The Peace and Conflict Studies Undergraduate Certificate is premised on the notion that helping people work together to creatively manage conflict will result in more peaceful and just societies, locally and internationally.
Building peace in our community, nation, and world will depend on our ability to work well together to solve problems and pursue opportunities. The Certificate aims to help students build the foundation in these essential skills and is open to students majoring in any field who wish to explore the meaning of peace, including human welfare and quality of life, as well as the resolutions of different types of political, economic, or social conflicts.
The certificate can enhance the resume of students going into social work, education, public administration, law, healthcare, international affairs, human resources and global business. The program is interdisciplinary combining coursework from fields such as social sciences, health sciences, humanities, and more.
Certificates are similar to minors in terms of credit requirements but draw on coursework from multiple fields of study rather than from a single department.
Eligibility
The Peace and Conflict Studies Undergraduate Certificate is open to all students seeking a bachelor's degree from UWM, to students who previously have received a bachelor's degree from UWM or any other accredited college or university, and to those who do not plan to pursue a college or university degree (non-degree students) but who have a strong interest in this subject. To be admitted to the University as non-degree students, individuals must meet regular University admission requirements. The program leading to the certificate is open to students majoring in any field.
Requirements
A student must complete 18 credits in the program. At least 9 credits must be in advanced courses (300 level and above), and at least 9 credits must be completed at UWM. A 2.500 GPA average is required in the certificate. Students interested in the Peace and Conflict Studies Undergraduate Certificate should consult with the coordinator or their advisor to add the certificate and outline a program of study.
The Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate consists of three areas: Core (3 credits); Fieldwork (3 credits); and Elective Coursework (12 credits), as outlined below:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core: | ||
| PEACEST 203 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | 3 |
| Required Fieldwork: Can be fulfilled in one of three ways: 1 | 3 | |
Internship | ||
Study Abroad | ||
Independent Study | ||
| Electives | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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The purpose of this requirement is to enable the student to engage in peace studies through "practical" experience or research. The student should be engaged in the "practice of peace" through community service, conflict identification and education, environmental awareness, governmental politics, or social change. The area of study must be approved by the coordinator of the peace studies certificate and must meet the requirements of the department through which it is being completed. The fieldwork requirement may be fulfilled in one of three ways: an internship, study abroad, or independent study.
Electives
Students are encouraged to construct an area of concentration from their elective credits. Suggested areas of concentration may be geographic and/or thematic, such as:
- World regions and countries
- World religions and practices
- Conflict resolution skills
- International relations
- Sustainable development
- Peace studies/education
- Environmental studies
- Social change/social justice
- Economic development
Select at least four 3-credit courses. A maximum of 9 credits (3 courses) may be taken in any one department. The list below includes recommended electives and is not exhaustive. Course offerings change from year to year. Students should consult with their advisor or the certificate Coordinator.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFRIC 265 | Psychological Effects of Racism | 3 |
| AFRIC 300 | Urban Violence | 3 |
| AFRIC 322 | Order and Disorder: The Quest for Social Justice | 3 |
| AFRIC 344 | Global Black Social Movements | 3 |
| ANTHRO 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| CES 210 | Introduction to Conservation and Environmental Science | 3 |
| CES 461 | The Politics and Policy of Sustainability | 3 |
| CHPS 245 | Client Diversity in Health Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| COMMUN 350 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMMUN 363 | Communication in Human Conflict 1 | 3 |
| COMMUN 365 | Negotiation Skills Workshop | 3 |
