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Course Requirements for the Major

 
For the PJS Major, a total of 11 courses (8 core and 3 electives) are required:

Introductory

    PJS 1 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies



Intermediate
One course from each of the following core areas:
A)  War and Peace

 

    PJS/SOC 120 Sociology of War and Peace

    PS 61 International Relations

    ANTH 25 Anthropology of War and Peacemaking


B)  Justice

 

    PJS/SOC 130 Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

    PJS/PHIL 141 Global Justice


C)  Peace Cultures

    PJS/ED 164 Education for Peace and Justice
    CIS 150 Cultural Legacies of the Atomic Bomb
    ANTH 140  After Violence: Truth, Justice, and Social Repair  
    PJS 90 Inner Peace for Outer Action
    EXP 125F  Understanding Self for Peace and Social Change

D)  Conflict Resolution

    PJS/PSY 134 Interpersonal Conflict and Negotiation
    UEP 230 Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution

E) Social Activism
    
    PJS/SOC 135 Social Movements
    PJS/SOC 111 Social Change and Community Organizing
    PS/PJS 114  Social Movements in American Politics
    CH 99: Social Movements and Public Health


Advanced

    PJS 99 Internship in Social Change Organizations
    (Prerequisites: PJS 1, one intermediate course from areas a through d, and one intermediate course from core area e which may be taken simultaneously.)
    PJS 190 Integrative Seminar in Peace, Justice, and Social Change
    PJS 198 Senior Honors Thesis in Peace and Justice Studies


 

Three electives on a particular theme will be chosen in consultation with a PJS advisor. 

 

PJS Major Application

PJS Major Progress Form