Peace Studies Minor

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Tom Pynn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
(678) 797-2431
http://peacestudies.hss.kennesaw.edu/program/ps-minor/

The Peace Studies Minor program consists of fifteen (15) credit hours (five courses) of undergraduate study across traditional disciplines. The five courses may be taken in any order, but the introductory course and the choice of one ethics course listed below must be completed before taking the capstone course, PAX 4499: Seminar in Peace Studies. A minimum of six (6) hours in the minor must be taken in residence at Kennesaw State University.

Required Course (3 credit hours)

PHIL 3120 - Philosophies of Peace

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

PHIL 3100 - Ethics
BIOL 4486 - Bioethics
Any Special Topics (4490) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
Any Directed Study (4400) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
A Study Abroad course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

ANTH 3307 - Cultural Anthropology
GWST 2050 - Global Perspectives on Gender
HIST 4442 - History of Religious Tolerance
PAX 3780 - Trends in Peace Studies
PHIL 2110 - Religions of the World
PSYC 3425 - Psychology of Gender
SOCI 3314 - Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 3334 - Religion and Society
Any Special Topics (4490) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
Any Directed Readings (4400) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
A Study Abroad course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

COM 3325 - Intercultural Communication
COM 4425 - Gender, Race and Media
CRS 3398 - Cultural Studies Internship
GEOG 3340 - Cultural Geography
PAX 4490 - Special Topics in Peace Studies
PAX 4400 - Directed Study in Peace Studies
PHIL 3130 - Feminist Philosophy
POLS 2270 - Political Ideologies
POLS 4431 - Politics of International Terrorism
POLS 4436 - Politics of Developing Areas
POLS 4454 - Politics of the Middle East
POLS 4456 - International Environmental Policy
POLS 4470 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
SOCI 3360 - Sociology of Violence
Any Special Topics (4490) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
Any Directed Readings (4400) course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator
A Study Abroad course deemed appropriate by the Peace Studies minor coordinator

Capstone (3 credit hours)

PAX 4499 - Seminar in Peace Studies

Peace Studies Minor

Required Course (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following (3 credit hours)

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Program Total (15 credit hours)