Peace & Justice

Degree offered: Bachelor of Arts

See Also:
Sociology
Social Work
Political Science

The purpose of the Peace and Justice Major is to prepare students for entry level positions in peace and social justice related governmental and non-governmental organizations. In addition, the major provides a foundation for students desiring graduate education in international relations, conflict resolution, and peace and justice studies. The interdisciplinary course of study, grounded in the social sciences, emphasizes nonviolent solutions to conflict and injustice, strategies for building communities at peace with justice, and reconciliation post conflict. The curriculum addresses peace and justice from the individual, group, and international levels and prepares graduates with conflict resolution and social organizing skills to be constructive agents of social change.

• Peace & Justice Course Descriptions

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Requirements for a B.A. in Peace & Justice

Courses	Credits	Prerequisites/Corerequisites See course descriptions
Select one course from the following**	4*
THL 201 Prophets of Israel (4)
PJU 278 Peace & Justice - Catholic Social Teaching (4)
Select one course from the following**	4*
PHL 230 Principles of Justice (4)
PHL 242 Applied Ethics (4)
THL 203 The Gospels (4)
THL 235 Christian Morality (4) OR
PHL 150 Theories of Ethics (2) and
PHL 242a Applied Ethics (2)
Required Correlatives**
MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics	4*	MTH 100
POL 101 Great Issues in Politics	4*
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	4*
Required Core Courses:
PJU 230 Interpersonal Negotiation & Mediation	4*
POL 360 Seminar: International Politics	4*
POL 361 War & Peace: Intl Law & Organizations	4*
SOC 230 Nonviolent Social Movements	2*
SOC 322 Organizing for Social Change	2*
SOC 346 Global Ethnic Relatons	4*
SOC 347 Causes of Collective Violence	4*
SOC 352 Research Methods	4*	MTH 140
PJU 498 International Conflict Management	4*	POL 360 or 361
PJU 497 Internship in Peace & Justice	4*	Senior standing
Select one course from the following:	2-4*
SOC 241 Poverty & Development Seminar (2-4)
POL 358 Public Policy Peace & Justice (2-4)
Total Credits Required	58-60
*used to calculate the Major GPA
** These five courses constitute 20 semester hours of general requirements of the University and are not additional hours in the Peace & Justice major.

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Requirements for a Minor in Peace & Justice

Courses	Credits	Prerequisites/Corerequisites See course descriptions
PJU 230 Interpersonal Negotiations & Mediation	4	see course descriptions
PJU 278 Peace & Justice: Catholic Social Teaching	4
SOC 320 Nonviolent Social Movements	2
SOC 322 Organizing for Social Change	2
SOC 347 Causes of Collective Violence	4
Select one course from the following:	4
SOC 346 Global Ethnic Relations (4)
POL 360 Seminar: International Politics (4)
Total Credits Required	20