Last updated March 31, 2021

Advising

Peace studies primary majors are required to virtually meet with Dr. Louise Cainkar during advising. Peace studies minors are encouraged to connect with Parisa Shirazi.

Note: A revised curriculum was instated beginning Fall 2020, so if you declared peace studies before Fall 2020 please reference the previous curriculum.

Capstone notice

The peace studies capstone is offered in the spring semester. Seniors who are planning to graduate in December or study abroad in the spring should register for the capstone as a junior.

Please note that the capstone is an internship course. Students will be placed with nonprofits and other organizations in the area. If you already have an internship planned or would like to discuss site possibilities before enrolling, please contact Laurie Marks.

Course waivers

Courses are occasionally offered that fit the themes and requirements of peace studies despite not being formally included in the official peace studies curriculum. The courses listed below will be accepted as waived electives.

Important: it is the student's responsibility to meet with Dr. Cainkar to complete and submit the course waiver form.

Courses not listed below may still be waived in if there is sufficient peace studies content. Students pursuing this option should schedule a meeting and share the course syllabus with Dr. Cainkar.

Fall 2021 courses

• ANTH 4930-701: Geographies of Racism and Reproduction
• ENGL 3715 Post-9/11 Counternarratives: Culture and Power in the Twenty-First Century
• ENGL 3780: Water Is Life: Indigenous Art and Activism in Changing Climates
• ENGL 4223: The Rhetoric of Black Protest
• SOCI 3930: Special Topics in Sociology--Latino/a Migration
• PSYC 3240: Psychology of Racism

Study abroad

Below is a list of known equivalent courses that count toward peace studies.

South Africa Service-Learning Program

• SOWJ 3400: Advocacy and Social Change Theory and Practice equivalent to DVST 701: Leaders in Grassroots Organizations (Note: This is a required course for the South Africa program).
• THEO 3420: Bridging the Racial Divide equivalent to TST 179: Bridging the Racial Divide (Note: This is a required course for the South Africa program).
• ECON 4016: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics equivalent to ESS 212: Environment and Sustain Studies
• ECON 4047: Development Economics equivalent to DVST 723: Urban and Regional Development
• ENGL 4830: Africana Literatures equivalent to ENG 724: African Literature, Orature & Visual Cultures, ENG 723: SA Literature, Orature & Visual Cultures, and ENG 717: The Art of Writing B
• ENGL 4840: Postcolonial Literatures equivalent to ENG 321: Post-Modern/Post-Colonial Literature
• ENGL 4850: Global Literatures equivalent to ENG 737: Literature and Cinematic Representation of Poverty and ENG 211: Introduction to Contemporary African Literature
• PHIL 3710: Political Philosophy equivalent to PHI 312: Metaethics
• PHIL 3780: Africana Philosophy equivalent to PHI 222 African Philosophy
• PHIL 3750: Philosophy of Law equivalent to JUR 311 Jurisprudence
• POSC 4193: Environmental Politics and Policy equivalent to ESS 212: Environment and Sustain Studies
• POSC4611: International Organizations equivalent to POL 322: International Institutions
• POSC 4621: Politics of the World Economy equivalent to POL 709: International Political Economy
• POSC 4631: World Conflict and Security equivalent to POL 731: Security Studies
• PSYC 3210: The Psychology of Prejudice equivalent to PSY 322: Psychology of Social Identity and Oppression