Peace and Social Justice Studies Certificate

This certificate is designed for students who are concerned about issues of peace and social justice in contemporary society. It is founded on the principle that peace requires not only the absence of violence but also the presence of justice.

This certificate can be earned in conjunction with any baccalaureate or graduate degree, can be earned through the General Education Pathway in Conflict & Peace Studies while simultaneously meeting all general education requirements.

This certificate is state supported.

Requirements

Twenty-four (24) units in a program approved by the Director of Peace Studies, to include the following:

Core Theory Course (3 units):

Take one of the following:

I/ST 317 - Problems in International Social Conflict (3 units)
POSC 371 - Introduction to International Politics (3 units)

Core Skills Course (3 units):

Take the following:

COMM 411 - Interpersonal Conflict Resolution (3 units)

Elective Courses (15 units):

Take at least one course from each of the following groups, and one additional course from any group.

Group A: Perspectives on Peace, Conflict, Violence, and War (3 units minimum):

ANTH 305 - Radical Social Analysis (3 units)
COMM 490 - Selected Topics in Communication Studies (3 units)
CRJU 101 - The Criminal Justice System in Society (3 units)
HIST 304 - The Holocaust (3 units)
HIST 495 - Selected Topics (3 units)
I/ST 318 - Cases in International Social Conflict (3 units)
I/ST 355 - International Environmental Issues (3 units)
POSC 371 - Introduction to International Politics (3 units)
POSC 455 - Comparative Revolutionary Change (3 units)
PHIL 351 - Political Philosophy (3 units)
PSY 350 - Psychology and Contemporary Social Issues (3 units)

Group B: Laws, Rights, Responsibilities in Peace and Conflict (3 units minimum):

COMM 441 - Issues in Freedom of Communication (3 units)
PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Law (3 units)
POSC 412 - Law and Social Change (3 units)

Group C: Culture, Race, Gender Influences on Peace and Conflict (3 units minimum):

ANTH 315 - Human Variation (3 units)
AFRS 325 - Africana Psychology (3 units)
COMM 330 - Intercultural Communication (3 units)
COMM 412 - Gender and Communication (3 units)
HIST 309 - Men and Masculinity (3 units)
SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class (3 units)
HIST 490 - Selected Topics in History (1-3 units)
WGSS 401 - Bodies and Borders: Feminism and Globalization (3 units)
WGSS 430 - Women and Violence (3 units)

Group D: Empowerment and Peace-Building (3 units minimum):

COMM 410 - Advanced Concepts in Interpersonal Communication (3 units)
COMM 421 - Communication in Bargaining and Negotiation (3 units)
CAFF 309 - The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment (3 units)
CINE 486 - Alternative Media (3 units)
NRSG 481 - Parenting (3 units)
PSY 336 - Psychology of Emotion (3 units)
SOC 427 - Social Movements and Activism (3 units)

Peace Project (3 units, optional):

Students in the Certificate program only should complete three units of an independent study project during their senior year with any Peace Studies faculty. Students who are simultaneously completing the General Education pathway in Conflict & Peace Studies need to take an additional 300- or 400-level GE course from groups A, B, C. or D above to complete the 24 required units in this Certificate.

Exceptions or substitutions may be made only with the approval of the Director of the Peace Studies Program.