Canadian Universities - Peace related courses
Compiled By Janet Hudgins
Wolfville, NS
http://www.acadiau.ca/
DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE|
IDST 2213 PEACE STUDIES 1
IDST 2216 PEACE STUDIES
IDST 2223 PEACE STUDIES 2
IDST 4186 PEACEKEEPING: CRITICAL PERSPECT
IDST 5186 PEACEKEEPING: CRITICAL PERSPECT
These courses aim to give students a better general understanding of the
dynamics of conflict and peace. They attempt to sensitize students to the
different dimensions of conflict and peace, of their causes and effects, and of
the obstacles and opportunities for meaningful change in the contemporary world.
These courses may be taken for political science credit.
Montreal
,
http://www.concordia.ca/
DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI 213 Contemporary Issues in Global Politics (3 credits)
This course introduces students to major trends and issues in world
politics, such as human rights, refugees, ethnic conflict, environmental
degradation, migration, and the peacekeeping role of the U.N.
POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics (3 credits)
This course surveys the politics of selected contemporary movements such as
environmentalism, peace, human rights, and feminism. It also provides a
comparative analysis of the politics of dissent.
POLI 423 Peace Studies and Global Governance (3 credits)
Prerequisite: See N.B. number (3).
This seminar focuses on the theory and practice of peace amongst nations. The
course begins with a survey of analyses explaining the causes of aggression, war
and peace, including theories of structural violence and revolution; nationalism
and cosmopolitanism. It then examines the roles played by the state,
international organizations, and peace movements, focusing on global and
regional disarmament initiatives and peacekeeping.
WATERLOO
http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/
Peace
and Conflict Studies
Courses
Core
Courses
PACS
201
PACS
202
PACS
301
PACS
311
PACS
312
PACS
313
PACS
314
PACS
316
PACS
318
PACS
320
PACS
321
PACS
322
PACS
323
PACS
324
PACS
325
Content
Courses
Interdisciplinary
PACS Courses
PACS
390A/B
PACS
398/399
Content
Courses Offered by Participating Departments
The
following PACS-related courses are offered by the participating departments and
the PACS program under their own designations. Many of the 300- and 400-level
courses have specific prerequisites. Students planning to pursue study in these
upper-level courses should use their electives wisely to ensure that the
prerequisites for these courses are met. Additions or deletions may occur from
time to time.
Where
a participating department has not designated a large enough number of courses
to meet the requirements for the Honours Option in PACS, or where students find
the list inadequate for their needs, students are encouraged to take the listed
PACS Content Courses and/or to petition the PACS Administration to have specific
courses accepted as PACS Content Courses. This should happen before registration
in the course in question is finalized. Please consult the undergraduate officer
for more details.
Environment
and Resource Studies
Department
Web Page
ERS
101 Issue Analysis and Problem
Solving for Environmental Studies 2
ERS
219 Approaches to Environmental
Decision Making
ERS
241 Introduction to
Environmental Assessment
ERS
294 The Sacred Earth: Religion
and Ecology 1
ERS
339 Biophysical and
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment
ERS
353 The Politics of Sustainable
Communities
ERS
404 Global Environmental
Governance
ERS
409 Activism! Community Action
for Environmental and Social Change
Environmental
Studies
Department
Web Page
ENVS
201
Introduction to Environmental and Planning Law
ENVS
401
Environmental Law
Geography
Department
Web Page
GEOG
202
Local and Global Development Processes
GEOG
212
GEOG
223
The Geography of
GEOG
229
Political Geography
GEOG
341
Historical Geography of European Imperialism
History
Department
Web Page
HIST
101
Law and Society in the Middle Ages: 500-1000
HIST
102
War and Society in
HIST
106
HIST
120
The United States at War, 1861-1945
HIST
130
The Modern World in Historical Perspective
HIST
208
American-Russian Relations Since November, 1917
HIST
210
History of Ancient Law
HIST
215
Canadian Women in Historical Perspective
HIST
218
German History 1740-1945
HIST
220
The Vietnam War and American Society
HIST
221
Race Relations in
HIST
222
History of Modern Revolutions
