Director: Kurt Schock
Department: Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Website: http://iip.rutgers.edu/educational-programs
Overview
The minor in peace and conflict studies is a flexible program designed to
complement any undergraduate major. It
provides an interdisciplinary structure for examining issues of peace and
conflict---from interpersonal to international.
The minor is designed to offer a
unique and challenging course of study that draws on perspectives from
anthropology, political science, psychology, and sociology. It encourages students to think critically
about violence, its causes, and consequences, both at home and abroad. Violence is defined in terms of overt
manifestations--such as domestic violence, gang violence, police brutality, human
rights abuses, genocide, and war--as well as the structural violence of social inequalities
that prevent people from meeting their basic needs in a dignified manner. The program encourages students to understand
how acute conflicts can be waged through methods of nonviolent action and the
necessary conditions for peace.
Students completing a minor in peace and conflict studies will gain
in-depth knowledge of: (1) forms of conflict and violence; (2) psychological, political,
cultural, and structural bases of conflict; (3) historical and ongoing
conflicts; and (4) conflict resolution and nonviolent strategies for social
transformation. The minor will also facilitate
the students' ability to identify alternatives to violence and encourage
students' awareness, responsibility, and active engagement in public and global
affairs.
Requirements
A total of 18 credits
are required, which must come from at least two disciplines. Courses counted
toward meeting the requirements of a student's major cannot also count toward the minor. Each semester there are additional courses offered--that are not listed below--that
may count toward the elective requirement with the approval of the director of
the program.
Anthropology
21:070:303 Anthropology of Postcolonialism (3)
21:070:306 Anthropology of Power (3)
21:070:320 Human Rights in a Global World (3)
21:070:321 The Dark Side of Humanity (3)
21:070:324 Human Rights: Theory Into Practice (1)
21:070:325 Human Rights: Applied (1)
21:070:337 Anthropology of Inequality (3)
21:070:390 Culture, Political Violence, and
Genocide (3)
21:070:420 War (3)
Political Science
21:790:441 Civil Liberties (3)
21:790:460 Topics: Gender, Peace, and the
Environment (3)
21:790:460 Topics: Nationalism, Revolution, and
War (3)
21:790:463 Topics: Social Movements in American
Politics (3)
21:790:466 Topics: The Causes of War (3)
Psychology
21:830:417 Theories of Interpersonal and
Social Conflict (3)
Sociology
21:920:307 Social Protest and Revolution (3)
21:920:308 Social Movements (3)
21:920:325 Human Rights in a Global World (3)
21:920:346 Political Sociology (3)
21:920:374 Issues Before the United Nations (3)
21:920:380 Civil
Conflict and Violence (3)
21:920:390 Sociology of Peace and Conflict (3)
School of Arts and Sciences-Newark 
