Peace and Conflict Studies Minor

Subject abbreviation: PCST College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Juliann Allison, Ph.D. Co-Chair Office: Watkins Hall 2219

(951) 827-4582; juliann.allison@ucr.edu

Erith Jaffe-Berg, Ph.D., Co-Chair Office: INTS 2120

(951) 827-4418; erithj@ucr.edu

Bronwyn Leebaw, Ph.D., Interim Chair (Winter 2011) Office: Watkins Hall 2213

(951) 827-7379; bronwyn.leebaw@ucr.edu

Committee in Charge Wendy Ashmore, Ph.D.(Anthropology) Victoria Bomberry, Ph.D. (Ethnic Studies) Derek Burrill, Ph.D. (Media and Cultural Studies) Christine Gailey, Ph.D. (Women’s Studies) Bronwyn Leebaw, Ph.D. (Political Science) June O’Connor, Ph.D. (Religious Studies) Georgia Warnke, Ph.D. (Political Science) Stephen E. Cullenberg, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio Administered through the Interdisciplinary Studies Office, the Peace and Conflict Studies Minor provides opportunities for undergraduate students to give sustained attention to the diverse origins and expressions of conflict, to models for resolution advised by scholars and practitioners, to proactive peacemaking through the investigative and creative strategies fostered in higher education.

Students must take 5 upper-division courses as specified in sections 1 and 2 below.

1. Students must take at least one course from

each of the following three rubrics plus a fourth course from the list below from any rubric:

a) Perspectives from Religion, Philosophy,

Literature and the Arts CLA 141/AST 145/CHN 141/CPAC 141/POSC 140, CPLT 115/GER 163/HISE 163/MCS 115, CPLT 132/FREN 132/GER 132, CPLT 134/GER 134/JPN 134/MCS 114, ENGL 135, RLST 116, RLST 174, RLST 175, RLST 176, THEA 191, VNM 162/AST 162/HIST 187/SEAS 162

b) Social Scientific Perspectives ETST 111, POSC 123, POSC 124, POSC 124S, POSC 129, POSC 142L, POSC 150, POSC 159, POSC 160, POSC 169, SOC 122

c) Historical Perspectives HISA 114, HISA 135/ETST 112, HISA 162/LNST 172,

HISA 165, HISA 166, HISE 145, HISE 146, HIST 184/AST 160/SEAS 184/VNM 184, MCS 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), POSC 125, POSC 162/LNST 142

2. Capstone Course; one of the following:

PCST 190, PCST 197, PCST 198-I

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

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