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PEACE STUDIES MINOR 255
sustainable peace, by using the disciplinary frames found
within the College of Arts & Sciences. History, philosophy,
sociology, political science, economics, literature, communications,
journalism and psychology all offer ways of understanding
the patterns of conflict we see in our lives and in the
world. In both classroom and experiential learning, students
are invited to think critically about our world, to act creatively,
and to fashion their own and our collective future in a holistic
and supportive educational environment.
Ultimately, the goals of the Peace Studies minor reinforce the
overall goals of liberal arts education – to inform, to enrich
and to strengthen humanistic values in our society. The minor
offers a unique, interdisciplinary addition to existing programs
at the University of New Mexico and is readily integrated into
undergraduate programs in other schools and colleges in the
university. Careers in law, education, management, and fine
arts are enhanced by the study of conflict and its peaceful
resolution, no less than more obvious career paths in foreign
service, criminology, media and communications, politics,
psychology, and human services.
The UNM Peace Studies Program is a collaborative association
of UNM faculty, staff, students and administrators with
affiliated organizational and community members. The program
affirms the citizenship role of the University, participating
in campus and community events relevant to establishing
a just and sustainable peace.
Peace Studies Minor Study
Requirements
The minor in Peace Studies will require the successful completion
of 24 credit hours: 12 hours of required courses, with
the remaining 12 hours taken from four groups of electives,
one from each group (see course listing below).
Required Courses – 12 credit hours
Entry/Social Science: POLS 240 International Politics 3
—or—
SOC 221 Global Issues 3
Entry/Natural Science: PHYC 105 Physics and Society 3
—or—
ENVS 101 The Blue Planet 3
Internship: Peace Studies Internship* 3
Closure: Peace Studies Seminar** 3
*The Peace Studies Internship entails placement with a
community-based organization active in the field of conflict
resolution, peacemaking and/or social justice. This volunteer
placement is arranged by the student in consultation with the
Advisor, and must be supervised by a faculty member. **The
Seminar requirement may be satisfied through a relevant
upper level course specifically designated as the Peace
Studies Seminar for a particular semester by the Peace
Studies Program Committee, such as SOC 398 Peace &
Conflict or SOC 398 Nonviolent Alternatives to Conflict.
Distributed Elective Courses – 12 credit hours
One course required from each of the following groups.
These are suggested courses; substitution of courses of
similar nature will satisfy the distribution requirement with
approval of the program committee.
Group I – Thought, Ideology and Ethics of War and
Peace
Suggested courses:
AMST 320 T/Globalization Theory & Practice 3
AMST 182 Environment, Science & Technology 3
ANTH 420 Ethics in Anthropology 3
CJ 318 Language, Thought and Behavior 3
ECON 204 Origins and Development of
Economic Thought 3
ENGL 420 Language and Diversity 3
LING 490 T/Rhetoric of War 3
PHIL 102 Current Moral Problems 3
PHIL 358 Ethical Theory 3
PHIL 441 Philosophical Movements/Contemporary 3
POLS 260 Political Ideas 3
POLS 362 Modern Political Theory 3
SOC 312 Causes of Crime 3
RELG 247 Ecology and Spirit 3
UHON 302 Sem/Modern Terrorism & US Constitution 3
Group II – Methodology and Practice of Conflict
Resolution
Suggested courses:
AMST 300 T/Globalization & Nonviolent Resistance 3
AMST 310 Nonviolence Issues 3
ANTH 251 Forensic Anthropology 3
ANTH 453 Advanced Forensic Anthropology 3
ARTH 429 T/Visible Agendas 3
BIOL 402 T/Bioterrorism 3
CJ 221 Interpersonal Communication 3
CJ 314 Intercultural Communication 3
CJ 320 Mediation 3
FLC Conflict and Reconciliation 3
POLS 442 International Peacekeeping
and Conflict Resolution 3
PSY 374 Cross-cultural Psychology 3
PSY 450 ST/Psychological Trauma 3
WMST 279 Intercultural Communication
Between Women 3
Group III – Conflict and Conflict Resolution at the
International Level
Suggested courses:
AFAM 303 Black Religion and Liberation 3
ANTH 339 Human Rights in Anthropology 3
SOC 461 Dynamics of Social Change 3
GEOG 140 World Regional Geography 3
GEOG 360 Land and Resource Management 3
HIST 311 History of World War I 3
HIST 338 History of World War II Era 3
HIST 339 Vietnam War Era 3
HIST 426 History of the Holocaust 3
HIST 440 Atomic America 3
POLS 220 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3
POLS 320 T/Islam and Politics 3
POLS 320 T/Middle Eastern Politics 3
POLS 342 American Foreign Policy 3
POLS 345 Inter-American Relations 3
POLS 356 Political Developments in Latin America 3
POLS 440 International Conflict, Arms
Control & Disarmament 3
SOC 221 Global Issues 3
FLC World Religions/Violence in the Name of God 3
WMST 331 Third World Women 3
WMST 339 Women and Cultural Violence 3
WMST 379 T/Women, War and Peace Movements 3
Group IV – Conflict and Conflict Resolution at the
National and Sub-national Level
Suggested courses:
ANTH 130 Cultures of the World 3
HIST 322 History of the Women’s Rights Movement 3
HIST 428 Women, War and Revolution 3
POLS 307 Politics of Ethnic Groups 3
POLS 313 Women and the Law 3
POLS 322 Politics of Human Rights 3
POLS 441 Civil Wars 3
SOC 216 Dynamics of Prejudice 3
SOC 416 Race & Cultural Relations 3
SOC 331 Collective Behavior 3
WMST 353 Women and Creativity 3
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.