Peace studies

Peace Studies
(College of Letters and Science)
Sally Kent, Coordinator
Room 461, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-4442
E-mail: skent@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/history/coursesprograms/peace_studies.shtm

Peace Studies Minor
Consists of 18 credits.

Peace Studies 200.
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 topic.
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, 450*.
2. Global development: Economics 362; Food and Nutrition 357, 456; Forestry or History 392; Geography 120, 340, 358; History 204, 214*, 215*, 303*; International Studies 391*; Natural Resources 220; 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, 335, 339, 371; Communication 373; Economics 328, 345; English 374, 376; History 203, 288, 289, 290, 292, 301, 364; 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.
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)