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
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| 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 |
| or | |
| 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 | American Law Principles | 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
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