HIST
223
The Holocaust in History
HIST
239
History of Modern
HIST
241
Constructing Sexual Difference and the Modern Family
HIST
254
Canadian History: The National Period
HIST
262
The Emergence of Modern Society
HIST
263
HIST
264
HIST
301
HIST
321
Race Relations in Modern History: Case Studies
HIST
348
The Radical Reformation
HIST
358
The History of Modern
Philosophy
Department
Web Page
PHIL
216
Rational Behavior and Decision-Making
PHIL
243
Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision-Making
PHIL
327
Philosophy of Law
PHIL
328
Human Rights
PHIL
329
Violence, Non-violence and War
PHIL
422
Political Philosophy 1
PHIL
423
Political Philosophy 2
Political
Science
Department
Web Page
P
SCI 101A
An Introduction to Politics 1
P
SCI 102K
Mass Political Violence
P
SCI 102N
The Politics of Nationalism and Ethnicity
P
SCI 102S
Ethnicity in
P
SCI 110
Introduction to Politics in the Contemporary World
P
SCI 225
Classics in Political Thought 1
P
SCI 226
Classics in Political Thought 2
P
SCI 250
The Comparative Politics of State and Nation
P
SCI 252
Introduction to
P
SCI 281
World Politics 1
P
SCI 282
Foreign Policy
P
SCI 321
Marxist Theory
P
SCI 322
Marxism after Marx
P
SCI 350A
The Politics of the Developing Areas 1
P
SCI 350B
The Politics of the Developing Areas 2
P
SCI 364
Ethnicity in
P
SCI 380A
World Politics 2
P
SCI 381
Foreign Policies of South Asian States
P
SCI 382
Politics of Canadian Foreign Policy
P
SCI 383
International Politics of Asia-Pacific 1945-Present
P
SCI 384
Foreign Policies of Select Middle East States
P
SCI 387
Globalization
P
SCI 432
Global Environmental Governance
P
SCI 453
Advanced Topics in
P
SCI 456
Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Resolution
P
SCI 457
Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Resolution II
P
SCI 481
Research Seminar on World Politics
P
SCI 483
Power Politics and World Order Studies
P
SCI 484
Contemporary Strategies: Theories and Policies
Psychology
Department
Web Page
PSYCH
222R
Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYCH
232
Psychology of Evil
PSYCH
235
Psychological Perspectives on Gender and Sex
PSYCH
253
Social Psychology
PSYCH 352
Culture and Psychology
PSYCH 353
Social Cognition
PSYCH 354
Interpersonal Relations
Religious
Studies
Department
Web Page
RS
100L Evil
RS
220 Millennialism
and Violence
RS
221 Cults and New
Religious Movements
RS
257 Christian
Approaches to Peacemaking
RS
263 Justice, Peace,
and Development
RS
264 Religious
Responses to Political Oppression
RS
290C Gospel and Liberation
RS
292 Women and the
Church
RS
295A/B The Sacred Earth: Religion and Ecology
RS
322 Radical
Reformation
RS
328 Christian
Feminist Thought
RS
353 The Bible and
Peace
RS
354 War and Peace
in Christian Theology
RS
355 Interreligious
Encounter and Dialogue
Department
Web Page
SOCWK
301R
Understanding Diversity in
SOCWK
322R
Community Organization 2: International Perspectives
SOCWK
355R
Child Maltreatment: Identification and Prevention
SOCWK
357R
Family Violence
SOCWK
390A/B Family
Violence: An Advanced Seminar
Department
Web Page
SOC
102 Social Problems
SOC
201 Victims and Society
SOC
206 Gender Relations
SOC
222 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC
224R Poverty in
SOC
226 Juvenile Justice
SOC
227 Criminology
SOC
228 Sociology of Corrections
SOC
229 Selected Topics in Criminology
SOC
241 Introduction to the Sociology of Work
SOC
242 Industrial Sociology
SOC
256 Ethnic and Racial Relations
SOC
258 Millennialism and Violence
SOC
265 Political Sociology
SOC
310 Seminar in Group Dynamics
SOC
325 Seminar in Female Sexuality and the Law
SOC
327J Policing in a Democratic Society
SOC
328 Sentencing as a Social Process
SOC
364 Social Change
SOC
370 Sociology of Law
SOC
372 Good and Evil in Social Relations
SOC
378 Sociology of Women
Other
PACS-Related Courses
The
courses below, offered by non-participating departments, may be counted as
content courses.
ARTS
260/
FINE
260 Women and Film
DRAMA
491
Selected Seminar: Conflict Management
ENGL
216
Canadian Multicultural Literature
GER
381 Fascism in
SYDE
533
Conflict Analysis
DALHOUSIE
Halifax
,
http://www.dal.ca/
POLI
3596.03
Explaining Global Conflict and Violence
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
POLI
3596.03
Explaining Global Conflict and Violence
POLI
3303.03
Human Rights and Politics
KING’S
(WESTERN)
LONDON,
ON
http://www.uwo.ca/kings
POLITICAL SCIENCE
300E
Comparative Politics and Protest and Social Justice.
