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	Academic Catalog Home 2003-2005 Catalog Home Academic Calendar Introduction Academic Programs Academic Departments and Programs General Information Appendices Site Index Search		Peace Studies Department Chair: Jeffrey Anderson Faculty: Jeffrey Anderson, Kelly Kraemer, Rene McGraw OSB, Daniel McKanan, Ronald Pagnucco Peace Studies is an interdisciplinary department that explores the presence and nature of conflict in human interaction, the causes of war and intergroup violence, the methods of violence and nonviolence, and the conditions for sustainable peace. The purpose of the department is to examine these subjects through the methods offered through the humanities and social sciences. Throughout our program students and faculty explore the potential for better conflict management, peacemaking processes, reconciliation and peacebuilding given the present historical circumstances. Specific approaches that are investigated include: nonviolent social protest; alternative approaches to security; international law and organization; and mediation and conflict resolution. The peace studies program encourages students to think and act with responsible human freedom and to be capable of effective service to others. Inside and outside of the classroom the Peace Studies Department seeks to cultivate an environment for learning which draws its deepest inspiration from a desire for the truth, for justice and for charity. Practitioners in the field of peace studies are aware that any concrete situation reflects multiple issues. Effective peacemaking and conflict resolution thus requires an ability to synthesize the strands involved in the conflict, including gender and ethnicity, economics and environment, religion and philosophy, culture and government, history and literature, psychology and social structure. The interdisciplinary character of the department looks to synthesize these strands. Building upon the six required courses, the student majoring in peace studies, in close consultation with a department advisor, focuses his/her interest by looking at conflict and its resolution through detailed study in the social sciences, the humanities or the natural sciences. The commitment to community-based education is evidenced by the internships and service learning activities that peace studies majors and minors undertake. Assessment Major Humanities Concentration Natural Sciences Concentration Social Science Concentration Minor Acceptance into Upper Division Courses (PCST)
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