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This is a list of courses that have been approved as electives for the Peace Studies Certificate. This is not an exhaustive list and new courses can always be approved as electives with the permission of the Certificate Coordinator (aherbert@uwm.edu). Because courses change, are not always offered, and new courses are introduced each semester, please consult the course catalogue for the relevant semester(s) to see the full range of courses that might be applied toward a Peace Studies Certificate.
- Africology
- 218 Conflict and Cooperation in Black-White Relations
- 265 Psychological Effects of Racism
- 300 Urban Violence
- 322 Order and Disorder in the Quest for Social Justice
- Biological Sciences
- 471 Principles of Natural Resources Management
- Conservation and Environmental Science
- 210 Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science
- 490 Senior Seminar: Conservation and Environmental Science
- Communication
- 350 Intercultural Communication
- 363 (263)* Communication in Human Conflict
- 500 Communication and Community Service (w/appropriate project setting)
- 665 Introduction to Mediation
- 675 Communication in International Mediation and Peacebuilding
- Comparative Literature
- 230 Literature and Society: Existentialism
- 231 Literature and Religion: Literature of the Holocaust
- 232 Literature and Film: Film and War
- 433 Comparative Mythology
- Criminal Justice Program
- 416 Domestic Violence Research
- 420 Violence and the Criminal Justice System
- Economics
- 353 (474) Economic Development
- Educational Policy and Community Studies
- 411 Conflict and Change
- 520 Peace Education
- 521 Nonviolence in Education
- 522 Abusive Relationships: Community Problems, Community Solutions
- English
- 247 Literature and Human Experience: ("Literature of the Ecological Vision" subtitle)
- 293 Literature and Media: Southern Film and Fiction
- Environmental Studies
- 210 Environmental Dynamics
- 490 Senior Seminar: Biological Aspects of Conservation
- Exceptional Education
- 617 Cooperative Learning: Creative Conflict
- Geography
- 120 Our Physical Environment
- 125 Introduction to Environmental Geography
- 350 Conservation of Natural Resources
- Global Studies
- 101 Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics
- 201 Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment
- 202 Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology
- 371 Rethinking Global Security
- 471 Strategies for Realizing Security in Global Contexts
- 499 Ad Hoc: (w/appropriate subtitle)
- History
- 200 Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues: ("Civil Strife in Northern Ireland" subtitle)
- 249 The Second World War in Europe
- 275 Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
- 280 Islamic Civilization: The Formative Period, ca. 500-1258
- 282 The Modern Middle East in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- 286 The Korean War
- 287 The Vietnam War
- 363 Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship
- 434 The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century
- 440 History of American Working Classes
- 457 Military History of the United States
- International Studies
- 550 Senior Seminar in International Studies: (w/appropriate subtitle)
- Peace Studies
- 201* Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Peace
- Philosophy
- 204 Introduction to Asian Religions
- 244 Ethnical Issues in Health Care: (w/appropriate subtitle)
- 255 Philosophy of Political Action
- 271 Philosophic Traditions: ("Western Great Lakes American Indian Philosophy" subtitle)
- 275 Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
- 355 Political Philosophy
- 475 Special Topics in Indian Religious Thought: ("Gandhi and Nonviolence" subtitle)
- Political Science
- 175* Introduction to International Relations
- 316 International Law
- 333 Seminar in Comparative Politics: ("Collective Violence and the State" subtitle)
- 337 International Organization and the United States
- 338 Seminar In International Relations: (Subtitle)
- 340 Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- 359 Problems In American Foreign Policy
- 361 History of International Political Thought
- 365 Theories and Methods in International Politics
- 370 International Conflict
- 371 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
- 419 Constitutional Interpretation
- 464 Women and the Law
- Psychology
- Psych 611 Current Topics: ("Psychology of Conflict, War, and Peace" subtitle)
- Sociology
- 215 Religion and Society
- 325 Social Change
- 450 Environmental Sociology
* if not selected in Section I.