PEACE AND
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Minor Requirements Faculty Contact Us Peace Links
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Peace and Conflict Resolution is an interdisciplinary minor
with most of its courses drawn from the Social Sciences. The courses introduce
students to the processes of understanding and changing social conditions in
order to lead to a more peaceful, just and conflict-free society and world.
We find that war and oppression are subject to study and to change, and the
university is an appropriate setting for the study and pursuit of alternate
means of resolving conflicts.
The minor complements a number of majors, including many in the Humanities,
Social Sciences and Professional Schools.
Special Features
- A philosophy basic to the study of Peace and
Conflict Resolution is praxis, the creative combination of analysis and
action. Students in the program are encouraged to develop the knowledge
base, skills, and political courage necessary for effective leadership in
a democratic society.
- The program's faculty is widely published and
active in a number of fields related to peace and conflict resolution.
Peace research in the U.S. is a recently developed field. In the study of
Peace and Conflict Resolution we use a broad and inclusive definition of
research.
- The goal of the program is to educate adults to be responsible and courageous citizens, and, if the students choose, to become professional peace workers. To achieve this end we practice an interdisciplinary approach, drawing upon courses and faculty in several academic areas including Anthropology, Communication Studies, Economics, Education, Government, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies.
Total units required for Minor: 21
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ANTH 105 |
Anthropology of War |
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COMS 119 |
Conflict Resolution Through Communication |
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ENVS 112 |
International Environmental Problems (Passing score on the WPE) |
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GOVT 132 |
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age |
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GOVT 134 |
War, Peace and the Mass Media |
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Elective Course List: ANTH 105 Anthropology of War
COMS 119 Conflict Resolution through Communication
ECON 184 Women and the Economy ECON 190 International Economic Relations ECON 193 Economics of Underdeveloped Countries
ENVS 111 Environmental Ethics ENVS 112 International Environmental Issues
ETHN 11 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
GOVT 130 International Politics GOVT 131 International Organization GOVT 132 War and Peace in the Nuclear Age GOVT 133 American Defense and National Security GOVT 134 War, Peace and the Mass Media GOVT 135 American Foreign Policy GOVT 138 United Nations Simulation
HIST 118A World War I – Cause, Conduct, Consequences HIST 118B World War II – Cause, Conduct, Consequences HIST 124A Warfare – Alexander to Napoleon HIST 124B European Warfare from the French Revolution to the Present HIST 160 United States in Vietnam, 1940-1975
JOUR 134 War, Peace and the Mass Media
PHIL 101 Ethics and Social Issues PHIL 112 History of Ethics
SOC 120 Ethnic and Race Relations SOC 162 Middle East Societies SOC 163 Conflict, Oil, and Development in the Middle East
WOMS 110 Introduction to the Women’s Movement WOMS 137 Women of Color
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Clifford E. Anderson, Philosophy; Paul Burke, Sociology; Duane Campbell, Education; Peter Baird, Multicultural and Bilingual Education; Carlos Davidson, Environmental Studies; William Dorman, Government; Ron Fox, Government; John Henry, Economics; John McFadden, Education; Raghuraman Trichur and Valerie Wheeler, Anthropology; Eric Vega, Ethnic Studies, Angus Wright, Environmental Studies.
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California State
University, Sacramento
College of Social
Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Page last updated 1/3/04