An
examination of cases of unconventional politics and protest movements with
reference to competing theories regarding their formation and activities. Focus
will be on their political role and activities which invoke a sense of
solidarity, shared identity, and a set of moral principles as much cultural as
political.
325E
Ethnic Conflict and Resolution.
345E
International Law and Organization.
362E
Case Studies in Contemporary Ethnic Conflict.
423F/G
Nationalism and Secession.
424F/G
Nationalist Conflicts and Paths to Peace.
430E
Nationalist Conflicts and Paths to Peace.
MCGILL
Montreal
,
http://www.mcgill.ca/
Dept
of Political Science
POLI
347(3) Arab-Israel Confl,Crisis,Peace
POLI
351(3) Crisis, Conflict and War
POLI
360(3) Security: War and Peace - Focuses
on international security and strategies of war and peace in historical and
comparative framewor
MCMASTER
http://www.mcmaster.ca/
Centre for Peace Studies
Faculty
of Humanities
Peace
Studies Programmes
*Combined
Honours B.A. in Peace Studies and another subject
*Honours
Arts & Science and Peace Studies
*
1A03 Introduction to Peace Studies
*
1B03 Introduction to the Study of War
*
Minor in Peace Studies
Upper
Level Courses
Global
Politics
Conflict
Transformation: Theory and Practice
The
Right to Food
Conflict,
Culture and the Quest for Peace
Theory
and Practice of Non-violence
Life,
Work and Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi
Violence
in Anthropological Perspective
War
and Peace in the Christian Tradition
Peace,
Human Security and Economic Development
Theoretical
Foundations of the Labour Movement
The
Causes of War
The
Modern
Modern
History
of Modern
International
Politics in the Postwar Period
Post-Colonial
Literatures: Theory and Practice
Contemporary
Native Literature in
Religion
and Social Justice
Philosophies
of War and Peace
Genocide:
Sociological and Political Perspectives
Democratization
and Human Rights
Theory
of Value
Research
Seminar
Human
Rights and International Politics
Human
Diversity and Human Nature
Power
and Resistance
Winnipeg
,
http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~msc/
International
Development Studies Core Course Descriptions Offered for Fall/Winter 2003/2004
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (Le3)CThe purpose of this
course is to survey the main development issues in countries of the South in an
interdisciplinary fashion. While the focus of the course will principally be on
Africa, Asia, and Latin America, efforts will be made to draw parallels and
connections with the North, including
60.2131/3
RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Le3)CThis course examines changes to rural society and
economy in the South (Africa, Asia, and
60.2171/3
CRISIS, VULNERABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT (Le3)CToday, civil, environmental, and
socio-economic crises threaten global human security as never before. These
crises are caused by a complex mix of natural hazards - such as floods,
earthquakes and cyclones - and human action, including civil conflict. This
course seeks to unravel the causes and consequences of crisis and human
vulnerability within an interdisciplinary framework. Moreover, the course aims
to understand the role development strategies have played and can play in
overcoming vulnerability and mitigating crises. Case studies of ethnic conflict,
refugee movement, famine, flooding, earthquakes - among others - shall be
reviewed. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of Coordinator or instructor.
60.2181/3
SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (Le3)CThis course presents
an in-depth view of a particular problem of development in the South. The case
study method will be adopted to explore the complexity of issues in the real
setting utilizing both theoretical and applied concepts. Prerequisites:
60.1100/6 or permission of Coordinator or instructor.
050
Disability and Development Disability is more than an individual issue and
condition. All over the world, persons with disabilities experience
discrimination and violation of their rights. According to the UN there are over
half a billion people with disabilities. In some countries the incidence of
disability is as high as 25%, and when friends and family members are taken into
consideration, half of the population could be adversely affected by disability.
Disability is a result of social, economic and environmental factors. Specific
groups such as women, children, refugees, and landmine survivors require
specific consideration. This course will examine the issues that disabled people
face in developing countries as well as in
60.2183/3
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES (Le2S1)CThis case study course will survey a subset
of the theories, processes, policies and practice of development and
underdevelopment in the diverse and complex context of Africa. In the face of
intensifying global capital processes and declining humanitarian efforts, many
African communities and countries face serious challenges. While exploring
development problems and possible solutions, this course will also highlight the
tremendously rich and diverse cultural, social and economic experience of
African peoples and communities. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of
Coordinator or instructor.
