UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

College of Letters and Science

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Robert Ricigliano, Adjunct Professor of Communication; Director, Institute of World Affairs, Coordinator
Aparna Datey, Advisor, GAR 113, (414) 229-3042, datey@uwm.edu

The Certificate Program in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution is a multi-disciplinary program with the aim of analyzing and understanding factors that encourage or inhibit war, peace, violence, conflict, or cooperation. The peace studies and conflict resolution program provides students with an opportunity to search for innovative alternative approaches to violence and war that may help ensure a human and humane existence.

Eligibility

The certificate in peace studies and conflict resolution is open to all students seeking a bachelor's degree from UWM, to students who previously have received a bachelor's degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university, and to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree (non-degree students) but who have a strong interest in this subject. To be admitted to the university as non-degree students, individuals must meet regular university admission requirements. The program leading to the certificate is open to students majoring in any field.

Course of Study

A student must complete 18 credits in the program; nine of these must be in advanced courses (300-level and above).

A 2.50 GPA must be achieved in courses prescribed for the certificate. At least one-half of the work for the certificate must be completed at UWM.

Students interested in the peace studies and conflict resolution certificate program should consult with the coordinator or the advisor to plan a program.

There are three components to the program:

I. Required Courses: 6 credits

Two of the following five courses:

PeaceSt 201	Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Peace
Commun 520	Negotiation Workshop
Commun 665	Introduction to Mediation
Commun 675	International Mediation
Pol Sci 175	Introduction to International Relations

II. Required Fieldwork: 3 credits

The purpose of this requirement is to enable the student to engage in peace studies through "practical" experience or research. The student should be engaged in the "practice of peace" through community service, conflict identification and education, environmental awareness, governmental politics, or social change. The area of study must be approved by the coordinator of the peace studies certificate and must meet the requirements of the department through which it is being completed. The fieldwork requirement may be fulfilled in one of three ways: an internship, study abroad, or independent study.

III. Elective Courses: 9 credits

Students are encouraged to construct an area of concentration from their elective credits. Suggested areas of concentration may be geographic and/or thematic, such as:

• World regions and countries
• World religions and practices
• Conflict resolution skills
• International relations
• Sustainable development
• Peace studies/education
• Environmental studies
• Social change/social justice
• Economic development

Following is the list of approved courses. For the specific content and prerequisites of each course, see its listing under the originating department elsewhere in this catalog. Additional courses may be approved with the consent of the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Program coordinator.

Africol 218	Conflict and Cooperation in Black-White Relations
Africol 265	Psychological Effects of Racism
Africol 300	Urban Violence
Africol 322	Order and Disorder: The Quest for Social Justice
CES 210	Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science
CES (Bio Sci) 471	Principles of Natural Resource Management
CES 490	Senior Seminar: Conservation and Environmental Science
Commun 350	Intercultural Communication
Commun 363 (263)*	Communication in Human Conflict
Commun 500	Communication and Community Service (w/appropriate project setting)
Commun 520	Negotiation Skills Workshop
Commun 665	Introduction to Mediation
Commun 675	Communication in International Mediation and Peacebuilding
CompLit 230	Literature and Society: ("Existentialism" subtitle)
CompLit 231	Literature and Religion: ("Literature of the Holocaust" subtitle)
CompLit 232	Literature and Politics: (w/appropriate subtitle)
CompLit 233	Literature and Film: ("Film and War" subtitle)
CompLit 433	Comparative Mythology
Crm Jst 416	Domestic Violence Research
Crm Jst 420	Violence and the Criminal Justice System
Econ 353 (474)	Economic Development
EducPol 411	Conflict and Change
EducPol 520	Peace Education
Educ Pol 521	Nonviolence in Education
EducPol 522	Abusive Relationships: Community Problems, Community Solutions
English 247	Literature and Human Experience: ("Literature of the Ecological Vision" subtitle)
English 293	Literature and Media: ("African American Literature on Film" subtitle)
Env Std 210	Environmental Dynamics
Env Std 490	Senior Seminar: Conservation and Environmental Science
ExcEduc 617	Cooperative Learning: Creative Conflict
Geog 120	Our Physical Environment
Geog 125	Introduction to Environmental Geography
Geog 350	Conservation of Natural Resources
Global 101	Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics
Global 201	Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment
Global 202	Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology
Global 371	Rethinking Global Security
Global 471	Strategies for Realizing Security in Global Contexts
Global 499	Ad Hoc: (w/appropriate subtitle)
HebrSt 275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
Hist 200	Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues: ("Civil Strife in Northern Ireland" subtitle)
Hist 249	The Second World War in Europe
Hist 275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religion
Hist 280	Islamic Civilization: The Formative Period, ca. 500-1258
Hist 282	The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Hist 286	The Korean War
Hist 287	The Vietnam War
Hist 363	Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship
Hist 434	The United States as a World Power in the Twentieth Century
Hist 440	History of the American Working Classes
Hist 457	Military History of the United States
IntlSt 550	Senior Seminar in International Studies: (w/appropriate subtitle)
PeaceSt 201*	Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Peace
Philos 204	Introduction to Asian Religions
Philos 244	Ethical Issues in Health Care: (w/appropriate subtitle)
Philos 255	Philosophy of Political Action
Philos 271	Philosophical Traditions: ("Western Great Lakes American Indian Philosophy" subtitle)
Philos 275	Introduction to Middle Eastern and Western Religions
Philos 355	Political Philosophy
Philos 475	Special Topics in Indian Religious Thought: ("Gandhi and Nonviolence" subtitle)
Pol Sci 175*	Introduction to International Relations
Pol Sci 316	International Law
Pol Sci 333	Seminar in Comparative Politics: ("Collective Violence and the State" subtitle)
Pol Sci 337	International Organization and the United Nations
Pol Sci 338	Seminar in International Relations: (Subtitle)
Pol Sci 340	Politics of Nuclear Weapons
Pol Sci 359	Problems of American Foreign Policy
Pol Sci 361	History of International Political Thought
Pol Sci 365	Theories and Methods in International Politics
Pol Sci 370	International Conflict
Pol Sci 371	Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Pol Sci 419	Constitutional Interpretation
Pol Sci 464	Women and the Law
Psych 611	Current Topics: ("Psychology of Conflict, War, and Peace" subtitle)
Sociol 215	Religion and Society
Sociol 325	Social Change
Sociol 450	Environmental Sociology

*if not selected in Section I.

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