Peace and Reconciliation Minor
Peace and Reconciliation Studies offers an 18-credit interdisciplinary minor with the following requirements:
1. Required Courses (9 credits):
- PAX 201: Introduction to Peace & Reconciliation Studies
- PAX 290 : Nonviolence: Perceptions and Perspectives
- PAX 410: Theories in Peace & Reconciliation Studies
2. Elective Courses — 3 additional PAX courses from the following list (9 credits):
- PAX 250: Peace & Pop Culture
- PAX 260: Realistic Pacifism
- 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 380: Ecovillages & Ecocities: Models of Global Restoration
- PAX 398: Topics in Peace Studies (varies each semester)
- PAX 400: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Beloved Community
- PAX 401: Women Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice
- PAX 451: Mediation: Premises, Practices & Policy
- PAX 452: Advanced Study in Transformative Mediation
- PAX 470: Sustainable Communication: The Theory & Practice of Nonviolent Communication
- 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)
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, and Writing Intensive
- PAX 260: Social Contexts & Institutions and Writing Intensive
- PAX 290: Ethics and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 350: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 351: Ethics
- PAX 360: Social Contexts & Institutions
- PAX 370: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 380: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives and Population & the Environment
- PAX 400: Social Contexts & Institutions and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 401: Social Contexts & Institutions and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
- PAX 491: Ethics and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
Enrollment:
Enrollment in the minor is open to all undergraduate students at the University of Maine. Please check with an academic advisor in your college or major to determine what paperwork you need to complete to declare a Peace Studies minor.
For more information, contact Peace and Reconciliation Studies program coordinator Jason Canniff, jason.canniff@maine.edu.
