Coordinator, Michael McKoy
The certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the causes of violent conflict; mechanisms and models for dealing with violent conflict; and norms, practices, and institutions for building a just and sustainable peace. The Peace and Conflict Certificate prepares students to think critically in the midst of geopolitical complexities like war, genocide, human rights abuses, and injustices based on various forms of discrimination. The program combines theoretical rigor with theological, moral, and ethical reflection on topics related to conflict, war, peace, justice, and reconciliation.
Requirements for a Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies are 24-26 hours of coursework according to the following distribution. Students from all majors are eligible to receive a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 16-18 | |
| Introduction | 4 | |
| Introduction to Peace and Conflict | ||
| Ethics 1 | 2-4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Ethics | ||
| Christian Ethics | ||
| Ethics & Foreign Policy | ||
| Ethics & Society | ||
| Christian Political Thought | ||
| Political Ethics | ||
| Reconciliation 1 | 2-4 | |
| Reconciliation & Conflict Resolution | ||
or IR 359 | Forgiveness and Political Reconciliation | |
| Race, Poverty, and Reconciliation | ||
| Senior Capstone | 2 | |
| Senior Seminar in Peace and Conflict Studies: Peace, Reconciliation, and Justice | ||
| Internship or Practicum/Experiential | 4 | |
| Internship 2 | ||
| Electives | 8 | |
Select 8 credits (see list) 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 24-26 | |
- 1
Students must complete one Ethics course and one Reconciliation course that must total 6 hours of coursework.
- 2
Internships must be substantively related to themes of Peace and Conflict Studies and pre-approved by the director. Internships for other majors may count for Peace and Conflict Studies.
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Four of the elective credit hours must come from courses outside the student's declared major.
Electives (8 hours) Electives for the Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate cover two major topical areas: Sources and Nature of Violence (SNV) and Avenues of Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation (PJR). These foci are consonant with two major areas of conflict and peacebuilding and will help prepare students to pursue fields and post-graduate studies in areas such as community development, international development, and conflict mediation. Four of the elective course hours must come from courses outside the student's major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| ANTH 319 | Colonialism and Redemption: Native American Culture and Theology from 1492 to Wounded Knee (SNV/PJR) | 2 |
| ANTH 353 | Culture and Difference (PJR) | 4 |
| ANTH 432 | Violence and Peace in Latin America (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| ANTH 435 | Power and Gender in Southeast Asia (SNV) | 4 |
| ART 329 | Community Art I (PJR) | 3 |
| ART 429 | Community Art II (PJR) | 3 |
| BITH 338 | Genesis 1-11 (SNV/PJR) | 2 |
| BITH 351 | Jesus Of Nazareth (PJR) | 4 |
| COMM 223 | Communication and Gender (PJR) | 2 |
| CFM 224 | Christian Spiritual Practices (PJR) | 2 |
| CFM 339 | Compassion and Crisis Ministry: Responding to Trauma and Suffering (PJR) | 4 |
| COMM 253 | Messages, Influence, and Culture (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| COMM 367 | Reconciliation & Conflict Resolution (PJR) | 2 |
| ECON 347 | Urban Economics (SNV) | 4 |
| ECON 362 | Wealth & Poverty of Nations (SNV) | 4 |
| ECON 365 | Development Economics (PJR) | 4 |
| ECON 378 | Economics of Labor & Poverty (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| ENGW 333 | Writing for Social Change (PJR) | 4 |
| ENVR 221 | Living in the Environment: An Introduction to Environmental Science (PJR) | 4 |
| ENVR 315 | Nature, Environment & Society (SNV) | 4 |
| ENVR 325 | The Global Commons: International Issues in Environmental Science (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| ENVR 381 | Environmental Pollution and Toxicology (SNV) | 4 |
| GERM 431 | "Other" Germans: Turkish and Minority Experience. (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| GERM 432 | The Holocaust and Contemporary Jewish Experience (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| GPS 316 | introduction to Modern Middle East | 3 |
| GPS 317 | Palestinian Society and Politics | 3 |
| GREK 332 | Homer: Iliad (SNV) | 4 |
| HIST 348 | Revolutionary Europe (1789-1870) (SNV) | 4 |
| HIST 349 | Origins of Contemporary Europe (1870-1950) (SNV) | 4 |
| HIST 356 | The American Revolution (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| HIST 357 | The American Civil War (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| HIST 361 | The Global Cold War (SNV) | 4 |
| HIST 374 | Nazi Germany (SNV) | 4 |
| IR 315 | Politics of Global Development (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| IR 325 | Justice Among the Nations (PJR) | 4 |
| IR 348 | Middle East Politics (SNV) | 4 |
| IR 359 | Forgiveness and Political Reconciliation (PJR) | 4 |
| IR 375 | Globalization (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| IR 378 | U.S. Foreign Policy (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| MSCI 211 | American Military History (SNV) | 2 |
| PHIL 241 | Suffering (SNV) | 4 |
| PHIL 251 | Global Justice (PJR) | 4 |
| PSCI/URBN 385 | Urban Politics (SNV) | 2 |
| PSYC 235 | Cross-Cultural Psychology (PJR) | 2 |
| PSYC 241 | Social Psychology (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| SOC 337 | Racial and Ethnic Relations (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| SOC 341 | Social & Political Movements (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| SOC 347 | Gender & Society (SNV/PJR) | 4 |
| SOC 355 | Social Class & Inequality (SNV) | 4 |
| SOC 367 | Crime & Delinquency (SNV) | 4 |
| SOC 385 | Social Change in the Americas (PJR) | 4 |