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Peace Studies Required Courses (12 hours)
PO102, Introduction to Peace Studies: This
course provides a basic introduction to the
study of Peace Studies. It begins with an examination
of the history of the field and its major
theoretical and philosophical currents. The
second part of the course deals with structural,
cultural and direct violence and issues such as
social justice, human rights and peace building
with reference to contemporary cases. (U)(3).
Fall and spring.
ONE of the following courses
PO220, Community Mediation: This
course focuses on conflicts experienced by
human communities and ways in which these
conflicts can be understood as opportunities
for constructive change through the cultivation
of multiple perspectives, identification
of underlying shared needs and interests, and
collaborative approaches to forging agreements
amidst challenging circumstances. (U)(3). Fall
odd-numbered years.
PO322, International Conflict and Peace
Building: The course examines theories of
conflict and peace building and analyzes cases
and issues of inter-state and intra-state warfare,
post-war reconstruction and transitional justice.
(U/G)(3). Spring odd-numbered years.
Internship or service learning (x 1 for three
credits): Internship and service learning
requirements will typically be fulfilled at locations
in Indianapolis such as Exodus, Peace Learning
Center, Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center,
Noah (Neighbors Organized to Assist Humanity)
or through SP300, Service Learning in
Spanish. Occasionally they may be fulfilled as
part of a Washington, D.C. Semester internship
or as a component of study abroad. (U)(3).
Fall and spring.
PO490, Senior Seminar: Special topics in
Political Science with an emphasis on peace,
violence, and/or conflict, such as Cultures of
Peace in Latin America, Youth, Violence and
Peace, War in Iraq. Writing Intensive. (U/G)
(3). Annually.
Peace Studies Electives (Six Hours)
A separate list of electives that may be taken
for peace studies credit will be published each
semester. These courses include but are not
limited to:
History and Anthropology
AN368, Peoples and Cultures of the Muslim
World: Coming of Age in the Middle East
AN380, Selected Topics: Youth and Conflict
in Global Cinema
AN380, Selected Topics: Conflict Resolution
Through the Arts: Anthropological
Inquiry
AN380, Selected Topics: Trespassing: An
Anthropology of Our Segmented Lives
AN320, Gender and Cross-Cultural
Perspective
AN389, Topics: New Social Movements
HS340, The Civil War
HS390, Topics in History: The Cinema
of War
HS390, Topics: War and Peace in the
Middle Ages
HS390, History of Human Rights.
HS390, 1968
HS344, Jim and Jane Crow
Modern Foreign Languages
SP320S 01W, Service Learning in Spanish
Philosophy and Religious Studies
RL354, Islam: Religion, Culture and Society
RL363, Religion, Politics and Conflict in
South Asia.
RL391, Topics in Religion: CFV Seminar
(e.g. Jerusalem and Religious Peacemaking)
PL364, Ethics and International Relations
PL375, Ethics of War and Peace
Political Science
PO220, Community Mediation
PO322, International Conflict and Peace
Building
PO350, African Politics
PO355, US Foreign Policy
PO362, Popular Participation in Latin
America
PO372, Role of Protest in US Politics
PO380, Understanding the Israel-Palestine
Conflict
PO380, Understanding Conflict: Northern
Ireland
PO380, The Earth Charter
PO380, Environmental Justice
PO380 Youth and Conflict
Sociology
SO349, Social Movements
SO339, Violence, Media and Culture
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