Peace and Justice minor requirements and course descriptions
Peace and Justice minor (6 courses):
- PEAC 200 Introduction to Peace and Justice
- PEAC 400 Capstone in Peace and Justice
- Two courses from
ONE of the following three areas:
A. Economic and Environmental Justice:
- ECON 350 Environmental Economics
- ECON 357 Economics of Globalization
- ECON 375 Growth, Development and International Trade
- ENVP 100 Environmental Issues and Policies
- ENVS 300 Environmental Science
- IDIS 363 Poverty and Social Justice
- PHIL 325 Ethics: International Issues
- POLI 348 Environmental Politics
- POLI 362 North-South Relations in the Contemporary World
- RELS 347 Theology and the Concern for Justice
- SSCI 301 Environmental Studies
B. Cultural Dimensions of Peace and Justice:
- EDUC 340 Education and World Development
- GENS 408 Social Inequalities: Race and Minority Relations
- GENS 418 International Inequalities
- IDIS 363 Poverty and Social Justice
- RELS 318 Feminist Theology
- RELS 333 Christian Ethics: Theology and Society
- SOCI 260 Gender and Culture
- SOCI 289 Globalization and Society
- SOCI 360 Feminist Theory
C. Issues in War and Peace:
- HIST 340 Israel/Palestine: The Roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- HUMA 262 War and Peace in the American Literary Tradition
- INTL 400 World Issues and Conflict Resolution
- POLI 355 International Organizations
- Two additional courses from those above or from the following three courses chosen by the student with the approval of a Peace and Justice advisor.
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- PEAC 389 Special Topics
- PEAC 490 Independent Study
- PEAC 494 Internship
Experiential Component : Students complete 40 hours of approved and monitored field experience. This may be done through a College-sponsored trip, or a course or internship, or a semester-long commitment to a social service project or agency.
Course descriptions:
PEAC 200 Introduction to Peace and Justice
Peace and Justice is an interdisciplinary field of study that includes courses from a wide variety of academic areas. The first course clarifies the meaning of peace and justice and the relation between them. The course also introduces the Catholic Church's tradition of social teaching on peace and justice. The major part of the course consists of an introduction to each of the three major topic areas in the minor: economics and environmental justice, cultural dimensions of justice and issues in war and peace. Guest speakers will be a regular part of the course, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the minor
PEAC 389 Special Topics
An interdisciplinary course allowing faculty and students to explore together a topic of special interest. Topics may include peacemaking, conflict resolution, social injustices, terrorism, human rights issues, restorative justice, environmental justice, and other issues. The course may be taken more than once if the topic differs.
PEAC 490 Independent Study
Individual study of an approved topic in peace and justice under the direction of a Peace and Justice Minor faculty member, allowing collaborative exploration of a special or personal interest. Reading and tutorial discussion are required. Written work may be submitted to state or national Peace and Justice conferences.
PEAC 494 Internship
This course is an action/reflection course that provides experience for those seeking to work in justice and peace. Placements may be local or international (study abroad). Students will meet weekly with a faculty member to explore praxis as it applies to justice and peace.
PEAC 400 Capstone in Peace and Justice
This course will be offered each year for senior Peace and Justice minors in their senior year. Through lectures and selected readings, the early portion of the class will serve to integrate the different areas of the minor: economic and environmental justice, the cultural dimensions of justice and peace and conflict issues. Throughout the semester, students will pursue senior project papers, which will be the focus of the latter portion of the course. These researched and reflective papers will be presented as a part of the class format and will integrate the experiential component of the minor. Students will also be encouraged to present their papers at the Student Conference of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies held each April on different campuses around the state.
