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Peace Studies Major

Thirty-six credit hours (11 courses) are required for the major, including:

  • PCE 110
  • PCE 124 or PCE 148
  • PCE 205
  • PCE 380
  • Three 200-level courses
  • Two 300-level courses
  • One semester study abroad, including coursework and a community-based project or international internship
  • Two additional semesters of language, beyond the college requirement

    This requirement may be met by continuing in the language in which college proficiency was acquired, taking another language for two more semesters, or taking two languages for a semester each. Facility with languages is stressed over fluency, which students with five semesters of the same language rarely achieve.

    Click here to download the peace studies major advising worksheet.

 

Recommended areas of elected study:

  • World/regional history
  • Political economy
  • International development
  • Contemporary sociology
  • Political anthropology
  • Economics
  • Public policy
  • International organization
  • Environmental policy
  • Geographies of conflict
  • Comparative literature
  • Feminist theory

*Writing proficiency in the major is fulfilled in PCE 205.

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