Academic Course Catalogs

Peace and Justice Studies

Kathryn C. Statler, PhD, Director

The Peace & Justice Studies Minor

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

Lower-Division Distribution Requirement

All students are required to take PJS 101, Introduction to Peace & Justice Studies, to complete the Peace & 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 & Justice studies minor can take HIST 116 and thus fulfill the three unit core curriculum history requirement, three units of the history major lower-division requirement, and the three unit lower-division Peace & 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 PJS 101 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; THRS 112 – Introduction to World Religions; or ARABIC 202.

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 director.

Peace & Justice Studies Courses (P&JS)

PJS 101 PJS 200 PJS 495W	Introduction to Peace & Justice Studies Global Citizenship Peace & Justice Capstone
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 COMM 300 COMM 338 ENGL 364 ETLW 311 ETLW 312 HIST 345 HIST 373 MGMT 300 MGMT 303 MUSC 440 PHIL 321 PHIL 330 PHIL 331 PHIL 332 PHIL 340 PHIL 360 PHIL 462 POLS 354 POLS 377 POLS 378 POLS 382 POLS 480 PSYC 322 SOCI 349 THRS 334 THRS 335 THRS 390	Negotiation Human Communication Theory Media and Conflict Postcolonial Studies Business Law I Business Law II Topics in Military History Armed Conflict in American Society Organizational Behavior Interpersonal Relations Topics in World Music Social Ethics Ethics Biomedical Ethics Business Ethics Ethics of War and Peace Ethical Theory Political Philosophy Revolutionary Change Regional Security Transnational Crime and Terrorism International Human Rights Model United Nations (1) Social Psychology Social Control Christian Social Ethics Catholic Social Thought The Holocaust: Death of God or Death of Humanity?
Development and Sustainability
ANTH 320D ANTH 321D ANTH 323D ANTH 328 BIOL 460W COMM 475 ECON 308 ECON 333 ECON 335 ECON 337 ENVI 305 ENVI 312 ENVI 315 ENVI 331W ENVI 355 ENVI 364 ENVI 485 ETLW 302D ETLW 403 HIST 368 HIST 369 HIST 370 HIST 380 HIST 382 MARS 300 MARS 468 MARS 474 PHIL 338 POLS 349 POLS 352 SOCI 362	North American Indian Cultures California and Great Basin Indian Cultures Southwest Cultures Caribbean Cultures Ecology Intercultural Communication Environmental and Natural Resource Economics International Economics Economic Development of Latin America Economic Development of Asia Environmental Assessment Practices Introduction to GIS Geographic Information Systems Coastal Environmental Science Environmental Chemistry Conservation Biology Environmental Geology Business and Society Environmental Management History of Africa Issues in Modern Africa American Environmental History History of the American West The Spanish Southwest Marine Environment Marine Ecology History of the Earth and Climate Environmental Ethics Politics and the Environment Comparative Politics of Developing Countries Social Change: Global Perspectives
Domestic Justice
ARTH 356 COMM 445/ OR 445W ECON 304 ECON 321 ECON 322 ENGL 358 ENGL 374 ENVI 361 HIST 374 HIST 375 HIST 378 HIST 381 HIST 383 HIST 389 LEAD 353 LEAD 354 LEAD 381 PHIL 343 POLS 304 POLS 316D POLS 322D POLS 323 POLS 342D PSYC 359D SOCI 320 SOCI 331D SOCI 347 SOCI 348 SOCI 357 SOCI 359 SOCI 472 THEA 375C THRS 320 THRS 356 THRS 368 THRS 371	Race, Ethnicity, Art, and Film Gender Communication Urban Economics Women and Work Labor Economics U.S. Ethnic Literature Gender and Literature Ecological Communities of San Diego County Civil War and Reconstruction Topics in Modern American History Topics in United States Intellectual and Social History American Indian History Chicano History History of California Professional and Ethical Issues and the Practice of Leadership Leadership and Diversity in Organizations Leadership for Social Change Gender and Economic Justice American Political Development Sex, Power, and Politics Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Judicial Behavior Urban Politics Health Psychology of Women and Ethnic Groups U.S. Society Race and Ethnic Relations Criminology Juvenile Delinquency Inequality and Stratification Gender Through the Prism of Difference Law and Society Theatre and Community Native American Religious Traditions Catholicism in the United States Latino/a Theologies Cults and Sects in the United States
International Relations
