2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Introduction | ||
| Pathways Course | ||
| PSVP 2044 | Peace and Violence (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Elective Courses (Must take at least 3 credits at the 3000-/4000-level) | ||
| Select three credits from each of the areas: | 12 | |
| A. Root Causes of Violence | ||
| Pathways Courses | ||
| Earths Natural Hazards (3 hours Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Conflict and Security in Modern East Asia (3 hours of Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
HIST/AFST/IS 3864 | (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | |
HIST 3114 | (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) 1 | |
| The Cold War (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
| Ethical Theory (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) 1 | ||
| Energy and Society (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
| Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
| B. Acts of Violence | ||
| Pathways Courses | ||
| Cyber Criminology (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| World Regions (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| World War II (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning and Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Introduction to World Politics (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| The American Civil War (3 hours Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (Advanced/Applied) or Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Arab-Israeli Conflict (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Social Problems (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Non-Pathways Courses | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Geography of Global Conflict | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| Violent Political Change | ||
| Schools, Violence, and Justice | ||
| Hate Crimes | ||
| C. Strategies for Reducing Violence and Promoting Peace | ||
AAEC 1264 | (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
BIT/MGT 2404 | (3 hours Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Foundational) and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | |
| Multicultural Communication (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Integrative Practices for Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Jurisprudence (3 hours Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Diversity and Community Engagement (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Social Movements (3 hours Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Non-Pathways Courses | ||
| Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Peacebuilding | ||
| Systems of Justice | ||
| Sociology of Law | ||
| D. Data and Information | ||
| Pathways Courses | ||
| Writing and Social Justice (3 hours Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (Advanced/Applied) and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Community Analytics (3 hours Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Advanced/Applied) and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Introduction to Data in Social Context (3 hours Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Foundational) and Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities and 3 hours Ethical Reasoning and Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Quantitative Approaches to Community Research (3 hours Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Foundational) or 3 hours Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Required Capstone | ||
| Non-Pathways Course | ||
| PSVP 4104 | Global Society, Violence and the Prospects for Peace | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher is required for the minor.
Some courses on this checksheet may have prerequisites, please consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog.
1 Course must be taken for Critical Thinking in the Humanities credit.
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