Peace Studies
Shaul E. Cohen, David A. Frank, and Cheyney C. Ryan, Committee Cochairs
541-346-4500
107G Condon Hall
The Peace Studies Program offers systematic study of peace—what it means and how it is achieved. Interdisciplinary in its orientation, the program encourages students to approach the problem of peace from a variety of viewpoints. The focus of the program addresses the conditions that give rise to violence and how to prevent them, the conditions that constitute alternatives to violence and how to promote them, and the strategies for achieving peace in its various forms.
The peace studies minor is available to university undergraduate students. There are no requirements for admission to the program.
Graduate students who want to concentrate on peace studies should contact a member of the steering committee. Most 400-level courses, including courses numbered 407 and 410, are offered for graduate credit under 500-level numbers.
Steering Committee
Shaul E. Cohen, geography
David A. Frank, honors college
Gregory McLauchlan, sociology
Undergraduate Studies
Minor Requirements
| Core Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Systems of War and Peace | ||
| Conditions that Give Rise to Violence | ||
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| War in the Modern World I | ||
| War in the Modern World II | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Race, Class, and Ethnic Groups | ||
| Sociology of Race Relations | ||
| Systems of War and Peace | ||
| Values and Arrangements Necessary to Transcend Violence | ||
| Select one or two of the following: | 4-8 | |
| Political Geography | ||
| Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Introduction to Public Service Management | ||
| Political Ideologies | ||
| Sociology of Developing Areas | ||
| Strategies for Achieving Peace | ||
| Select one or two of the following: | 4-8 | |
| Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| American Radicalism | ||
| American Radicalism | ||
| International Community Development | ||
| Gender and International Development | ||
| Cross-Cultural Communication | ||
| Socioeconomic Development Planning | ||
| International Organization | ||
| Social Issues and Movements | ||
| Total Credits | 32-36 | |
Additional Requirements
A grade of mid-C or better must be earned in each of the eight courses taken to fulfill requirements for the peace studies minor.
Students may take a maximum of 9 credits of courses in any one department. With advisor’s consent, students may substitute a course numbered 199, 407, 408, or 410 for one approved group-satisfying course for the minor.
Internships are offered through some of the departments listed.
More information is available from a cochair.