The peace studies program has now been renamed, "Conflict and Human Security". Students wishing to obtain an Interdisciplinary Minor in Conflict and Human Security must complete a minimum of 18 hours of courses in Peace Studies, including at least six hours of upper level courses. Students should consult the attached list of courses to learn about our classes and requirements.
Students interested in or who have questions about the program should contact Dr. Jim Meernik, the program director by either calling or emailing at meernik@unt.edu
Conflict and Human Security Minor
Eighteen (18) hours of coursework are required to obtain a minor in Conflict and Human Security. To ensure disciplinary breadth, no more than twelve (12) hours of coursework may come from a single discipline.
Required Course: PSCI 3500 - Introduction to Peace Studies (to be renamed PSCI3500: Human Security)
Core Courses (select two from the list)*
ANTH 4550 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
ANTH 4720 Human Rights Anthropology
CJUS 4330 Domestic and International Terrorism
HIST 4391 War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice
HIST 4642 War and American Society, 1608-2001
HIST 4660 Evolution of Warfare From Napoleon
HIST 4890 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements in the U.S.
PSCI 3104 Race and Ethnic Politics
PSCI 4520 International Human Rights
PSCI 4640 Revolution and Political Violence
PSCI 4821 International Conflict
SOCI 3550 Social Movements (Collective Behavior)
*Students may select three courses from this list in lieu of taking PSCI 3500.
Electives (select 3 from the list)*
ANTH 3130 African-American Anthropology
ANTH 3140 Latinos in the U.S.
ANTH 4300 Migrants and Refugees
ANTH 4550 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
ANTH 4720 Human Rights Anthropology
ANTH 4760 Inequality, Social Justice, & the City
CJUS 3500 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
CJUS 4330 Domestic and International Terrorism
COMM 3320 Communication and Conflict Management
EADP 4090 Terrorism and Emergency Management
ECON 3150 Economics of Discrimination
HIST 4066 World War I
HIST 4070 World War II: European Theater
HIST 4072 World War II in Asia and the Pacific
HIST 4073 World War II: The Soviet-German War
HIST 4075 The Korean and Vietnam Wars
HIST 4110 British Empire in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
HIST 4125 The Military History of England and its Colonies
HIST 4174 Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America
HIST 4246 Imperialism in the Modern Middle East
HIST 4248 Palestinian History
HIST 4283 Decolonization in Asia and Africa
HIST 4300 The French Revolution, 1774-1799
HIST 4302 Wars of Napoleon, 1792-1815
HIST 4303 Age of Empire 1848-1914
HIST 4335 Age of Revolutions: Europe, 1700-1918
HIST 4385 Nazi Germany
HIST 4390 The Holocaust, 1933-1945
HIST 4391 War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice
HIST 4461 Gender, Race, Class and Policy since World War II
HIST 4640 Early United States Military History to 1815
HIST 4641 History of U.S. Military in 20th Century
HIST 4642 War and American Society, 1608-2001
HIST 4660 Evolution of Warfare From Napoleon
HIST 4860 The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 4890 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements in the U.S.
INST 4850 Human Trafficking
INST 4851 International Security
PHIL 3130 Antiracist Thought
PHIL 4740 Environmental Justice
PSCI 3103 U.S. Immigration Politics
PSCI 3104 Race and Ethnic Politics
PSCI 3105 Political Economy of Race, Gender and Immigration
PSCI 3120 Women and Politics
PSCI 3140 LGBT Politics
PSCI 3631 Peace and Conflict in Africa
PSCI 3650 Middle East Politics
PSCI 3702 Latin American Politics
PSCI 3703 Security in Latin America
PSCI 3704 U.S.-Latin American Relations
PSCI 4360 International Ethics
PSCI 4520 International Human Rights
PSCI 4640 Revolution and Political Violence
PSCI 4660 Democracy and Democratization
PSCI 4661 Politics of Autocracy
PSCI 4662 Civil-Military Relations
PSCI 4720 Ethnicity in World Politics
PSCI 4815 Advocacy and Activism
PSCI 4821 International Conflict
PSCI 4823 International Criminal Tribunals and War Crimes
PSCI 4826 Women, War and Peace
PSCI 4827 Negotiation and Diplomacy
PSCI 4828 Geography, History, and International Relations
PSCI 4830 American Foreign Policy
PSCI 4845 Foreign Policy Around the World
SOCI 2010 Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity
SOCI 2070 Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 3550 Social Movements (Collective Behavior)
SOCI 3550 Collective Behavior
SOCI 4540 Race and Ethnic Minorities
*Taking additional classes from the core list may be counted as electives
**Other courses not on this list may satisfy the elective requirement, with approval of the Conflict and Human Security advisor.
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