Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies (Minor)

The Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies minor is designed to help students engage in critical examination of the origins and root causes of violence, social injustice and conflict; and to foster dialogue about the efficacy of nonviolent approaches to social change and peace-building. Students may develop a specific concentration of study within the minor curriculum. 

Course Requirements​

Distribution

There is a total of 24 credit hours required for the minor. 

• Two core courses from the following list:
• PAX 210 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND PEACEBUILDING
• PAX 212 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE
• PAX 214 CONFLICT: INTERVENTION, NEGOTIATION AND ADVOCACY
• PAX 218 HUMAN RIGHTS: PROMISE AND PROBLEMATICS
• PAX 220 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
• PAX 250 TOPICS: TOOLS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE -- two courses at 2 credit hours each -- or PAX 251 TOPICS: TOOLS TO SUPPORT JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PEACEBUILDING -- one course at 4 credit hours each
• One Seminar at the 300-level taken from the Seminar list under Major Requirements
  
• Four credit hours of electives taken from the elective list under Major Requirements, or any PAX courses listed for the Major.
• One course from the following list of PJC program-approved community-based service learning courses or internship courses:
• PAX 200 COMMUNITIES WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE AND PEACE: SERVICE IN CHICAGO AND THE U.S.
• PAX 320 TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
  
• PAX 392 INTERNSHIP IN PEACE , JUSTICE, AND CONFLICT STUDIES
• CSS 201 CRITICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• CSS 310 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRISON
• CSS 311 MASCULINITY, JUSTICE AND LAW
• CSS 312 LAW AND POLITICS: PRISON POLICIES AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
• CTH 282 GOD, JUSTICE AND REDEMPTIVE ACTION
• CTH 341 LIBERATION THEOLOGY: THEORY AND PRACTICE
• ENV 344 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY    (selected sections)
• HON 351 HONORS SENIOR SEMINAR IN SERVICE LEARNING
• INT 389 INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
• LST 305 LATINO COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
• LST 309 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND LATINO FAMILIES
• PHL 250 PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
• PPS 251 URBAN POVERTY
• PPS 331 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
• PSC 282 POLITICAL ACTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• REL 259 RELIGION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
• REL 351 LIBERATION THEOLOGY
• WGS 320 TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
• WGS 352 GENDER, COMMUNITY, AND ACTIVISM: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING IN WGS
• WGS 392 INTERNSHIP
• WRD 377 WRITING AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Students majoring in Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.

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