Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
Coordinator:
Vernie Davis
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
Peace and conflict studies is an interdisciplinary minor that studies the nature of conflict and violence, the possibilities of social change and the means for resolving and transforming conflict nonviolently. The minor draws on Guilford’s Quaker heritage by seeking the roots of situations of injustice and oppression, exploring nonviolent social change, emphasizing each individual’s search for truth within different levels of community and focusing on practical problem-solving. Peace and conflict studies meldstwo related fields of study, conflict resolution and peace studies, in a complementary, creative interaction. It encourages an interdisciplinary, holistic relationship between personal and social change, structured modes of conflict resolution and creative nonviolent activism, careful analysis of structural violence and exploration of spiritual foundations for peaceable living and action.
Students in the minor engage in critical analysis in several key components of the field: theories of war and peace; central concepts in peace research; the interrelation among the personal, local and global levels of conflict and possibilities of reducing conflict; and methods and practices of conflict resolution, reduction and transformation. Students build skills that help them to solve problems of violence and conflict, to listen carefully and caringly to others in the midst of conflict and to contribute to organizing groups and actions concerned with social change and conflict resolution and transformation.
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Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours (six courses).
1. PECS 101 Introduction to Peace & Conflict Studies |
1 credit |
2.-3. One course from: |
4 credits |
PECS 103 Voices of Liberation |
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PECS 250, 350 Special Topics |
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PECS 315 Human Rights |
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PECS 316 Globalization from an Ethical Perspective |
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PECS 330 Nonviolence: Theories and Practice |
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4 credits |
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5. One course from: |
4 credits |
PECS 405 Quakers, Community &Commitment |
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PECS 450 Special Topics |
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PECS 468 Spirit/Social Change |
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PECS 470 Senior Thesis |
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PECS 490 Departmental Honors |
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6. One course from: |
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ECON 432 International Economics |
4 credits |
HIST 225 African American History |
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HIST 237 Europe in Revolution, 1789-1918 |
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HIST 238 War and Peace: 20th Century Europe, 1914-present |
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HIST 255 The Second World War |
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HIST 308 The Underground Railroad |
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HIST 315 The Civil Rights Movement |
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JPS 220 Community Building Fundamentals |
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JPS 244 Conflict Resolution Strategies |
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JPS 424 Trust and Violence |
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JPS 425 Family Violence |
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PECS 103 Voices of Liberation |
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PECS 201 Mediation Training |
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PECS 250, 350, 450 Special Topics |
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PECS 260, 360, 460 Independent Study |
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PECS 290, 390 Internship |
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PECS 301 Facilitation Training |
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PECS 315 Voices of Liberation |
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PECS 316 Globalization from an Ethical Perspective |
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PECS 330 Nonviolence: Theories and Practice |
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PECS 401 Mediation Trainers Practicum |
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PECS 405 Quakers, Community, Commitment |
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PECS 445 Culture, Conflict, Negotiation |
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PECS 468 Spirit/Social Change |
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PECS 470 Senior Thesis |
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PECS 490 Departmental Honors |
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PHIL 249 Pacifism & Just War Theory |
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PSCI 103 International Relations |
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PSCI 275 Asia and the World |
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PSCI 345 Avoiding War, Making Peace |
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PSCI 391 Globalization & Its Discontents |
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SOAN 216 The Anthropology of Colonialism |
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SOAN 413 Gender Violence |
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SOAN 425 Latin American Politics |
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SOAN 445 Culture, Conflict, Negotiation |
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Total credit hours required for peace and conflict studies minor |
21 credits |