60.2184/3
ASIA/PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES (Le2, S1)CThis case study course will survey a
subset of the theories, processes, policies and practice of development and
underdevelopment in the diverse and quickly changing context of Asia and the
Pacific Islands. Asian communities and nations have been affected in diverse and
complex ways by the contemporary expansion and deepening of global capitalism.
This course will examine some of these changes and explore related issues like
human rights and environmental reference to the enhancement of social capital.
Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of Coordinator or instructor.
60.2185/3
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES (Le2, S1)CThis case study course will
survey a subset of the theories, processes, policies and practice of development
and underdevelopment in the diverse and dynamic context of Latin America and the
Caribbean. The Latin American and
60/61.2443/3
CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES (Le3)CThis course
explores the dynamics of indigenous peoples globally, with special reference to
the Canadian context, within the broad frameworks of development and conflict
resolution. The course begins by describing key elements of indigenous culture
and worldview. From the perspective of conflict resolution studies, inter- and
intra-group conflict and conflict resolution processes involving indigenous
communities will be explored. From the perspective of international development
studies, processes of marginalization and underdevelopment will be presented to
understand the indigenous communities' social, economic and political situation.
Strategies for community development and conflict resolution will be highlighted
as means to achieve transformation. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or 61.1200/6 or
permission of Coordinator or instructor. Cross-listed: Conflict Resolution
Studies 61.2443/3.
60.2521/3
STUDY OF VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY (Le2, S1)CWithin International Development
Studies, development is increasingly understood as a participatory, deliberate
process aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals within community.
This course examines the concept, theory, and practice of voluntary simplicity
as a means of development for individuals seeking alternatives to consumer
values and culture. The course explores both the historical roots of voluntary
simplicity and its modern expressions, with special emphasis on the relevance of
simplicity to building emotional well-being, vibrant community, sustainable
environment, and social justice. Prerequisite: 60.1100/6.
60.2603/3
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (Le3)CThis course focuses on environmental factors
relevant to understanding and implementing sustainable development. Its aim is
to teach students to understand and appreciate fundamental ecological principles
within the context of social values and technological constraints. Moreover, the
course seeks to equip students to assess environmental problems from an
interdisciplinary perspective. And to develop strategies that might solve these
problems. Topics or issues that may be addressed include ecosystem dynamics;
feedback in environmental processes; the concepts of carrying capacities and
population thresholds; optimum yield theory; loss of biodiversity;
over-consumption and overpopulation; deforestation, desertification, and
pollution; energy demand versus supply; urbanization trends; global warming;
ozone layer depletion; resource management, conservation and recovery; and
environmental monitoring and impact assessment. This course may be taken for
major credit in Environmental Studies/Urban Studies and International
Development Studies. Prerequisites: 84.1600/3, 60.1100/6 or permission of
Coordinator or Instructor. Cross-listed: Environmental Studies 84.2603/3.
60.3110/3
POVERTY-FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT (Le3)CThe failure of modern development efforts to
eradicate poverty in the South (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) has led to a
widespread belief that alternative participatory, grassroots development
projects are the solution. This course examines historic efforts at
participatory development, including community development and cooperative
formation, then considers the growing attention given nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) and grassroots movements today. The course then reviews
contemporary strategies to enhance productivity through economic interventions
such as credit programs and agricultural extension, or human interventions such
as education and health provision. Finally, sustainability issues are considered
with degradation. While exploring development problems and possible solutions,
this course will also highlight the tremendously rich and diverse cultural,
social and economic experience of Asian and
60.3111/3
AN ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AID POLICIES (Le3)CThis course will focus on
development aid policies and the administration of aid programs of the developed
countries. The course will examine specific cases in a number of developing
countries, with special emphasis on the African and Asian continents. Lectures
will scrutinize the impact of bilateral, multilateral, and tied aid projects on
developing countries, and examine the effectiveness of human resource projects.
The course will challenge students to think in terms of sustainable development.
How can aid effectiveness be improved and sustainable development achieved?
Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of Coordinator or instructor.
Restrictions: Students may not receive credit for both this course and the
former 98.3201/3.
60.3160/3
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL PROCESSES (Le1, S2)CThe focus of this course is
threefold. First it seeks to apply cultural perspectives on >global scale
theory.= Second, we will discern the linkages among some of the main processes
at work in 'global systems.' Main processes include communications,
transportation, migration, capital, manufacture of export goods, non-state
political organizations, and environmental and human health research. The
emphasis will be on how two or more of these interact. Third, we will discuss
the effects of these processes in local and regional contexts. The specific
processes and their salient interrelationships will be chosen in response to
interests of those taking the course, and will be developed by group reading and
discussion, and individually in term paper projects. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 OR
02.1001/6 OR 02.1002/3 or permission of Coordinator/Chair. Cross-listed:
Anthropology 02.3160/3.
