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Peace and Conflict Studies - Interdisciplinary Minor

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School of Social Sciences
PETER J. KLASSEN, Dean
Social Science Building, Room 108
(559) 278-3013

Peace and Conflict Studies Minor

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The overall purpose of the program in Peace and Conflict Studies (21-unit minor) is to prepare students, including potential leaders, with peacemaking and conflict management skills they can apply to daily life situations, regardless of their academic disciplines or chosen professions. The program has been developed to provide an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of conflict, violence, war, and peace. Such an approach is essential in view of the highly complex, interconnected, interdependent world in which we live. This requires an understanding that allows people to respond creatively, rather than thoughtlessly, to conflict and violence at various levels. This interdisciplinary program is open to all students.

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Faculty

Barbara Birch, Co-Coordinator
Bob Fischer, Co-Coordinator

Barbara Birch, Linguistics
Melanie Bloom, Speech Communication
Leslie Farlow, Education
Bob Fischer, Sociology
Sudarshan Kapoor, Social Work Education
Russell J. Mardon, Political Science
Bernard E. McGoldrick, Political Science
Robert Mikell, Ethnic Studies
Ernest Moerk, Psychology
Lea Ybarra, Chicano and Latin American Studies

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Requirements for the Minor

A total of 21 units, which will include:

1. 15 units from the Areas of Study. It is strongly recommended that 3 units be taken from each of the five Areas of Study. However, four out of the five areas must be covered.
2. Practicum or independent study in peace and conflict studies (3 units). See program adviser for more information.
3. IntD 180. Peace and Conflict (3)
   Provides an overview of causes and types of conflict, critical examination of issues related to war, peace, and justice; historical and contemporary perspectives and responses to conflict resolution; uses an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach. This is the program's only required course and provides an interdisciplinary foundation to the program. General Education CAPSTONE Interdisciplinary Course.

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Areas of Study

AREA I - Personal and Interpersonal Issues
Soc 150T Interpersonal Relationships
Soc 165 The Family
Spch 108 Communication and the Small Group
Spch 162 Interpersonal Communications
Phil 10 Self, Religion, and Society
Phil 157 Freedom, Fate, and Choice
Psych 61 Personal Adjustment
Psych 178 Culture, Social Class, and Development

AREA II Community and Social Issues
Anth 172 Ethnic Relations and Cultures
Af Am 144 Race Relations
IntD 156 Military Expenditures
Crim 140 Family Violence
CLS 128 Contemporary Political Issues
Econ 140 Political Economy of the Military-Industrial Complex
ISC 93 Contemporary American Society (1 unit)
Soc 111 Sociology of Minority Relations
Phil 120 Contemporary Conflicts of Morals
Phil 125 Issues in Political Philosophy
Pl Si 116 Contemporary Political Ideology
Psych 134 Social Psychology
W S 108 Rape
W S 116 Domestic Violence

AREA III International and Global Issues
Ag Ec 140 International Agricultural
Af Am 150 South Africa
Arm S 120T Armenian Genocide
B A 174 Introduction to International Business
Econ 114 Economic Development of Poor Nations
Econ 179 International Political Economy
Geog 163 World Crisis
Hist 180 U.S. Military History
Pl Si 112 Christianity and Politics
Pl Si 120 International Politics
Pl Si 122 Contemporary World Politics
Pl Si 125 Russian Foreign Policy
Psych 150T Psychology of Peace and War
Soc 157 Social Change

AREA IV Conflict Management
Ag Ec 117 Agricultural Labor - Management Relations
B A 156 Labor Law
Hist 166 U.S. Latin American Diplomacy
Hist 185 American Diplomatic History
HRM 152 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
Pl Si 8 Human Civil Rights
Pl Si 126 International Law and Organization
Pl Si 159T Conflict Resolution
Spch 164 Intercultural Communication
Spch 169 Communications and Conflict Management

AREA V Education for Peace and Nonviolence
Af Am 145 Martin Luther King Jr.
C R P 110T Community Development
EHD 101 Peace Education
P E 111 The Olympic Games
Phil 131 Comparative Religion
Soc 122 Social Movements
S Wrk 122T Gandhi and Nonviolence

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