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The
Peace and Global Studies Major
This information is current for the 2006-2007 Academic Year.
Students who wish to major in Peace and Global Studies may focus
in one of eight areas (listed below).
All majors complete:
• PAGS 101 Introduction to Economics: Global Macroeconomics,
or
a suitable ECON 150 Earlham Seminar
• PAGS 107 Introduction to International Relations (for 1st
or 2nd year students), or
a suitable POLS 150 Earlham Seminar
• An introductory Philosophy course:
PAGS 140 Ethics of Peace and War, or
PAGS 120 Philosophical Inquiry: Peace and Justice (not available
2006-07); or
PHIL 150 Earlham Seminar on Peace and Justice (not available 2006-07)
• PAGS 130 History and Theory of Nonviolent Movements
• Conflict Resolution:
PAGS 343 Conflict Resolution, or
PAGS ? Intercultural Conflict Resolution (Spring 2006-07)
• An advanced Philosophy course:
PAGS 370 Philosophy of Social Science (not available 2006-07), or
SOAN 341 Contemporary Social Thought , or
PHIL 470 Post Colonial Theory
• PAGS 372 International Law (offered every year), or
POLS 371 Theories of International Relations (offered alternate
years)
• PAGS 374 Methods of Peacemaking
• PAGS 486 Senior Research Project
• PAGS 488 Senior Seminar
• PAGS Internship, and
• 3 courses forming a special focus from these options:
• 1) CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION FOCUS
MGMT 201 Human Relations and Organizational Behavior
MGMT 341 Leadership in Dealing with Differences
SOAN 115 Culture and Conflict
SOAN 118 Institutions and Inequality
ECON 315 Marxism
Off-Campus Programs in Northern Ireland, the Middle East or Border
Studies
• 2) RELIGION AND PACIFISM FOCUS
REL 185 Feminist Spirituality
REL 230 African American Church History
REL 360 Contemporary Religious Movements
REL 425 Religious Responses to War and Violence
The following Peace and Justice Courses (PJST) are offered at Earlham
School of Religion and may be taken by upper-level students with
consent of the instructor:
HCST 220 Quaker Life
PJST 330 The Bible and Violence and Non-Violence
PJST 351 Quakers in Conflict
PJST 366 Liberation Theology
REL 350 USA Church History
SPST 334 Quaker Spirituality
THST 340 Quaker Beliefs
• 3) SOCIAL THEORY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOCUS
AAAS 356 The Civil Rights Movement
ECON 315 Marxism
PHIL 385 Discourse and Diversity
PHIL 470 Postcolonial Theory
POLS 371 Theories of International Relations
SOAN 215 Identities and Social Movements
SOAN 340 Contemporary Social Thought
SOAN 368 Political Economy of Development
WMNS 375 Feminist Theories
• 4) INTERNATIONAL WAR AND PEACE FOCUS
POLS 371 Theories of International Relations, and
PAGS 372 International Law
Two courses from:
HIST 347 Europe and the World Wars
PAGS 377 Topics in International Relations
PHIL 470 Postcolonial Theory
POLS 344 Diplomatic History
REL 425 Religious Responses to War and Violence
• 5) AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS FOCUS
AAAS 114 Introduction to African and African American Studies
AAAS 351 The Civil Rights Movement
AAAS 355 Readings in African American Women’s History
AAAS 368 African American History
ENGL 204 African American Literature
HIST 224 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
POLS 348 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Civil Rights May Term
• 6) WOMEN AND SOCIAL CHANGE FOCUS
HIST 367 Women and Men in American Society
PAGS 346 Feminism, Ecology and Peace
PHIL 480 Feminist Philosophies
SOAN 364 Woman, Politics and Cultural Change
WMNS 305 Introduction to Women’s Studies
WMNS 375 Feminist Theories
• 7) STUDENT-DESIGNED FOCUS
The focus should represent a disciplinary, thematic or vocational
group of courses designed by the student in consultation with a
faculty advisor.
• 8) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOCUS
Given the social and political context of many environmental problems,
a PAGS major provides the graduate with important knowledge and
skills applicable to feasible solutions to environmental problems.
The Environmental Studies Focus introduces students to the symbolic
systems that govern human relationships with nature: humanistic
discourse, social science discourse, natural science discourse and
mathematics.
3 natural science courses from the following:
BIOL 111 Ecological Biology
BIOL 226 Biological Diversity
CHEM 106 Chemistry in Social Context
CHEM 107 Chemistry in Social Context Laboratory
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry
CHEM 230 Techniques of Water Analysis
GEOS 111 Environmental Geoscience
GEOS 211 Dynamic Earth
MATH 120 Elementary Statistics
INTD 310 a course in Southwest Field Studies
ENSC 242 Analysis of Environmental Problems
INTD upper level course
3 Humanities and Social Science courses from the following:
ENGL 482 Special Topics, when offered in Literature & Environment
HIST 364 Westward Movement
PAGS 346 Feminism, Ecology, and Peace
ECON 343 Economics of the Environment
ECON 482 Special Topics in Economics, when related to the environment
POLS 373 International Environmental Politics
SOAN 327 Indigenous Peoples in a Changing World
INTD 320 a course in Southwest Field Studies
1 experiential course from the following:
Organic agriculture (independent study)
EDUC 112 Foundations of Education
EDUC 212 Educational Theory and Practice
EDUC 310 Experimental Education
Participation in the Environmental Speaker Series Seminar
All students will complete an Internship of 120 hours (no credit)
with one of the following groups:
Environmental Advocacy Group
Environmental Educational Project
Ecologically- Oriented Nature-Based Project
Note: The internship should be in a place unfamiliar to the student
not only geographically, but also culturally. Urban sites are included.)
The PAGS Interdepartmental Major
Students choosing the PAGS Interdepartmental Major must complete:
• PAGS 101 Introduction to Economics: Global Macroeconomics
or a suitable ECON 150 Earlham Seminar
• PAGS 107 Introduction to International Relations or
PAGS 207 Issues Before the United Nations
• PAGS 120 Introduction to Philosophy: Peace and Justice or
PHIL 470 Postcolonial Theory, or an
PHIL 150 Earlham Seminar on Philosophy: Peace and Justice
• PAGS 130 Theory and Practice of Non-Violence
• PAGS 370 Philosophy of Social Science or
SOAN 341 Contemporary Social Thought
• PAGS 372 International Law
or POLS 371 Theories of International Relations
• PAGS 374 Methods of Peacemaking or
PAGS 343 Conflict Resolution
• PAGS 486 Senior Research Project
• PAGS 488 Senior Seminar
• A group of courses from a recognized major such as Politics,
Economics, Art, Religion, Spanish. The courses should be selected
in consultation with PAGS and the department under consideration.
Criteria for comprehensive exams are established by PAGS and the
department.
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