Conflict and Peace Studies Courses (CPS)

Courses for Undergraduates

205 Experimental Course: Peace and Violence in the Modern World (3:3)

This course is designed to provide a cross-disciplinary examination of violence and peace. You will be engaged in a lively exploration of world issues and their impact on your neighborhood. (Offered fall '12)

212 Experimental Course: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (3:3)

Explore sources of conflict, war, social oppression, and violence and the challenges of promoting peace and justice. Examine the strategies for introducing equitable and nonviolent methods for conflict transformation. (Offered spring '13)

Courses for Advanced Undergraduates & Graduate Students

540 Social Entrepreneurship: Justice and a Green Environment (3:3)

Pr. upper-division undergraduate or graduate student status

Interdisciplinary engagement of social entrepreneurship as model for change on an issue of environmental sustainability. Exploration of models that respond to social, economic, environmental, and justice issues. (Same as BUS 540, CST 540, ENT 540, SWK 540, WGS 540)

589 Experimental Course: Sports, Conflict, and Peace: Global Issues with Local Solutions (3:3)

Grade: Pass/Not Pass (P/NP)

Explores the role that sports play in reflecting political, religious, and social class conflicts. Examines the possibilities for using sports to teach peaceful conflict resolution skills. (Offered summer '11)

589B Experimental Course: War, Morality, and Justice (3:3)

Events and perspectives of war and morality within various historical and theoretical frameworks from peace and conflicts studies. (Offered spring '12)

Please refer to The Graduate School Bulletin for additional graduate-level courses.