60.3192/6
DIRECTED READINGS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (D)CIn this course,
readings and assignments in the area of International Development Studies will
be arranged between an individual student and the instructor. Prerequisites:
60.1100/6 and permission of the Coordinator.
60.3193/6
DIRECTED READINGS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (D)CIn this course,
readings and assignments in the area of International Development Studies will
be arranged between an individual student and the instructor. Prerequisites:
60.1100/6 and permission of the Coordinator.
60.3198/6
PRACTICUM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (P)CThe practicum is meant to
allow students to ground their academic learning with experiential learning
within the auspices of a local or overseas relief and development agency. The
practicum will generally involve voluntary work with an agency, exposing the
participant to new cultural, social, and/or economic situations. Assignments may
include maintaining a daily journal and other written assignments, as arranged
with the faculty advisor. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6, 60.3110/3 and 60.3111/3 and
permission of practicum coordinator. Restrictions: This is a limited enrolment
course.
60.3199/3
PRACTICUM IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (P)CThe practicum is meant to
allow students to ground their academic learning with experiential learning
within the auspices of a local or overseas relief and development agency. The
practicum will generally involve voluntary work with an agency, exposing the
participant to new cultural, social, and/or economic situations. Assignments may
include maintaining a daily journal and other written assignments, as arranged
with the faculty advisor. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6, 60.3110/3 and 60.3111/3 and
permission of the practicum coordinator. This is a limited enrolment course.
60.3901/3
HUMANITARIAN AID AND CONFLICT: DO NO HARM (Le,S3)CThis course addresses the
central problem found in the complex relationship between humanitarian aid and
conflict. Its aim is to help students understand that humanitarian work has both
positive and negative impacts on intended recipients. This course
60.3910/
3 PEACE, THEORY & PRACTICE (Le, S3)CThis course investigates theories of
peace. Theories of war and the practice of warfare have been studied a great
deal; theories of peace and the practice of peace have been studied less. The
course begins with attempts to define peaceBa task as difficult as that of
defining war and conflictBby drawing on key studies by peace research scholars
like Galtung, Reardon, and Elshtain. The course is conducted in modified seminar
format (half the course in large group format, the remainder urilizing small
group problem-based learning). Prerequisites: 61.1200/6, 60.1100/6 or permission
of the Coordinator. Cross-listed: International Development Studies 60.3910/3.
60.3920/3
ACTION RESEARCH METHODS (Le1, S2)CThis course investigates the contemporary
research and field work methods commonly used by researchers and practitioners
in the field of international development studies. The course will emphasize
activities that are necessary to prepare the student to conduct research in the
field. Issues in data collection and in the context of field work will be
discussed. The following are some of the topics and techniques that will be
dealt within the course: planning for research, random sampling and surveys,
participatory rural appraisal, interviewing techniques, life history analysis,
conducting focus groups, integrating qualitative and quantitative method, and
post-field work activities. Prerequisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of
Coordinator or instructor. Cross-listed: Conflict Resolution Studies 61.3920/3.
60.4100/3
SENIOR SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (S3)CStudents will examine
the construction and application of development theory within the community,
meso, and global contexts. Participants will examine cultural, social, material
and political processes of successful and unsuccessful development, drawing from
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary sources, to investigate current
development approaches that overcome these constraints. In the course students
may examine analysis from World Systems Theory and literature at the micro
level, including Amartya Sen=s entitlement approach and the growing literature
on resistance and transformation, e.g., James Scott and David Korten.
Prerequisites: 60.1100/6, 60.3110/3, 60.3111/3, 60.3199/3, 60.3901/3 or
permission of Coordinator or instructor.
60.4910
CONFLICT & THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OTHER (S3)C This seminar addresses a
central question raised in post-colonial theory about the way humans construct
and maintain an understanding of the Other. We ask the question, "Have
scholars found the idea of the Other useful as a synthesizing concept?"
This problem-based, interdisciplinary seminar considers particular sites of
struggle in cultural, social, and individual contexts. Finally, we ask about the
implications of this inquiry for our cultural,social, and individual
circumstances. Prerequisites: 61.1200/6, 61.2210/3, 61.3220/3 or 60.1100/6,
60.3110/3, 60/3111/3 or permission of the Coordinator. Cross-listed:
International Development Studies 60.4910/3.
