Academic Program - Interdisciplinary Curriculum Minor
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Peace and Reconciliation Studies offers an 18 credit Interdisciplinary Curriculum (similar to a minor) with the following requirements.
1. Required Courses (12 credits):
PAX 201: Introduction to Peace Studies (Available live at U.Maine, online or live at the Hutchinson Center)
PAX 410: Theories in Peace Studies
2. Two other PAX courses from the following list:
- PAX 250: Peace & Pop Culture
- PAX 260: Peace Patriots
- PAX 350: Buddhism, Peace & Contemplative Traditions
- PAX 351: This Sacred Earth; Ecology and Spirituality
- PAX 360: Conflict Resolution: A Relational Approach to Working Through Conflict
- PAX 370: Building Sustainable Communities
- PAX 398: Topics in Peace Studies (varies each semester)
- PAX 400: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Promise of Social Renewal
- PAX 401: Women Social Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice
- PAX 451: Mediation: Premises, Practices & Policy
- PAX 452: Advanced Study in Transformative Mediation
- PAX 491: Forgiveness: Creating a Culture of Peace & Reconciliation
- PAX 495: Advanced Topics in Peace Studies (varies each semester)
- PAX 498: Special Projects in Peace Studies (independent study)
Elective Courses (6 Credits):
In conversation with a Peace and Reconciliation Studies advisor, select two additional university courses to complete the 18-credit Interdisciplinary Curriculum, including additional PAX courses.
Enrollment:
Students who wish to enroll in the Peace and Reconciliation Studies Interdisciplinary Curriculum should contact the Coordinator at the Peace and Reconciliation Studies office, 202 East Annex, email: Peace.Studies@umit.maine.edu or call 207-581-2609, for further information or assistance. Enrollment is open to all undergraduate students at the University of Maine and there are no admissions requirements beyond those of the college a student is entering.
Specialized Information
The following PAX courses satisfy certain General Education requirements:
- PAX 201: Social Contexts & Institutions and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 250: Artistic & Creative, Social Contexts & Institutions, & Writing Intensive
- PAX 350: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 351: Ethics
- PAX 360: Social Contexts & Institutions
- PAX 370: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 491: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives and Ethics