| COMMUN 450 | Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 |
| COMPLIT 232 | Literature and Politics: | 3 |
| COMPLIT 360 | Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: | 3 |
| CRM JST 310 | Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRM JST 592 | Critical Issues in Criminal Justice: (Restorative Justice) | 1-3 |
| ECON 353 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ED POL 111 | Introduction to Community Action and Change | 3 |
| ED POL 114 | Community Issues, Policies, and Solutions | 3 |
| ED POL 520 | Peace Education | 3 |
| ED POL 521 | Nonviolence in Education | 3 |
| ED POL 579 | Current Topics in Cultural Foundations of Education: (Antiracist Education) | 1-6 |
| ENGLISH 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| ENGLISH 404 | Language, Power, and Identity | 3 |
| ETHNIC 102 | Transnational Migrations: People on the Move | 3 |
| ETHNIC 375 | Global Violence, Disease, and Death | 3 |
| FILM 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| FRSHWTR 392 | Water, Energy, Food, and Climate | 3 |
| FRSHWTR 461 | Politics and Policy of Sustainability | 3 |
| GEOG 114 | Geography of Race in the United States | 3 |
| GEOG 125 | Introduction to Environmental Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 333 | Muslim Geographies: Identities and Politics | 3 |
| GEOG 443 | Cities of the World: Comparative Urban Geography | 3 |
| GLOBAL 101 | Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics | 3 |
| GLOBAL 361 | Environment and Sustainability | 3 |
| GLOBAL 371 | Rethinking Global Security | 3 |
| GLOBAL 442 | Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 |
| GLOBAL 447 | The Global Politics of Human Rghts | 3 |
| GLOBAL 451 | Access, Security, and Intercultural Contexts in Global Communications | 3 |
| GLOBAL 461 | The Politics and Policy of Sustainability | 3 |
| GLOBAL 471 | Strategies for Realizing Security in Global Contexts | 3 |
| HIST 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| HIST 248 | The First World War | 3 |
| HIST 262 | North American Indian History to 1887 | 3 |
| HIST 271 | The 1960s in the United States: A Cultural History | 3 |
| HIST 282 | The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 3 |
| HIST 287 | The Vietnam War | 3 |
| HIST 363 | Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship | 3 |
| HIST 364 | The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45 | 3 |
| HIST 387 | Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 392 | The History of Southern Africa | 3 |
| HMONG 265 | Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life | 3 |
| JEWISH 261 | Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images | 3 |
| LATINX 101 | Introduction to Latino Studies | 3 |
| NURS 101 | Cultural Diversity in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 575 | Global Health: Ethics and Human Rights | 3 |
| NURS 620 | Global Food Security and Systems | 3 |
| PEACEST 460 | 3 | |
| PEACEST 462 | 3 | |
| PEACEST 470 | 3 | |
| PEACEST 471 | 3 | |
| PH 142 | Exploring Global Environmental Health | 3 |
| PH 303 | Climate Change, the Environment and Human Health | 3 |
| PH 319 | Introduction to Health Disparities | 3 |
| PHILOS 244 | Ethical Issues in Health Care: | 3 |
| PHILOS 303 | Mind and Knowledge | 3 |
| PHILOS 355 | Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHILOS 475 | Special Topics in Indian Religious Thought: (Gandhi and Nonviolence) | 3 |
| POL SCI 316 | International Law | 3 |
| POL SCI 328 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| POL SCI 337 | International Organization and the United Nations | 3 |
| POL SCI 340 | Politics of Nuclear Weapons | 3 |
| POL SCI 359 | Problems of American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POL SCI 361 | History of International Political Thought | 3 |
| POL SCI 365 | Theories and Methods in International Politics | 3 |
| POL SCI 370 | International Conflict | 3 |
| POL SCI 371 | Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict | 3 |
| POL SCI 379 | Morality, Conflict and War | 3 |
| PSYCH 230 | Social Psychology: Psychological Perspectives | 3 |
| SOCIOL 233 | Social Inequality in the United States | 3 |
| SOCIOL 325 | Social Change | 3 |
| SOCIOL 343 | Collective Behavior | 3 |
| SOCIOL 350 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| THEATRE 204 | Theatre and Social Change | 3 |
| URBPLAN 141 | Urban Planning Solutions to Contemporary Urban Problems | 3 |
| URBPLAN 350 | Social Justice, Urban Planning and the New Multicultural America | 3 |
| URB STD 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| WGS 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: A Humanities Perspective | 3 |
| WGS 401 | Global Feminisms | 3 |