacy (3)
PJST 4200	Advanced Poverty Studies:Global Problems and Policies (3)
PJST 4300	Race Gender and Class in Peace and Justice (3)
POLS 3100	Survey of International Terrorism (3)
HIST 4130	Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust (3)
POLS 3650	Model United Nations (undefined)
HIST 3540	History of South Africa (3)
HIST 4140	Genocide in the Twentieth Century (3)
Justice:
HIST 3800	Environmental History of the United States (3)
AIST 4600	Contemporary American Indian Political and Social Issues (3)
POLS 3500	International Relations of the Middle East (3)
POLS 3600	International Relations of East Asia (3)
AIST 3600	American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3)
SOC 3460	Political Sociology (3)
SOC 3520	Environmental Sociology (3)
SOC 3700	Social Inequality (3)
Philosophy and Religion:
PHIL 3530	Environmental Ethics (3)
PHIL 3700	Social and Political Philosophy (3)
PHIL 3150	Philosophical Issues in Feminism (3)
PJST 4750R	Issues in Peace and Justice Studies (3)
CNST 4795	Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3)
POLS 4500	International Conflict and Security (3)

Graduation Requirements

Successful completion of 21 semester credits from the minor.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
PJST 2000	Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies	3
PJST Elective		3
	Credit Hours	6
Semester 2
PJST 3400	Conflict Transformation Resolution and Sustainable Peace	3
PJST Elective		3
	Credit Hours	6
Second Year
Semester 3
PJST Elective		3
	Credit Hours	3
Semester 4
PJST Elective		3
PJST 4900	Peace and Justice Studies Capstone	3
	Credit Hours	6
	Total Credit Hours	21

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply theories on cooperation and conflict transformation to complex issues of human rights, social justice, and political violence.
2. Discuss strategies available to address conflict and violence and promote conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
3. Discuss the complex social and political realities that give rise to conflict, structural violence, and war.
4. Demonstrate the skills that promote peacebuilding and reconciliation.
5. Discuss career opportunities for students of peace and justice studies.