COMM 380 ECON 333 HIST 358 HIST 376 HIST 377 MARS 329/ POLS 329 PHIL 333 POLS 327 POLS 370 POLS 371 POLS 376 POLS 380 POLS 383 PSYC 324 THRS 312 THRS 313 THRS 314 THRS 315 THRS 321 THRS 369	International Media International Economics Topics in Modern World History United States Foreign Relations to 1914 United States Foreign Relations from 1914 Law of the Sea Legal Ethics International Law Theories of International Relations American Foreign Policy U.S. National Security International Political Economy International Organizations Cross-Cultural Psychology Hindu Faith and Practice Jewish Faith and Practice Buddhist Faith and Practice Islamic Faith and Practice Afro-Latin Religions 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 HIST 364 HIST 365 HIST 366 PHIL 476 POLS 358 POLS 367 POLS 368 SOCI 351 THRS 312 THRS 314 Europe ARTH 334 FREN 403 GERM 303 HIST 347 HIST 348 HIST 350 HIST 351 HIST 352 HIST 353 HIST 354 HIST 356 HIST 357 ITAL 303 PHIL 474 POLS 355 POLS 362 POLS 363 POLS 364 POLS 365 POLS 372 SPAN 302 SPAN 427 Latin America ANTH 327 ANTH 328 ANTH 332 ANTH 334 ECON 335 HIST 360 HIST 361 HIST 362 HIST 363 HIST 383 HIST 384 POLS 357 POLS 366 POLS 374 SPAN 304 THRS 321 THRS 369 Middle East and Africa HIST 359 HIST 368 POLS 359 POLS 360 THRS 313 THRS 315 THRS 321 THRS 382	Economic Development of Asia Topics in Asian History History of China History of Japan Studies in Asian Philosophy Politics in South Asia Politics in Japan Politics in China China in the 21st Century Hindu Faith and Practice Buddhist Faith and Practice Art of the 20th Century in Europe and the Americas Contemporary French Civilization Cultural Backgrounds of German Civilization Topics in Modern Europe Modern France History of the British Isles Modern Britain The British Empire Spain to 1820 Modern Spain Russia Since 1917 Topics in Russian and East European History Introduction to Italian Civilization and Culture Studies in Contemporary Continental Philosophy Politics in Western Europe Politics in the United Kingdom Politics in France Politics in Germany Politics in Russia Russian Foreign Policy Cultural History of Spain 20th-Century Spanish Literature South American Indian Cultures Caribbean Cultures Mesoamerican Archaeology South American Archaeology Economic Development of Latin America Colonial Latin America Modern Latin America Topics in Latin American History History of Brazil Chicano History History of Mexico Politics in Latin America Politics in Mexico U.S.-Latin American Relations Cultural History of Latin America Afro-Latin Religions Liberation Theology Modern Middle East History of Africa Politics in the Middle East Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa Jewish Faith and Practice Islamic Faith and Practice Afro-Latin Religions The Prophetic Traditions of Israel

Capstone Requirement

All students are required to enroll in PJS 495W (3) offered every spring semester. As a capstone course, PJS 495W integrates the knowledge and skills students have acquired through coursework and experience. Students also develop a research project or paper in their area of thematic or regional emphasis.

Peace & Justice Studies Courses (P&JS)

PJS 101 Introduction to Peace & Justice Studies (3)
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.

PJS 200 Global Citizenship (1)
An interdisciplinary lecture course designed to help students develop civic and global awareness and prepare students for the second year study abroad experience (SYE). Topics may include: conflict analysis and resolution; geography, geopolitics and economic development; environmental responsibility and sustainability; multicultural ethics; human rights and security; ethnic identities and conflict; foreign perceptions of the United States; global citizenship; religious diversity and conflict; colonialism and post colonial conflict; cultural life and practice; cultural sensitivity and conduct abroad and overall program expectations.

PJS 495W Peace & Justice Capstone (3)
This course integrates the knowledge and skills students have acquired through coursework and experience. The course also provides a foundation for 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 a specific issue of peace and/or justice in their area of thematic or regional emphasis. Completed projects will become part of a student archive designed to provide guidance and inspiration for future students of peace and justice.

Contact Information

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University of San Diego
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San Diego, CA 92110