Students choose one of two learning options: the supplementary major (24 credit hours) or the interdisciplinary minor (15 credit hours) in peace studies.
Why major or minor in peace studies? Classes will:
- empower you to be an effective citizen with knowledge and understanding of critical world issues
- strengthen your skills in research, writing, conflict resolution, strategic peacebuilding and nonviolent social change
- challenge you to think and act in new ways, putting principles of social justice to work and making a difference in the world
Peace studies attracts high-achieving students who are regular recipients of awards, fellowships, and grants (including Summer Research Grants), and who are active in fieldwork, internships, service projects, and campus events, including the annual student peace conference.
Graduates of the undergraduate peace studies program apply valuable knowledge and skills to careers in business, education, politics, medicine, law, and science, as well as to jobs directly related to the peaceful and just resolution of global challenges.