60.4920/3
PROGRAM PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION (Le2, S1) CPlanning, monitoring and
evaluation are essential phases in the process of intervention in both
international development and conflict resolution studies. This fourth year
course introduces students to the theory and applications of fundamentals of
program design and implementation. Participants will examine elements of the
project cycle including planning approaches, indicator analysis, performance
reporting and review, and impact assessment. The possible roles of mediators,
donors, clients and field workers will be considered. The course will explore
the formal mechanisms of development agencies and the way in which they can
change the shape of the program. The course will provide the skills necessary
for conceptualizing and implementing international or domestic projects; it will
also provide an opportunity for the comparison of initiatives in international
development or conflict resolution. Pre-requisites: 60.1100/6 or permission of
the instructor. Cross-listed: Conflict Resolution Studies, 61.4920.
Halifax
,
http://www.msvu.ca/
Undergraduate
Programs
Peace
and Conflict Studies
Minor
Students
who complete POLS 3324 and FSGN 4410 may apply with advanced standing to the
Dalhousie University Negotiation and Conflict Management Certificated Program
(see the Co-ordinator for details).
Three
of the ten units that MSVU may accept as transfer from other universities may
count towards the major with letters of permission and if the Co-ordinator
determines they are relevant.
Electives
acceptable for an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts or a minor, in peace and
conflict studies are listed below:
Nutrition
Electives
acceptable for an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts or a minor, in peace and
conflict studies are listed below:
Nutrition
NUTR
3326 Ecological
Perspectives of Food half
unit
Biology
BIOL
2213 Environmental
Science half
unit
Business
BUSI
2250/PHIL 2250/RELS 2250 Business
Ethics half
unit
Economics
ECON
2224 The
Economics of the Arms Race half
unit
ECON
2311 International
Trade
FSGN 3311/RELS 3311 Religion,
Gender and Sexualities half
unit
History
HIST 2219/POLS 2219 Canadian Foreign Policy
half unit
HIST
3337 Revolution,
Reform, Reaction: Protest Movements in the US
half
unit
HIST 3351/WOMS 3351Women,
War and Peace half
unit
HIST
3352 War
and the
Philosophy
PHIL 2209/RELS 2209 Introduction
to Ethics half
unit
PHIL 2229/RELS 2229 Contemporary
Moral Problems half
unit
PHIL 2250/RELS 2250/BUSI 2250 Business
Ethics half
unit
PHIL 3312/POLS 3312 Human
Rights: Theory and Practice half
unit
Political
Studies
POLS
3312/PHIL 3312 Human
Rights: Theory and Practice half
unit
POLS 2219/HIST 2219 Canadian
Foreign Policy half
unit
POLS
2224 War,
Peace and Technology half
unit
POLS 3307/SOAN 3307 Politics
and Society
POLS
3308/LING 3308 Language
and Politics half
unit
POLS 3391/WOMS 3391 Gender
and International Relations
Psychology
PSYC 2208 Social Psychology half
unit
PSYC
3309 Community
Psychology half
unit
Religious
Studies
RELS
2209/PHIL 2209 Introduction
to Ethics half
unit
RELS
2229/PHIL 2229 Contemporary
Moral Problems half
unit
RELS
2250/PHIL 2250/BUSI 2250 Business
Ethics half
unit
RELS 3311/FSGN 3311 Religion,
Gender and Sexualities half
unit
Sociology/Anthropology
SOAN
2203 Global
Human Issues
SOAN
2266 Cross-Cultural
Perspectives on Woman half
unit
SOAN
3302 Global
Transformations half
unit
SOAN 3307/POLS 3307 Politics
and Society half
unit
SOAN
3370 The
Anthropology of War and Aggression half
unit
Women'
s Studies
WOMS 3351/HIST 3351Women,
War and Peace half
unit
WOMS
3371 Women,
Resistance and Empowerment half
unit
WOMS 3391/POLS 3391 Gender
and International Relations half
unit
HIST
3351
Prerequisites:
one-half unit in a women's studies course and one-half unit in a women's history
course; or two one-half units of women's studies courses or two one-half units
of women's history courses; or permission of the instructor
An
examination of women's historical and contemporary relationship to war and
peace. Topics may include the debate over matriarchy, patriarchy and war; women
in the military; women and revolution; the women's peace movement; and feminism
and non-violence. (Also listed as WOMS 3351 and under Peace and Conflict
Studies)
An
analysis of the nature and roots of war preparations including American,
Russian, and
SOAN
3370
Prerequisite:
SOAN 1100 or 2100 or permission of the instructor
An
introduction to the anthropological study of war and aggression among tribal
peoples. A number of theoretical viewpoints explaining the origins, causes, and
consequences of conflict in non-state societies are examined, and some
suggestions about their relevance to war and conflict in industrialized states
are made. (Also listed under Peace and Conflict Studies)
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CAM
CAM
CAM
662
Environmental Conflict Management Issues (5)
Focuses on ways in which consensus, which encourages discourse and
understanding among competing interests, can be reached through a variety of
multiple party mechanisms. Provides the learner with an opportunity to
participate in lectures, small group discussions, role plays and case study
analysis of environmental issues. 5 credits.
ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY
http://www.stmarys.ca/
Political Science
321.1(.2) International Organization
Prerequisite: one (1.0)
POL credit at the 200-level. This course examines the concept of international
organization. It will focus on the tensions between emerging forms of global
governance and existing structures of inter-governmentalism. This course
explores current trends and debates within organizations such as the United
Nations (UN) and may examine areas such as peace and security, human rights,
gender, economic development, environmental protection, and civil society
participation.
456.1(.2) Issues in International Security
Prerequisite: one (1.0)
POL credit at the 200-level This course examines issues such as international
conflict, transnational crime, environmental change and terrorism, taking such
perspectives as national security, common security, cooperative security and
human security.
554.0 Seminar in Political Behavior
Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. An analysis of the behavioral movement in political
science. Particular attention will be given to the problems of political
strategy and political conflict.
UNIVERSITY
OF
http://www.umanitoba.ca/
Political Studies
19.204 Introduction
to International Relations
(6) credit hours
An Introduction to the analysis of international political action and
interaction. The course examines the manner in which the foreign policies of
states are formulated and the conflict, competition and cooperation produced by
state interaction. Examples are drawn mainly from international events since
1945, with appropriate references to earlier periods.
UNIVERSITY
OF
http://www.unb.ca
Political Science
International Relations
POLS/ECON 3633 International Public Law (3 ch)
This course examines the
sources of law such as custom and treaties and addresses specific issues in the
international system: the law of armed conflict, human rights, dispute
settlement, intergovernmental and supranational organizations, intellectual
property rights, the environment, and the relationship between business
corporations, sovereign states and private citizens. This course may be used as
a core course in the Law in Society Program.
POLS 3635 Critical Conflict Studies (3 ch)
Overviews traditional
conflict research and then examines the nature of contemporary warfare in terms
of the class, race, gender and sexual orientation. Particular focus is given to
WWI, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the 1991 Gulf War.
POLS 3703 Seminar in Contemporary Issues in World Politics (3 ch)
The course deals with current trends and developments on the international scene
including the global balance of power, relations between the superpowers,
ideological conflicts, the
POLS 3717 The Politics of Nationalism
(3 ch) A general examination of
nationalism as an ideology and political force, with some focus on specific
nationalist movements in both the developed and developing worlds. Topics
include: competing definitions of nations and nationalism, the underlying causes
of nationalist unrest and secessionism, and methods of conflict management in
ethnically divided societies.
http://www.uottawa.ca/
Political Science/Criminology
International Relations and Global Politics (INT)
POL3105 Theories of Democracy
POL3111
International Organizations
POL3162 Political Violence
(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Causes and forms of violence
aimed at changing policies, controlling a state, overthrowing a regime, or
altering political boundaries. Forms of social, ethnic, and fundamentalist
violence, including riots, massacres, terrorism, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.
POL4124 The Politics of Security
(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Strategies, tactics, institutions, theories, and practices of international
security broadly defined. Analysis of human security, environmental security,
economic security, military security, terror, war, and other current issues.
http://www.upei.ca/
Political Science
International Politics
231 WAR AND PEACE What are the roots of war and what are the prospects for
its end? Arms races, the balance of power, liberation wars, and nuclear
proliferation are among the topics considered. Case studies include the World
Wars, the Arab-Israeli wars, the Falklands war, and the two
282 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS This course examines the
evolution and structure of the contemporary global system and considers the
perennial questions of peace and stability in a world of independent polities.
It treats the diverse capabilities, roles and relationships of state and
non-state actors, and considers major patterns of change in the post-war world.
Principal attention is directed to recurring theoretical concerns in the study
of international politics. Both lectures and readings make generous use of case
studies and contemporary issues.
UNIVERSITY
http://www.uccb.ns.ca/
Political Science
POLS 269: War and Peace
(3 credits) This course will offer an in-depth study of the nature of war, its
origins and evolution, military strategy, and the impact of war on individual
soldiers and citizens through to entire states and ultimately the entire world.
