BA in Peace Studies

Students who want to focus on Peace Studies as a primary area of study under the International Studies Program should take 21 hours from the approved list of classes as listed below. Students are required to take PSCI 3500 Introduction to Peace Studies. In addition, the students should take at least 3 hours in each of the following three areas:

Students will select the remaining 9 hours from the list of the approved courses in any of the 3 sub-areas of Peace Studies or other approved Peace Studies electives. Students are strongly encouraged to take internships to fulfill part of the 9 elective hours. The approved courses for each sub-area are as follows:

Determinants of Violence
ANTH 4610 Topics in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
(Approved sections include: Anthropology of War and Conflict, Socio-Cultural Aspects of Terrorism, or other appropriate topics)
HIST 4260 (When the topic is appropriate)
HIST 4315 Anti-Semitism
PSCI 3100 (When the topic is appropriate)
PSCI 4640 Revolution and Political Violence
PSCI 4700 (When the topic is appropriate)
PSCI 4820 (When the topic is appropriate, i.e., International Conflict, Ethnic Conflict)
PSCI 4821 International Conflict
PSCI 4825 Middle East Conflict

Conflict Management
AECO 4000 Mediation
AECO 4120 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
AECO 4980 Arbitration
AECO 4980 Foundations of Conflict Resolution
COMM 3320 Communication and Conflict Management
PSCI 4822 International Conflict Resolution
PSCI 4823 International Criminal Tribunals and War Crimes
PSCI 4825 Middle East Conflict
HIST 4260 (When the topic is appropriate)

Issues of Justice
ANTH 2035 Urban Poverty
ANTH 4050 Contemporary Ethnic Groups
ECON 3150 Economics of Discrimination
HIST 4260 (When the topic is appropriate)
HIST 4440 African American History and Culture to 1900
HIST 4450 African-American History and Culture Since 1900
HIST 4780 Indian Policy in American History
PSCI 3100 (When it is Civil Rights or another appropriate topic)
PSCI 4210 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
PSCI 4360 International Ethics
PSCI 4490 (When topic is appropriate, i.e., Poverty in America)
PSCI 4520 International Human Rights
PSCI 4620 Political Change
PSCI 4630 Military in Politics
PSCI 4660 Democracy and Democratization
PSCI 4800 The Politics of International Organization
PSCI 4810 International Law
PSCI 4823 International Criminal Tribunals and War Crimes
PSCI 4824 Islam, Democracy and Human Rights
SOCI 3330 Social Stratification
SOCI 4160 Developing Societies
SOCI 4540 Race and Ethnic Minorities

Peace Studies Electives
Any of the above or following courses may also be taken to fulfill the 9 elective hours:
AECO 4820 Dispute Resolution in the Workplace
AECO 4420 Practicum in Mediation and Dispute Resolution
SOCI 4750 World Population Trends and Problems
ENGL 4800 (When taught as Literature and the Holocaust)
ENGL 4940 Special Seminar in Literature or Language
Practicum in any other field (e.g., PSCI 3910; SOCI 4920; ECON 4920; ANTH 4920) where the experience has been approved by the Director of the Peace Studies Program or the Director of International Studies, and appropriate Special Project classes as approved by the Director.

Click on the following to choose Peace Studies as your concentration in the International Studies Major

Students interested in the Peace Studies Major should contact Dr. David Mason, the program director by either calling the Political Science Department (940) 565-2386 or by email at masontd@unt.edu