Peace and Social Justice Studies B.A.
Degree Requirements
A major in Peace and Social Justice Studies is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
PSJ 100 | Fnd of Peace & Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 205 | Movements & Commnty Organizing | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 218 | Voices of Non-violence | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 305 | Peacebuilding | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
PSJ 450 | Sem. in Peace & Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
Required Research Methods Course
One course, chosen from PSJ 300 or SOC 335
PSJ 300 | Ethnographic Methods | 1 Course Credit |
SOC 335 | Methods of Social Research | 1 Course Credit |
Required PSJ Distribution Courses
Three (3) additional courses, at least one from each category, and at least one of which must be 300 or 400 level.
Building Peace
Choose from
APS 215/SENS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
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SENS 215/APS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (APS) | 1 Course Credit |
AFR 305/COM 305 | Interracial Communication(COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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COM 305/AFR 305 | Interracial Communication(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
COM 206 | Interpersonal Communication | 1 Course Credit |
COM 207 | Intercultural Communication | 1 Course Credit |
ECO 370 | Envr Issue Public Pol (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
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SENS 370 | Envr Issue Public Pol (ECO) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 175/PSC 175 | His & Pol of Arab-Isr (PSC) | 1 Course Credit |
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PSC 175/HIS 175 | His & Pol of Arab-Isr (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
LES 215 | American Law Principles | 1 Course Credit |
PSC 250 | International Relations | 1 Course Credit |
PSC 351 | International Organizations | 1 Course Credit |
PSC 355 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 112 | Nonviolent Communication (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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COM 112 | Nonviolent Communication (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 113/COM 113 | Conflict and Mediation (COM) | 1 Course Credit |
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COM 113/PSJ 113 | Conflict and Mediation (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 301 | Restorative Justice | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 302 | Topics in Peacebuilding | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 395 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
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PSJ 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| (internship in PSJ or related discipline) | |
SOC 110 | Prob of American Institutions | 1 Course Credit |
SOC 341 | Soc of Dev & Social Change | 1 Course Credit |
Social, Economic and Environmental Justice
Choose from
AFR 201 | Food/Agriculture Africa (ANR) | 1 Course Credit |
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ANR 201 | Food/Agriculture Africa (AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
AFR 250 | Patriotic Gore (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
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HIS 250 | Patriotic Gore (AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
ANR 318/CFS 318 | Food Policy (CFS) | 1 Course Credit |
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CFS 318/ANR 318 | Food Policy (ANR) | 1 Course Credit |
APS 229 | Contemporary Issues-Appalachia | 1 Course Credit |
APS 330/SOC 330 | Comm Analysis:Appal Case(SOC) | 1 Course Credit |
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SOC 330/APS 330 | Comm Analysis:Appal Case(APS) | 1 Course Credit |
AST 229/HIS 229 | Modern Imperialism (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
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HIS 229/AST 229 | Modern Imperialism (AST) | 1 Course Credit |
CFS 350 | Family Law and Policy | 1 Course Credit |
CFS 362 | Cont Family Issues & Poverty | 1 Course Credit |
ECO 248 | Economics of Immigration | 1 Course Credit |
PHI 104 | Morality, Law & Philosophy | 1 Course Credit |
PHI 244/PSC 204/PSC 244 | Political Philosophy (PSC) | 1 Course Credit |
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PSC 244/PHI 244/PSC 204 | Political Philosophy (PHI) | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 103/WGS 103 | Intro Latina/o/x Studies (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
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WGS 103/PSJ 103 | Intro Latina/o/x Studies (PSJ) | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 200 | Latino Migrations to the U.S. | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 210 | Diversity and Social Justice | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 225/AFR 225/APS 225/SENS 225/WGS 225 | Envr Justice(AFR/APS/SENS/WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 303 | Topics Soc, Econ, Env Justice | 1 Course Credit |
PSJ 395 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
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PSJ 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| (internship in PSJ or related discipline) | |
REL 235 | Christian Ethics | 1 Course Credit |
SOC 223 | Soci Stratification & Inequal | 1 Course Credit |
WGS 124 | Intro: Decolonizing Feminism | 1 Course Credit |
WGS 206 | Feminist&Queer Dis/Ability Std | 1 Course Credit |
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