PACS 20000 - Introduction To Peace And Conflict Studies

An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict studies, including: violence and nonviolence, war and peace, oppression and social justice, conflict and conflict resolution. Texts and approach are interdisciplinary.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the methods, history and issues in the study of peace and conflict.
2. Understand some key concepts in the study of peace and conflict.
3. Discover the merits of interdisciplinary research.
4. Contribute to the critical and informed understanding of the world.
5. Encourage a reflective engagement with the values of other cultures and our own.