The Peace and Justice Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students with the theoretical and practical knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to help shape a more just and peaceful world. Courses familiarize students with the major ideas, concepts, and theories of peace and justice; detailed knowledge of problems, issues, and challenges such as poverty, racism, and war; and various approaches to solutions.

Courses

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• Minor consists of six courses
• There are two required: PJ101, Introduction to Peace & Justice Studies and PJ301, Theories of Peace & Justice
• Of the four electives, at least one must come from courses we have called Descriptive and at least one from Normative/Theoretical courses; they usually involve a moral judgment on existing societies, study of alternative possibilities, and analysis of the moral values at stake
• The remaining two electives are free electives but normally should be courses from the Descriptive list, the Normative/Theoretical list or PJ302

Free Electives

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Descriptive Courses
Courses seen as descriptive are those that primarily involve the empirical study of the economic, political, social, and cultural realities of society, and the historical events that produce them.

Normative/Theoretical Courses

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Courses seen as normative/theoretical primarily use models and theories to draw conclusions from past and present experience. They usually involve a moral judgment on existing societies; study of alternative possibilities; and analysis of the moral values at stake.