Peace Studies

The Peace Studies Certificate provides a multidisciplinary approach to give students the conceptual and practical tools to understand social conflicts and work effectively for peace solutions. Students will draw on the methodologies of the social sciences and humanities to develop their abilities as researchers and learn strategies for reducing and resolving interpersonal, community, and global conflicts.

Program CIP Code

30.0501

Certificate Requirements

Total Hours 4

Certificate Guided Electives

Students must take at least one course from category 1 and category 2. A total of 3 to 4 courses are required from the guided electives:

Category 1: Social Conflict and Peacemaking

Complete at least one course from:
AAST 2200 - Introduction African American Studies 3
COMM 4400 - Politics and Mass Media 3
COMM 4444 - Cultural Context in Communication and Mass Media 3
COMM 4510 - Communication and Public Opinion 3
ENGL 4011 - Studies in African American Literature 3
ENGL 4012 - Studies in Native American Literature 3
ENGL 4013 - Studies in Women’s Literature 3
HIST 4665 - Civil Rights Movement 3
LDSP 3030 - Organizational Team Building 3
LDSP 3050 - Leading with Emotional Intelligence 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics 3
PHIL 3050 - Religious Ethics 3
POLS 4360 - Legal Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution- 3
PSYC 3330 - Social Psychology 3
PSYC 4444 - Cross Cultural Psychology 3
SOC 3110 - Dimensions of Fairness 3
SOC 3300 - Power, Privilege, and Global Inequality 3
SOC 3050 - Race and Ethnicity in a Multicultural Society 3
SW 2110 - Introduction to Social Work 3
SW 3410 - Values, Ethics and Diversity 3
SW 3420 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3
WGST 2050 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3
Category 2: International Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace

Complete at least one course from:
GEOG 3120 - Geography of Asia 3
GEOG 3130 - Geography of the Middle East 3
GEOG 3750 - Geography of Africa 3
HIST 4730 - US Foreign Relations Since 1890 3
HIST 4820 - The Vietnam War 1945-1975 3
HIST 4830 - Prisoners of War in American History 3
HIST 4840 - The Cold War 3
NSS 3100 - Conflict Management and Peace Operations 3
NSS 3420 - Genocide and International Crimes 3
NSS 3610 - The State, Society, and the Modern Military 3
NSS 4100 - International Diplomacy 3
NSS 4600 - Fundamentals of War 3
PHIL 4015 - War and Ethics 3
POLS 2070 - International Politics 3
POLS 3040 - U.S. Defense Policy 3
POLS 3090 - The United Nations 3
POLS 4170 - Power, Morality, International Relations 3
Category 3:
PCST 3000 - Topics in Peace Studies 3
Category 4:

or another course approved by the Peace Studies advisor as satisfying peace studies objectives.

Peace Studies

Program CIP Code

Certificate Requirements

Total Hours 4

Certificate Guided Electives

Total Hours 9-12

Total Program Hours 13-16