PCST.5001 Foundations of Peace Studies

Description

This course is designed to highlight some of the expedient areas of the peace and conflict studies field. The theoretical and applicable aspects of the field will be researched and discussed to further explore and instate the positionality of the field in relation to international relations, and the global south. The course also explores the trials and tribulations of reconciliation and truth finding commissions as well as the role of activists/academics who are directly involved as practitioners of conflict resolution.

Course prerequisites/corequisites are determined by the faculty and approved by the curriculum committees. Students are required to fulfill these requirements prior to enrollment. For courses offered through online or GPS delivery, students are responsible for confirming with the instructor or department that all enrollment requirements have been satisfied before registering.