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.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the Peace & Justice Studies minor, students will be able to:

Demonstrate general knowledge of conditions that lead to war and injustice as well as opportunities to work toward peace and justice;
Describe and critically assess scholarship on peace and justice;
Identify connections between (in)justices in the world ‘out there’ and their own lives

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 Courses (4 Units)

Electives (12 Units - 3 Courses)

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

Peace and Conflict

Ethical Approaches

Internship Courses (4 Units)

Any PJS-related USF Service Learning (SL) class (approval required)