PROGRAMS
GLOBAL PEACE & SECURITY MINOR - COURSES
Upper Division
136. Theories of Peace, Conflict and Violence
(4) Bouraad-Nash
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Interdisciplinary 197A.
Fundamental issues relating to global peace and security: focus on "negative
peace"-the problem of war and organized violence; peace as the avoidance
of war.
137. World Society in Transformation: Building Enduring Peace
(4) Bouraad-Nash
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Interdisciplinary 197B.
Fundamental exploration of issues relating to global peace and security
with a focus on "positive peace:" peace as human rights, sustainable
development, ecological balance, political participation, and other positive
aspects of human security.
140. Theory and Practice of Nonviolence
(4) Bouraad-Nash
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
Not open for credit to students who have completed Interdisciplinary 140.
Critical examination of nonviolence as a philosophy of life and as a pragmatic
approach to conflict resolution. Philosophical, psychological, cultural,
and political aspects. Major theorists of nonviolence, including Gandhi,
King, and Sharp. Application to conflict at all levels: interpersonal,
intergroup, and international. Case studies.
194. Group Studies for Global Peace and Security
(4) Bouraad-Nash
Prerequisites: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit in combination with Interdisciplinary 194GP
to a maximum of 12 units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the minor.
Intensive analysis of topics and themes in global peace and security. Topics
will vary with instructor and year.
196. Global Peace and Security Seminar
(4) Bouraad-Nash
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units, but only 4 units may
be applied toward the minor. Not open for credit to students who have completed
Interdisciplinary 196GP.
Intensive analysis of methods and problems of global peace and security.
Topics will vary with the instructor and quarter.
199. Supervised Independent Studies in Global Peace and Security
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing; consent of department.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the precedingthree
quarters and must have completed at least two courses chosen from the interdisciplinary
primary or secondary list of courses selected for the GPS minor requirements.
Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199DC/199RA
courses combined. Although approval of the GPS chair or associate chair
is required, faculty from different departments can supervise the work
and assign the final grade. No more than 4 units can be used to fulfill
the GPS minor requirement. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12
units, but only 4 units may be applied toward the minor. Not open for credit
to students who have completed Interdisciplinary 196GP.
Students engage in supervised research on peace and conflict issues. Topics
include: violence, problems of war, injustice, poverty, ecological deterioration,
and the various dimensions of conflict.