Peace and Justice Studies

Kathryn C. Statler, Ph.D., Coordinator

The Peace and Justice Studies minor

The minor in Peace and Justice Studies is an integrated, multi-disciplinary program, consisting of 18 units, divided among a lower-division prerequisite (3 units), upper-division distribution requirements (12 units), and a capstone seminar (3 units). Students are required to meet with the program coordinator to plan a program of study for the minor.

Lower-Division Distribution Requirement

All students are required to take PJS 101 – Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies to complete the peace and justice minor. PJS 101 provides historical and contemporary perspectives on the nature of conflict, the conditions of sustainable development, and strategies for global order. Students will explore the links among these issues as a means for understanding the obstacles to, and opportunities for, peace and justice. Depending on the home department of the faculty member teaching this course, PJS 101 is cross listed as a course within that department. For example, if the faculty member teaching PJS 101 is from the history department, PJS 101 will be cross listed as HIST 116 – War and Peace in the Modern World. PJS 101 can be applied to core curriculum, major, and minor requirements. For example, a History major and a peace and justice studies minor can take HIST 116 and thus fulfill the 3 unit core curriculum history requirement, 3 units of the history major lower-division requirement, and the 3 unit lower-division Peace and Justice Studies requirement. PJS 101 is taught every fall semester by faculty from departments such as: history, political science, and theology and religious studies. Courses that may be substituted for PJS101 include: ENGL 228 – Literature in Violent Times; HIST 116 – War and Peace in the Modern World; POLS 175 – International Relations; THEA 111 – Theatre and Society; or THRS 112 – Introduction to World Religions.

Upper-Division Distribution Requirement

Students may satisfy the upper-division distribution requirements by completing a thematic (conflict resolution, development and sustainability, international relations, or domestic justice) or regional (Asia, Europe, Latin America, or Middle East and Africa) focus. Students may select a maximum of two courses from any single discipline in either focus. Upper-division courses in the PJS minor may not be double counted in other majors and minors, although they can be counted for both the PJS minor and upper-division core curriculum requirements. Honors courses or special topics courses not listed may count toward the minor, but such courses must be approved by the program coordinator.

Thematic Focus

If choosing a thematic focus, select four courses from one of the following themes (no more than two courses from any single discipline).

Conflict Resolution

BUSN 377 Negotiation
COMM 300 Human Communication Theory
COMM 338 Media and Conflict
ENGL 364 Postcolonial Studies
ETLW 311 Business Law I
ETLW 312 Business Law II
HIST 345 Topics in Military History
HIST 373 Armed Conflict in American Society
MGMT 300 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 303 Interpersonal Relations
MUSC 440 Topics in World Music
PHIL 321 Social Ethics
PHIL 330 Ethics
PHIL 331 Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 332 Business Ethics
PHIL 340 Ethics of War and Peace
PHIL 360 Ethical Theory
PHIL 462 Political Philosophy
POLS 354 Revolutionary Change
POLS 377 Regional Security
POLS 378 Transnational Crime and Terrorism
POLS 382 International Human Rights
POLS 480 Model United Nations / 1 unit
PSYC 322 Social Psychology
SOCI 349 Social Control
THRS 334 Christian Social Ethics
THRS 335 Catholic Social Thought
THRS 390 The Holocaust: Death of God or Death of Humanity?

Development and Sustainability

ANTH 320D North American Indian Cultures
ANTH 321D California and Great Basin Indian Cultures
ANTH 323D Southwest Cultures
ANTH 328 Caribbean Cultures
BIOL 460W Ecology
COMM 475 Intercultural Communication
ECON 308 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
ECON 333 International Economics
ECON 335 Economic Development of Latin America
ECON 337 Economic Development of Asia
ENVI 305 Environmental Assessment Practices
ENVI 312 Introduction to GIS
ENVI 315 Geographic Information Systems
ENVI 331W Coastal Environmental Science
ENVI 355 Environmental Chemistry
ENVI 364 Conservation Biology
ENVI 485 Environmental Geology
ETLW 302 Business and Society
ETLW 403 Environmental Management
HIST 368 History of Africa
HIST 369 Issues in Modern Africa
HIST 370 American Environmental History
HIST 380 History of the American West
HIST 382 The Spanish Southwest
MARS 427 Marine Environment
MARS 468 Marine Ecology
MARS 474 History of the Earth and Climate
PHIL 338 Environmental Ethics
POLS 349 Politics and the Environment
POLS 352 Comparative Politics of Developing Countries
SOCI 362 Social Change: Global Perspectives

