Peace Studies minor

Students wishing to obtain a minor in peace studies must complete a minimum of 18 hours (6 advanced), including PSCI 3500 plus at least one course from each of these three areas:

Determinants of violence

CJUS 4330 - Domestic and International Terrorism
CJUS 4350 - Seminar on Violence
EADP 4090 - Terrorism and Emergency Management
PSCI 4640 - Revolution and Political Violence
PSCI 4821 - International Conflict

Or, when topic is appropriate

ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
HIST 4260 - Topics in History
HIST 4262 - Topics in European History
HIST 4263 - Topics in African-, Asian- or Latin American History
PSCI 4700 - Topics in Comparative Politics
PSCI 4820 - Contemporary International Problems

Conflict management

COMM 3320 - Communication and Conflict Management
PADM 4000 - Mediation
PADM 4050 - Negotiation
PSCI 4660 - Democracy and Democratization
PSCI 4823 - International Criminal Tribunals and War Crimes
PSCI 4850 - Critical Issues in World Politics

Or, when topic is appropriate

HIST 4260 - Topics in History
PSCI 4700 - Topics in Comparative Politics

Issues of justice

ECON 3150 - Economics of Discrimination
HIST 3061 - Women in the United States to 1900
HIST 3062 - Women in the United States Since 1900
HIST 3150 - Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community
HIST 3240 - African American History and Culture to 1865
HIST 3250 - African American History and Culture Since 1865
PSCI 4210 - Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
HIST 4315 - History of Anti-Semitism from Ancient Times to the Present
PSCI 4360 - International Ethics
HIST 4390 - The Holocaust, 1933–1945
HIST 4455 - History of Black Women in America
PSCI 4520 - International Human Rights
PSCI 4660 - Democracy and Democratization
PSCI 4720 - Ethnicity in World Politics
PSCI 4800 - The Politics of International Organization
PSCI 4810 - International Law
PSCI 4823 - International Criminal Tribunals and War Crimes
SOCI 4540 - Race and Ethnic Minorities

Or, when topic is appropriate

HIST 3240 - African American History and Culture to 1865
HIST 4260 - Topics in History
PSCI 4330 - Topics in Political Theory
PSCI 4490 - Topics in Public Policy
PSCI 4820 - Contemporary International Problems
PSCI 4850 - Critical Issues in World Politics

Remaining 6 hours may be from

Any of the following courses may also be taken to fulfill the remaining 6 hours:

ANTH 3130 - African-American Anthropology
HIST 3600 - Evolution of Warfare to Napoleon
HIST 3610 - Evolution of Warfare from Napoleon
HIST 4070 - World War II: European Theater
HIST 4350 - Europe, 1914–1945
JOUR 4240 - Comparative International Media Systems
PADM 4060 - Mediation Practicum
PSCI 3600 - Governments and Politics around the World
PSCI 3810 - International Relations
PSCI 4830 - American Foreign Policy
SOCI 4160 - Developing Societies
SOCI 4750 - World Population Trends and Problems

Or, when topic is appropriate

ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
HIST 4260 - Topics in History

Additional information

Practicums, internships and special problems courses may also apply if approved by the director of peace studies. Interested students should contact Dr. David Mason, Department of Political Science , Wooten Hall, by phone at 940-565-2386 or by e-mail at masontd@unt.edu.