Peace and Conflict Studies Minor

(24 credits)

Minor Requirements (24 credits)

SOCI 228/POLS 228Introduction to Peace/ Conflict Studies

3

(This course should be among the first 8 credits taken for the minor.)
(Excluding SOCI/POLI 228, no more than two courses can be taken in the same discipline)

Sociology

Two of the following Sociology and Criminal Justice Courses (6 credits)
SOCI 304Social Problems in the 21st Century

3

SOCI 309Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOCI 318Social Movements and Social Change

3

SOCI 340Sociology of War

3

SOCI 341Terrorism

3

SOCI 354Ethnic Conflict Comparative Perspective

3

Political Science

Two of the following Political Science courses (in addition to SOCI/POLS 228) (6 credits)
POLS 241Comparative Politics

3

POLS 282International Relations

3

POLS 385History and Politics of the Cold War

3

POLS 386International Organizations

3

POLS 387Current Issues in American Foreign Policy

3

History

Two of the following History courses (6 credits)
HIST 215Latin America to 1898

3

HIST 216Latin America since 1898

3

HIST 333U. S. Diplomatic History 1800-1940

3

HIST 334U. S. Diplomatic History since 1940

3

HIST 363Middle East History

3

One of the Following History Courses
HIST 219World War I

3

HIST 220World War II

3

HIST 221The Vietnam War Era

3

One of the Following Courses (3 credits)

GNDR 105Cross-Cultural Masculinities

3

INST 101Introduction to International Studies

3

INST 115World Regional Geography

3

PSYC 323Conflict Analysis and Resolution

3

PSYC 333Social Psychology

3

RELG 111World Religions

3

ECON 305Public Policy Analysis

3

ECON 320International Economics

3

ECON 327Economic Growth and Development

3