Domestic Justice

ANTH 355 Anthropology of Gender
ARTH 356 Race, Ethnicity, Art, and Film
COMM 445 or 445W Gender Communication
ECON 304 Urban Economics
ECON 321 Women and Work
ECON 322 Labor Economics
EDLD 353 Professional and Ethical Issues and the Practice of Leadership
EDLD 354 Leadership and Diversity in Organizations
EDLD 380 Leadership for Social Change
ENGL 358 U.S. Ethnic Literature
ENGL 374 Gender and Literature
ENVI 361 Ecological Communities of San Diego County
HIST 374 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 375 Topics in Modern American History
HIST 378 Topics in United States Intellectual and Social History
HIST 381 American Indian History
HIST 383 Chicano History
HIST 389 History of California
PHIL 343 Gender and Economic Justice
POLS 304 American Political Development
POLS 316D Sex, Power, and Politics
POLS 322D Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
POLS 323 Judicial Behavior
POLS 342D Urban Politics
PSYC 359 Health Psychology of Women and Ethnic Groups
SOCI 320 U.S. Society
SOCI 331 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 347 Criminology
SOCI 348 Juvenile Delinquency
SOCI 357 Inequality and Stratification
SOCI 359 Gender Through the Prism of Difference
SOCI 472 Law and Society
THEA 475C Theatre and Community
THRS 320 Native American Religious Traditions
THRS 356 Catholicism in the United States
THRS 368 U.S. Latino/a and Latin American Theologies
THRS 371 Cults and Sects in the United States

International Relations

COMM 380 International Media
ECON 333 International Economics
HIST 358 Topics in Modern World History
HIST 376 United States Foreign Relations to 1914
HIST 377 United States Foreign Relations from 1914
MARS 329 / POLS 329 Law of the Sea
PHIL 333 Legal Ethics
POLS 327 International Law
POLS 370 Theories of International Relations
POLS 371 American Foreign Policy
POLS 376 U.S. National Security
POLS 380 International Political Economy
POLS 383 International Organizations
PSYC 324 Cross-Cultural Psychology
THRS 312 Hindu Faith and Practice
THRS 313 Jewish Faith and Practice
THRS 314 Buddhist Faith and Practice
THRS 315 Islamic Faith and Practice
THRS 321 Afro-Latin Religions
THRS 369 Liberation Theology

Regional Focus

If choosing a regional focus, select four courses from one of the following regions (no more than two courses from any single discipline):

Asia

ECON 337 Economic Development of Asia
HIST 364 Topics in Asian History
HIST 365 History of China
HIST 366 History of Japan
PHIL 476 Studies in Asian Philosophy
POLS 358 Politics in South Asia
POLS 367 Politics in Japan
POLS 368 Politics in China
SOCI 351 China in the 21st Century
THRS 312 Hindu Faith and Practice
THRS 314 Buddhist Faith and Practice

Europe

ARTH 334 Art of the 20th Century in Europe and the Americas
FREN 403 Contemporary French Civilization
GERM 303 Cultural Backgrounds of German Civilization
HIST 347 Topics in Modern Europe
HIST 348 Modern France
HIST 350 History of the British Isles
HIST 351 Modern Britain
HIST 352 The British Empire
HIST 353 Spain to 1820
HIST 354 Modern Spain
HIST 356 Russia Since 1917
HIST 357 Topics in Russian and East European History
ITAL 303 Introduction to Italian Civilization and Culture
PHIL 474 Studies in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
POLS 355 Politics in Western Europe
POLS 356 Politics in East-Central Europe
POLS 362 Politics in the United Kingdom
POLS 363 Politics in France
POLS 364 Politics in Germany
POLS 365 Politics in Russia
POLS 372 Russian Foreign Policy
SPAN 302 Cultural History of Spain
SPAN 427 20th-Century Spanish Literature

Latin America

ANTH 327 South American Indian Cultures
ANTH 328 Caribbean Cultures
ANTH 332 Mesoamerican Archaeology
ANTH 334 South American Archaeology
ECON 335 Economic Development of Latin America
HIST 360 Colonial Latin America
HIST 361 Modern Latin America
HIST 362 Topics in Latin American History
HIST 363 History of Brazil
HIST 383 Chicano History
HIST 384 History of Mexico
POLS 357 Politics in Latin America
POLS 366 Politics in Mexico
POLS 374 U.S.-Latin American Relations
SPAN 304 Cultural History of Latin America
THRS 321 Afro-Latin Religions
THRS 369 Liberation Theology

Middle East and Africa

HIST 359 Modern Middle East
HIST 368 History of Africa
POLS 359 Politics in the Middle East
POLS 360 Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa
THRS 313 Jewish Faith and Practice
THRS 315 Islamic Faith and Practice
THRS 321 Afro-Latin Religions
THRS 382 The Prophetic Tradition of Israel

Capstone Requirement

All students are required to enroll in PJS 495. As a capstone course, PJS 495 integrates the knowledge and skills students have acquired through coursework and experience. Students will also develop a research project or paper.

Peace and Justice Studies Courses (P&JS)

101 Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies / 3 UNITS
This course provides historical and contemporary perspectives on the nature of conflict, the conditions of sustainable development, and strategies for global order. Students will explore the links among these issues as a means for understanding the obstacles to, and opportunities for, peace and justice.

495 Peace and Justice Capstone / 3 UNITS
This course integrates the knowledge and skills students have acquired through coursework and experience. The course also provides a foundation for possible future engagement with peace and justice concerns through graduate work, career choice, or volunteer activities. Under the supervision of the course instructor, students will develop a research project or paper designed to illuminate the dynamics of domestic and international peace, sustainability, cooperation, and justice. Completed projects will become part of a student archive designed to provide guidance and inspiration for future students of peace and justice.