Peace, Justice and Ecology
Interdisciplinary Minor
Director: Peter Verbeek (Anthropology)
The Peace, Justice, and Ecology minor, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an interdisciplinary program for students seeking a broad learning experience in human-ecological interactions, bio-cultural diversity, and strategies to foster social justice, peace, and environmental sustainability from a holistic perspective. The Peace, Justice, and Ecology studies minor offers students the opportunity to examine themes of ecological adaptation and sustainability as well as environmental health and human rights in local, cross-cultural, and global contexts, and to apply scientific, philosophical, and ethical reasoning to real-world problems.
Students interested in Peace Studies and this particular minor can contact Dr. Verbeek, Department of Anthropology (University Hall 3165).
Grade Requirement
A C or better is required in all courses applied to the minor.
Minor in Peace, Justice, and Ecology
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 104 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 3 |
| In addition to ANTH 104, any one of the the following courses is required: | 3 | |
| Nationalism Ethnicity and Violence | ||
| Anthropology of Human Rights | ||
| Conflict Resolution in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Peaceful Societies and Peace Systems | ||
| The Power of Nonviolence | ||
| Technologial Monitoring of Human Rights and Conflicts | ||
| Advanced Peace Studies | ||
| Intern in Peace, Justice and Environmental Study | ||
| Special Problems in Peace Research | ||
| Special Problems in Human Rights | ||
| Peace, Justice & Ecology Electives | ||
| Select any four of the following: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introductory Archaeology | ||
| Contemporary Global Issues | ||
| Nationalism Ethnicity and Violence | ||
| Anthropology of Human Rights | ||
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| Human Rights, Peace, and Justice | ||
| Peace Ethology | ||
| Conflict Resolution in Cross-Cultural Perspective | ||
| Peaceful Societies and Peace Systems | ||
| Peace & Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Prehistory of War and Peace in North America | ||
| War & Peace in Ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| The Power of Nonviolence | ||
| Technologial Monitoring of Human Rights and Conflicts | ||
| Biological Anthropology and Contemporary Issues | ||
| Historical Ecology | ||
| Special Problems in Peace Research | ||
| Special Problems in Human Rights | ||
| Microbial Ecology | ||
| Environmental Engineering | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management | ||
| Introduction to Disease Prevention in Community Health and Human Services | ||
| Economics of Environment | ||
| Human Population and the Earth s Environment | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| U.S. Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Media, Crime & Justice | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Ethics of War | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Social Change | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Disaster Preparedness | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |