Peace Studies
(College of Letters and Science)
Nancy LoPatin-Lummis, Coordinator
Room 426 College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-3027
E-mail: Peace.Studies@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/history/pax.htm

Peace Studies Minor
Consists of 18 credits.

1. Peace Studies 200.

2. After you complete Peace Studies 200, take 12 credits from one area below. Consult with the coordinator to determine your area. No more than 6 credits from one department or discipline may apply. You may take 3 credits of 300 level independent study or special topics courses with coordinator consent. Courses with an asterisk (*) must have coordinator’s approval of the subtitle.

   1. Conflict Studies: Communication 280, 389*, 390*; Health Promotion/Wellness 207, 248, 490*; History 318, 325, 329, 333, 354, 363, 364, 376, 391*; International Studies 391*; Peace Studies 390, 399; Political Science 383, 385, 386, 387, 388; Religious Studies 302.

   2. Global development: Economics 362; Food and Nutrition 357, 456; Forestry or History 361; Geography 110, 340, 358; History 260, 373; International Studies 391*; Peace Studies 390, 399; Philosophy 380, 381; Political Science 305, 374, 376, 387; Psychology 320, 322; Sociology 355, 360, 370.

   3. Social justice and human rights: Anthropology 110, 339; Communication 373; Economics 328, 345; English 374; History 383, 391*, 393; International Studies 391*; Peace Studies 390, 399; Philosophy 350; Political Science 331, 374, 388, 396, 414; Psychology 240, 320, 322; Religious Studies 321*; Sociology 300; Women's Studies 301, 320.

3. Peace Studies 490 or 491.

Courses in Peace Studies
PAX 200. Dilemmas of War and Peace: An Introduction to Peace Studies. 3 cr. Examine history of warfare and conditions of peace; role of cultural and political institutions; development of international conflict resolution and systems of peace. GDR:HU4

PAX 390. Internship/Practicum. 1-3 cr. Under instructor supervision, work with organizations striving to advance peace and social justice. Research paper required. Credits set by instructor. May be repeated. Prereq: PAX 200, 3 cr toward interest area and cons coord.

PAX 399. Special Work. 1-3 cr. Upperclass students may arrange for independent study with cons instr. Credit based on scope of project. Prereq: PAX 200 and cons coord.

 

PAX 490. Seminar. 3 cr. Contemporary problems and “classic” texts in peace studies; research and analysis. Prereq: PAX 200 and 9 cr toward interest area.

 

PAX 491. Senior Thesis. 3 cr. Research and analysis of a topic reviewed by faculty from at least two disciplines. Prereq: PAX 200, 9 cr toward interest area and cons coord.

 

Peace Studies Latent Courses:  Not offered recently. See full course description in indicated (xx-xx) catalog.

• 100          Dimensions of a Peaceful World, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 101          The Social Matrix of War, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 230          Nonviolence, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 240          The Personal Element of Peace, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 250          War and the Arts, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 300          Dimensions of a Peaceful World, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 320          Peace Movements, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 330          Theories of War and Aggression, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 340          The Nuclear Arms Race and Arms Control, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 350          Economics of War and Peace, 3 cr, (99-01)

• 370          Futures, 3 cr, (99-01)

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