The Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate will provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to focus on historic and current issues, policies, processes, programs, and practices that relate to peace and conflict within and among communities and societies. A wide array of courses will help students better comprehend the interdisciplinary approach to understanding and engaging with peace and conflict issues including:
- Conflict resolution skills
- Conflict analysis
- Sustainable development
- Peace education.
- Environmental studies/Peace ecology
- Social change/Social justice
- Health equity
- Cultural and post-colonial studies
- Restorative justice and resilience studies
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 15 credits in the program. At least 3 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); Experiential Learning (3 credits); and Elective Coursework (9 credits), as outlined below.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| PEACEST 203 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Required Expriential Learning: Can be fulfilled in one of several ways 1 | 3 | |
| Elective Coursework | ||
| Electives (see below) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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The purpose of this requirement is to enable the student to engage in peace and/or conflict work through practical experience or research. To make sure your course meets the goals of the certificate please discuss your plans to fulfill this requirement with the certificate coordinator. You can use a course from another program of study if the program allows and you have articulated the connections to peace and conflict studies. On completion of that course please submit a 1-2 page reflective essay on how your experience relates to peace and conflict studies.
The experiential learning requirement can be completed in several ways:
- A study abroad course;
- A course other than PEACEST 203/GLOBAL 203 that is designated as an experiential learning course or has a service learning project built into course requirements;
- An internship with a non-profit, NGO, social enterprise company, or where the content connects to themes and questions in peace and conflict studies;
- A related independent research project for course credit.
Please discuss with the coordinator past courses taken or courses in your plan of study that you think meet this requirement.
Electives
Select at least three 3-credit courses from the list below. A maximum of 6 electives may be taken in any one department. Course substitutions must be substantially similar to a course on this list.
| 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 | 3 |
| COMMUN 450 | Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 |
| COMPLIT 232 | Literature and Politics: | 3 |
| COMPLIT 360 | Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: | 3 |
| CRM JST 110 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRM JST 310 | Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRM JST 592 | Critical Issues in Criminal Justice: (Restorative Justice) | 1-3 |
| EAS 490 | Sustainable Design for Community Development | 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 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 |
| FRSHWTR 490 | Sustainable Design for Community Development | 3 |
| GEOG 114 | Geography of Race in the United States | 3 |
| GEOG 125 | Introduction to Environmental Geography | 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 391 | Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study | 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 575 | Global Health: Ethics and Human Rights | 3 |
| CHPS 101 | Introduction to Health and Disease | 2 |
| NURS 620 | Global Food Security and Systems | 3 |
| PEACEST 460 | Systems Thinking, Mapping, and Sustainability | 3 |
| PEACEST 462 | Conflict Transformation: Negotiation and Mediation Skills | 3 |
| PEACEST 470 | Conflict Analysis and Restorative Practices | 3 |
| PEACEST 471 | Facilitation Skills for Peacebuilding | 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 Urban America | 3 |
| URB STD 150 | Multicultural America | 3 |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies: A Humanities Perspective | 3 |
| WGS 401 | Global Feminisms | 3 |