Peace and Social Justice Studies B.A.
Degree Requirements
A major in Peace and Social Justice Studies is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
| PSJ 100 | Fnd of Peace & Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 205 | Movements & Commnty Organizing | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 218 | Voices of Non-violence | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 305 | Peacebuilding | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
| PSJ 450 | Sem. in Peace & Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
Required Research Methods Course
One course, chosen from PSJ 300 or SOC 335
| PSJ 300 | Ethnographic Methods | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 335 | Methods of Social Research | 1 Course Credit |
Required PSJ Distribution Courses
Three (3) additional courses, at least one from each category, and at least one of which must be 300 or 400 level.
Building Peace
Choose from
| APS 215/SENS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| SENS 215/APS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 305/COM 305 | Interracial Communication(COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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| COM 305/AFR 305 | Interracial Communication(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 206 | Interpersonal Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 207 | Intercultural Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 370 | Envr Issue Public Pol (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| SENS 370 | Envr Issue Public Pol (ECO) | 1 Course Credit |
| HIS 175/PSC 175 | His & Pol of Arab-Isr (PSC) | 1 Course Credit |
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| PSC 175/HIS 175 | His & Pol of Arab-Isr (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| LES 215 | Law, Ethics, and Society | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 250 | International Relations | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 351 | International Organizations | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 355 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 112 | Nonviolent Communication (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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| COM 112 | Nonviolent Communication (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 113/COM 113 | Conflict and Mediation (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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| COM 113/PSJ 113 | Conflict and Mediation (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 301 | Restorative Justice | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 302 | Topics in Peacebuilding | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 395 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
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| PSJ 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| (internship in PSJ or related discipline) | |
| SOC 110 | Prob of American Institutions | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 341 | Soc of Dev & Social Change | 1 Course Credit |
Social, Economic and Environmental Justice
Choose from
| AFR 201 | Food/Agriculture Africa (ANR) | 1 Course Credit |
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| ANR 201 | Food/Agriculture Africa (AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 250 | Patriotic Gore (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| HIS 250 | Patriotic Gore (AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
| ANR 318/CFS 318 | Food Policy (CFS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| CFS 318/ANR 318 | Food Policy (ANR) | 1 Course Credit |
| APS 229 | Contemporary Issues-Appalachia | 1 Course Credit |
| APS 330/SOC 330 | Comm Analysis:Appal Case(SOC) | 1 Course Credit |
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| SOC 330/APS 330 | Comm Analysis:Appal Case(APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AST 229/HIS 229 | Modern Imperialism (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| HIS 229/AST 229 | Modern Imperialism (AST) | 1 Course Credit |
| CFS 350 | Family Law and Policy | 1 Course Credit |
| CFS 362 | Cont Family Issues & Poverty | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 248 | Economics of Immigration | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 104 | Morality, Law & Philosophy | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 244/PSC 244 | Political Philosophy (PSC) | 1 Course Credit |
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| PSC 244/PHI 244 | Political Philosophy (PHI) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 103/WGS 103 | Intro Latina/o/x Studies (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
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| WGS 103/PSJ 103 | Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 200 | Latino Migrations to the U.S. | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 210 | Diversity and Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 225/AFR 225/APS 225/SENS 225/WGS 225 | Envr Justice(AFR/APS/SENS/WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 303 | Topics Soc, Econ, Env Justice | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 395 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
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| PSJ 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| (internship in PSJ or related discipline) | |
| REL 235 | Christian Ethics | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 223 | Soci Stratification & Inequal | 1 Course Credit |
| WGS 124 | Intro: Decolonizing Feminism | 1 Course Credit |
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