Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Semester Hours: 36-38
Advisor: Timothy Seidel
Whereas the peacebuilding and development (PXD) major is designed for students who want a focus in both peacebuilding and development, the global development major is designed as a stand-alone major for students particularly interested in careers addressing social, political, and economic inequality and justice and who are preparing to work in the fields of community or international development.
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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
- PXD 431 PXD Practicum - 1-3
- SOC 336 Methods of Social Research - 3
- STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics - 2
Core theory (12 SH)
- ECON 201 Survey of Economics OR ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3
- PXD 365 Social and Political Economy OR *ECON 401 Development Economics - 3
- PXD 375 Globalization and Justice - 3
- PXD 485 Global Development - 3
Core practice/skills (6 SH)
Choose two of the following courses:
- BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting - 3
- *PXD 261 Community and Conflict Analysis Techniques - 3
- *PXD 451 Program Evaluation Through Qualitative Methods- 3
- SOWK 330 Social Policy Analysis - 3
Electives (6 SH)
- Any course not taken above
- BUAD 331 Organizational Behavior - 3
- *ECON 311 Contemporary Economic Issues - 3
- NURS 432 Community Health - 3
- POL 113 International Relations - 2
- *PXD 335 Understanding Violent Conflict - 3
- PXD 345 Peacebuilding Theory and Action - 3
- *SOC 255 Social Movements - 3
Summer Peacebuilding Institute
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