Deanna Durham, Gloria Rhodes, and Tim Seidel, advisors
Whereas the peacebuilding and development (PXD) major is designed for students who want a focus in both peacebuilding and development, the peacebuilding major is designed as a stand-alone major for students particularly interested in careers in conflict transformation and restorative justice. This major benefits students with bi-vocational interests. It cannot be taken as a double major with the PXD major or the global development major.
The major consists of the following 36-38 SH.
Foundation (12-14 SH)
- PXD 151 Exploring Conflict and Peace OR SOC 101 Intro to Sociology - 3
- PXD 225 Theories of Social Change - 3
- STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics - 2
- SOC 336 Methods of Social Research - 3
- PXD 431 PXD Practicum - 1-3
Core Theory (12 SH)
- SOC 255 Social Movements - 3
- PXD 331 Restorative Justice and Trauma Awareness OR THEO 323 Biblical Theology Peace/Justice - 3
- *PXD 335 Understanding Violent Conflict - 3
- PXD 345 Peacebuilding Theory and Action - 3
Core Practice/Skills (6 SH)
- *PXD 261 Community and Conflict Analysis Techniques - 3
- PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation - 3
Electives (6 SH)
- Any course not taken above
- *PXD 451 Program Evaluation - 3
- BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting - 3
- SOWK/SOC 210 Social Stratification - 3
- SOWK 360 Race and Gender - 3
- SOWK 330 Social Policy Analysis - 3
- *ENGL 344 Ways of War and Peace - 3