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Peace Studies — Associate of Arts Degree
TWO - Year ASSOCIATE OF Arts DEGREE at Castlegar
For the latest information about
this program, please visit selkirk.
ca/programs/uas/twoyear/
associatedegrees/utartspeace/details/
Program Objectives
This degree combines course work in humanities,
social sciences, and sciences with a strong
grounding in peace and environmental studies. It
is also part of the Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk
College. Students will complete an Associate of
Arts degree, which allows them to transfer into
the third year of Bachelor of Arts degree programs
in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada.
The program incorporates a service learning
component and/or directed academic research.
Also please see the Liberal Arts Diploma in Peace
Studies.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the program requires the completion
of Biology 12, Chemistry 11, English 12, and
Principles of Math 11 with a grade of ‘C’ or
better. Other prerequisites depend on the electives
chosen to complete the program. Students who
lack the admission requirements may still gain
entry to the program by taking a combination of
upgrading and university courses in their first year.
This may extend the length of their program.
Course of Studies
Electives in terms three and four must be chosen
so that the general requirements for an Associate
of Arts degree are met. Please consult with a
Selkirk College counsellor for more information.
Semester 1:
• BIOL 104-3: Biology I
• ENGL 110-3: College Composition
• ECON 106-3: Principles of Economics I
• GEOG 140-3: Introduction to Cultural
Geography
• PEAC 100-3: Peace Studies I
Semester 2:
• BIOL 106-3: Biology II
• CPSC 140-3: Elements of Computing or
• MATH181-3: Problem Solving in
Foundational Mathematics
• ENGL 111-3: Introduction to Literature
• ECON 107-3: Principles of Economics II
• PEAC101-3: Peace Studies II
Semester 3:
• BIOL 200-3: Principles of Ecology
• PEAC 200-3: Studies in Culture and Peace
• PEAC 201-3: Peace, Environment and
Human Security
• Two Arts electives* chosen from the list of
recommended peace studies courses below;
one must be a Humanities course and one
must be a second-year Arts course
Semester 4:
• PEAC 202-3: Leadership for Peace: The
Individual and Social Transformation
• ECON 216-3: Environmental Economics
• Three Arts electives* chosen from the list of
recommended peace studies courses below;
one must be a Humanities course and one
must be a second-year Arts course.
*Please see the suggested Peace Studies Electives.
The following courses are recommended as
electives in a Peace Studies program (for some
programs one or more of these courses may be a
required component of the program):
• ANTH 100: Introduction to Anthropology I
• ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology II
• ANTH 201: Ethnic Relations
• ANTH 205: Anthropology of Religion
• ECON 106: Principles of Economics I
• ECON 107: Principles of Economics II
• ECON 216: Environmental Economics
• FAM 180: Family Dynamics
• FNST 287: First Nations Practice Issue
• FREN 112: First Year French I
• FREN 113: First Year French II
• GEOG 140: Introduction to Cultural
Geography
• HIST 104: Canada Before Confederation
• HIST 105: Contemporary Canada
• HIST 106: Western Civilization I
• HIST 107: Western Civilization II
• HIST 203: A History of British Columbia
• HIST 210: A History of the First Nations of
Canada
• HIST 215: A History of the West Kootenay
• HIST 220: Latin America: Pre-1821
• HIST 221: Latin America: Post-1821
• PHIL 200: Contemporary Moral Problems I
• SOC 120: Introductory Sociology I
• SOC 121: Introductory Sociology II
• SOC 215: Canadian Social Structure
• SPAN 112: First Year Spanish I
• SPAN 113: First Year Spanish II
• WS 100: Women’s Studies I
• WS 101: Women’s Studies II
Contacts
University Arts and Sciences Program Contact
Direct: 250.365.1205
Tel: Ext. 205
uas@selkirk.ca
Linda Harwood School Chair, Instructor, English
Direct: 250.365.1394
Tel: Ext. 394
lharwood@selkirk.ca
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