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Peace and Justice Minor
The Peace and Justice minor is an interdisciplinary program that takes justice as a primary category of analysis and explores its relationship to the dynamic concept of peace. Areas of analysis include economic and environmental justice, cultural and social analysis and issues in war and peace.
In addition to their courses, students engage in 40 hours of approved and monitored field experience. This may be done through a College-sponsored trip or a semester-long commitment to a social service project or agency.
Why study peace and justice?
The Peace and Justice minor directly supports the academic mission of St. Norbert College. Because of its Catholic identity, the college is heir to the rich tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.
Today, the Church stresses threats to human life and dignity in modern economic systems, within the environment, in social structures that violate justice and the horrors of war. The College's Norbertine heritage, with its emphasis on the formation of community and service to others, lends further support to peace and justice studies.
The Peace and Justice minor serves as an important complement to existing academic majors and to programs offered by the Peace and Justice Center, Campus Ministry and Leadership, Service & Involvement.
What you can do with a minor
Alumni who have completed the minor have served with the Peace Corps or other volunteer service programs. Some have assumed leadership roles with academic and not-for-profit organizations.
Oversight
As a Catholic and Norbertine college, we are invested in issues of justice and human dignity, issues that have always been integral to peace and justice. The associate dean for International Education,
Dr. Joseph Tullbane, supervises interdisciplinary programs including the Peace and Justice minor. A committee of faculty works on assessment and program development, and
Sister Sally Ann Brickner serves as the academic adviser. |
