Peace & Justice Studies is an interdisciplinary program that builds on the College's remarkable resources in and commitment to this area of inquiry and practice. The program approaches Peace & Justice Studies from the broad perspective of promoting human dignity and respecting human rights, within both local and global contexts – contexts shaped by political, social, cultural, religious, and historical forces. Peace and justice are basic human goods. They are conditions of human flourishing and also indications of it. Peace & Justice Studies draws on the approaches and resources of many academic disciplines to enable people to work more effectively for peace and justice, to resist and overcome oppression and violence and to envision and build better human communities. While Peace & Justice Studies has a rich and growing body of theory and empirical research at its disposal, its goal is practical: the creation of more just and peaceful societies conducive to the fuller realization of human potential.
Contact Information
sal@css.edu
Learning Outcomes
Students completing Peace & Justice Studies minor will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of theories of justice and how to apply these theories to real-world problems
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between self and society and articulate a philosophy of social change based on that understanding.
- Explore the link between justice and violence. They will deal with the question of whether justice is a necessary prerequisite to a world without violence. Or they may argue that justice and peace be understood as distinct concepts.
- Articulate, as specifically as possible, the major goals of a social justice organization. This will include a demonstrated understanding of the social justice issue within the community that this organization intends to serve. In addition, the student will critique the effectiveness of the organization.
- Complete substantive research on a contemporary peace and justice issue and will make recommendations on how to deal with that issue.
Requirements
Students must achieve the following program requirements for all courses listed under "Program Required Courses" for the Peace and Justice Studies minor.
Program Requirements
Minor Credits: 22
Minor Residency Credits: 16
Minimum GPA: 2.3
Minimum Grade: C
Program Required Courses
At least 12 of these credits must be upper-division credits (3000 or higher).
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| PJS 2102 | Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies | 4 |
| 4 |
| Peace and Justice Internship 1 | |
| Theologies of Peace and Justice | |
| PJS 4777 | Topics in Peace and Justice (Capstone Seminar) | 4 |
| 2,3 | 6 |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| Deaf Culture in the World | |
| Current Environmental Topics | |
| Global Problems, Scientific Solutions | |
| Ecology | |
| Chemistry and Sustainability | |
| The Media, Race and Gender | |
| Contemporary Healthcare Economic Systems | |
| Introduction to Global, Cultural and Language Studies | |
| Introduction to Mexico | |
| Migration, Diaspora, Identity | |
| Peaceful Resolution of International Conflicts | |
| Cultural Anthropology | |
| Community Nonprofits | |
| Politics of Globalization | |
| Advanced Social and Cultural Theory | |
| Popular Music and Political Movements | |
| Europe Today | |
| The Other Americas | |
| Contemporary Africa | |
| Modern Latin American History | |
| Healthcare Across Cultures | |
| Topics | |
| The Tanzanian Experience | |
| Environmental Politics | |
| The World Since 1945 | |
| Russia: Kievan Beginnings - 1917 | |
| Russia Since 1900 | |
| United States Foreign Relations | |
| African American History II | |
| U.S. Economic History | |
| Feminism and Globalization: Women, Religion, and the Body | |
| Islam and the Modern World | |
| History of Modern India | |
| The Holocaust | |
| U.S. Healthcare System | |
| Health for All: A Global Perspective | |
| Religious Perspectives on Healthcare Ethics | |
| Introduction to American Indian Studies | |
| American Indian History I | |
| American Indian Philosophy | |
| American Indian Women: Myth/Reality | |
| American Indian Law & Policy | |
| American Indian Families | |
| Human Behavior and the American Indian Community | |
| Philosophy of Person | |
| Political Philosophy | |
| Philosophies of Feminism | |
| Introduction to Political Science | |
| Rethinking Religion and Culture after 9/11 | |
| Social Psychology | |
| Research Methods | |
| Statistics | |
| Psychology of Gender | |
| General Sociology | |
| Topics in Sustainability | |
| American Social Welfare Policy | |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment | |
| Understanding Immigration/Refugee Issues in Social Work Practice | |
| Sin, Suffering and Salvation | |
| Contemporary Moral Issues | |
| Women and Religion | |
| Religions of the World | |
| Religion and Politics of Compassion | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Students are strongly encouraged to include PSY 3331 Statistics or PSY 3330 Research Methods in their minor. Other courses in quantitative analysis or research methods can be included with the permission of the coordinator.