The nature of peace, the building blocks of peace and international harmony, and
the ways and means of ending wars and promoting peace through peacekeeping and
peacemaking will also be examined.
http://www.ucfv.bc.ca
Political Science
POSC 190:International Relations
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): None
Transfer: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU
A study of aspects of global conflict and world politics. The course provides
students with the background necessary for an understanding of sources of power,
techniques of wielding influence, and the formulation of foreign policy. The
course will examine international law, under development, human rights and
global ecology in the context of international political economy.
POSC 195:International Organizations
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): POSC 190
Transfer:
UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU
This course examines the history and present status of international and
regional governmental and non-governmental organizations which act in the
international arena. Emphasis will be placed on organizations such as the United
Nations, the European Community, OPEC, Amnesty International
UNIVERSITY
OF
http://www.uregina.ca
Political Science
PSCI 240 World
Politics 3:3-0
A comprehensive introduction to international politics. This course is designed
to help students establish a basic understanding of the history of war and
peace, international relations theory, human security, international political
economy, international law, and international organizations. Prerequisite: PSCI 100
PSCI 342 (formerly PSCI 241)
International
Diplomacy and the United Nations System 3:3-0
This course will examine the various approaches to diplomacy and the dynamics of
international conflict resolution and peace enhancement through a study of the
legal framework, institutional structure and political process of the United
Nations System, and other multilateral organizations. It will also involve
observation and simulation at the national and international level. Prerequisite: PSCI 240.
UNIVERSITY
OF
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Poltical Science
POLST 112.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Political
Ideas and Change in a Global Era 1/2(3L)
An introduction to political ideas and change in a global era. The course
explores themes such as nationalism, ideology, development, democratization,
globalization, sovereignty, conflict and human rights.
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Political Science
POL208Y1
Introduction to International Relations
The course analyzes the impact of the individual, the nation-state, and the
international and transnational systems on international conflict and conflict
resolution, and examines the major problems the international community
confronts in a rapidly changing international environment. Prerequisite:
One full POL course/ 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Arts and Science/ express
permission of the instructor. Recommended preparation: Prior reading or study of
modern history
POL310Y1
Managing
International Military Conflict
Analysis of different aspects of conflict management, including security
regimes, U.N. peacekeeping, mediation, bilateral as well as multilateral
techniques. Prerequisite: POL208Y1
POL321Y1
Ethnic Politics in Comparative
Perspective
An exploration of approaches to ethnic conflict management in industrial
societies. Topics covered: comparison of
POL340Y1
International Law
International law as an instrument of conflict resolution. Recognition,
sovereign immunity, subjects of international law, jurisdiction. Prerequisite:
POL208Y1
POL346H1 Environmental
Conflict & Security
The relationship
between human-induced environmental stress and national and international
security, with a special focus on the likelihood of environmentally related
violence in the developing world. Some treatment of the technical aspects of
global environmental change.
POL412Y1
Human Rights, Democracy and International Politics
Explores human rights with reference to global politics and common ways of
thinking about democracy and its limits. Materials to be considered are
theoretical, practical, empirical and historical, a number of them from
POL 429Y1
Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and
Democracy
The main theories of ethnic conflict, ethnic violence and nationalism. Focus on
the challenges of multiethnic diversity and nationalism for democracy. Origins
of nations; construction of ethnic identities; nationalism in the 21st century;
causes of ethnic conflict, ethnic riots, and ethnic violence; democracy and
ethnic diversity; multination states and democracy.
POL459Y1
The Military Instrument of Foreign
Policy
The relationship of military force to politics: Nuclear war and deterrence,
conventional war, revolutionary war, terrorism and counter-insurgency are
examined from the perspectives of the
JUP460Y1Contemporary
Issues in Peace and Conflict
A colloquium (fall term) and research seminar (spring term) on the changing
meanings of security. Concepts to be considered, and to be applied in research,
range from the unconventional (feminist theorizing, the GAIA hypothesis) to the
familiar (collective security, deterrence). (Offered by the Department of
Political Science and
POL468H1Conflict
and Conflict Management
This seminar examines the source of conflict and various methods of conflict
management. It focuses on organized conflict, and the manner in which such
conflicts appear in character or scope in the contemporary international system.
POL470Y1
Contemporary Issues in Foreign Policty 52S
This senior seminar involves a critical assessment of current foreign policy
issues and contemporary world problems. Issues and case studies to be analyzed
include: 1. International military interventions to respond to imminent threats
or humanitarian crises, issues of legitimacy and effectiveness. e.g.,