Peace and Justice Studies Minor

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The Peace and Justice Studies Program enables students to examine impediments to peace and justice-such as militarism, repression, violence, racism, sexism, underdevelopment and environmental decay-as well as study ideas, strategies, social movements, and theological and philosophical approaches that seek to build a just and peaceful society.

Minor Requirements (20 Units)

The minor requires completion of five courses, including an internship/fieldwork course. These may be double-counted and triple-counted for major and core requirements.

Introductory (1 Course)

POLS 353 - Politics of War & Peace

Electives (12 Units - 3 Courses)

Choose one course (4 Units) in three of the following four categories:

Peace and Conflict

Social and Economic Justice

Ethical Approaches

POLS 317 - Religion & Politics
PHIL 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar
PHIL 203 - Social & Political Philosophy
PHIL 308 - Liberation Philosophy
PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Action
PHIL 375 - Prisons and Punishment
PHIL 376 - Philosophy of Social Justice
THRS 305 - Feminist Theology from the Third World(s)
THRS 318 - Religious Nonviolence and the Politics of Interpretation: The Case of Israel and Palestine
THRS 361 - Religion and the Environment
THRS 384 - Religion and Nonviolence
THRS 390 - Religious Ethics: The Good Life
THRS 390 - Forgiving the Unforgivable
THRS 390 - Christian Forgiveness
THRS 390 - Ethics: Islamic Feminist
THRS 390 - Ethics: Race & Religion: Americas
THRS 390 - Ethics: Human Rights
THRS 390 - Religious Ethics
THRS 404 - Environmental Ethics
THRS 404 - Environmental Ethics
ENGL 370 - Ethics, Writing, and Culture
ANTH 390 - Special Topics
INTD 350 - Davies Seminar

Social and Movements

POLS 327 - American Reformers and Revolutionaries
POLS 328 - Politics of the ‘60s in America
SOC 340 - Social Change
SOC 350 - Social Movements
SOC 351 - Revolution and Reaction
SOC 390 - Current Issues in Sociology
SOC 390 - Sociology of Human Rights
HIST 259 - The Civil Rights Movement in History and Film
HIST 358 - Women in U.S. History
HIST 360 - American Women and Political Activism
THRS 220 - Catholic Social Thought
THRS 322 - Liberation Theology
THRS 327 - Social Justice, Activism, and Jews
THRS 404 - Environmental Ethics
PASJ 205 - Theater and Social Issues
COMS 335 - Rhetoric of Social Movements
COMS 364 - Communication for Justice and Social Change
MS 319 - LGBT Cinema
MS 407 - Alternative Media and Social Change
MS 409 - International/Global Media

Internship (1 Course)

POLS 397 - Fieldwork in Pub Int Org
SOC 395 - Fieldwork in Sociology
ENVA 396 - Environmental Studies Internship
BAIS 396 - International Internship

Note:

*Erasmus students fulfill TWO of FIVE required courses for the minor, one under Social and Economic Justice and one under Ethical Approaches. To claim the minor contact the PJS chair or stop by the program office.

* Davies Seminar and Global Service-Learning Sustainable Development Seminar often times fulfill a requirement for the minor as well. For approval, please contact the PJS Chair.