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Undergraduate Studies 2023-2024

Course Descriptions

 

Peace and Conflict Studies
  

  • PCS 250 - Peacemaking: Personal, Social, Global

    (4)
    Peace scholarship, research and diverse Christian perspectives on peacemaking as biblical calling. Conflict explored as transformational process in families, organizations and global contexts. Case studies of faith-based peacemakers and women’s narratives in conflict zones examined. Dialogue skills for personal and civic engagement taught and practiced.

  

  • PCS 325 - Conflict Mediation: Theory and Practice

    (4)
    Introduces theory and practice of mediation. Utilizing conflicts in families, organizations and communities, students learn basic mediation skills through case studies, role playing and simulations. Grounded in foundational and evolving theory of third-party neutral conflict resolution and transformation, course addresses issues of ethics and appropriate contexts for use of mediation.

  

  • PCS 375 - Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation

    (4)
    Explores theological frameworks for shalom, conflict as transformational, and reconciliation as healing process in organizations and communities. Both justice and forgiveness examined, as well as public apology, truth and reconciliation commissions, historical conciliation and postcolonial reconstruction.

  

  • PCS 391 - Sri Lanka Immersion Seminar: Youth-Led Reconciliation

    (4)
    Explores practical frameworks for facilitating processes of reconciliation and conflict transformation in the Sri Lankan context. Classroom experiences introduce students to Sri Lankan history, with particular focus on the rise of ethnic tensions and war; processes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in the post-war era; and subsequent challenges of reconciliation and the establishment of human rights. Further study of transitional justice mechanisms and the engagement of youth in grassroots reconciliation movements prepares students for field work in helping to facilitate the five-day Sri Lanka Unites Future Leaders Conference, which brings together student leaders from diverse ethnic communities across Sri Lanka for leadership and reconciliation training. Fees assessed as required
  

  • PCS 425 - Internship in Peace and Conflict Studies

    (2-4)
    Supervised field assignment in peace and conflict studies combined with related academic study. Prepares students for professional career choices. Must be prearranged and approved by instructor and Registrar’s Office.

    Prerequisite(s): PCS 250 , PCS 375  and minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.