[MSU Course Descriptions]
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Peace and Justice Studies
Michigan State University
514 S. Kedzie Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-4617

Steve Sharra – Advisor
sharrast@msu.edu

APPROVED PEACE & JUSTICE THEMATIC AREAS & COURSES:

The Peace & Justice Studies specialization has nine challenging areas of thematic study:

•  (1) Roots of War/Culture of Peace

•  (2) Power and Coercion:   Institutional Power, Ideological Power (Legitimation, Role of the Media, Power, Manufactured Consent,) Force.

•  (3) Conflict Resolution, Cooperation

•  (4) Environmental Justice

•  (5) Economic Justice:   Poverty and Privilege, Globalization, Exploitation, Social Class, International Aid

•  (6) Resistance and Social Movements:   Revolutions, Uprisings, Civil Resistance, Terrorism, Disobedience, Organizing and Activism

•  International Dimensions of Peace and Justice

•  (7a) International Law, Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Law;

•  (7b) Dimensions of Conflict:   Imperialism, Colonialism, Wars, Regional Conflicts Police Actions, Civil War, Border Violence

•  (7c) Intervention:   International Organizations, Peace Keeping, Crisis Management, Refugees and Internally Displaced People, Immigration

•  (7d) Militarism, (Nuclear) Disarmament, Arms Control, Treaties and Conventions

•  National Dimensions of Violence and Justice

•  (8a) Citizens Rights and State Responsibilities

•  (8b) Crime and Punishment (criminal justice, capital punishment)

•  (8c) Institutional Violence and Justice:   Schools, Urban, Family (economic justice)

•  (8d) Family Violence and Conflict Resolution (spouse abuse, child abuse).

•  (9) Group Violence and Justice:   Discrimination, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Ethnicity, Religion, Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, Labor Unions, Language, Social Class, Prejudice, Rape, Assault, Recourse.

The following courses have been approved for use in the Peace and Justice Studies specialization. The list is not complete, but rather a work in progress. There are undoubtedly other courses that have a substantial P&J component and will be acceptable for the specialization. To have these evaluated, please forward the course description and a syllabus to Dr. Steve Sharra (sharrast@msu.edu), 503 S. Kedzie.

Core Course are in bold and marked with an asterisk*

• AL 192H - Ethics and War (Esquith) - SS (credits)
• ANP 220 - Gender Relations in Comparative Perspective - SS (3 credits)
• ANP 270 - Women and Health - FS (3 credits)
• ANP 280 - The Anthropological Film - SS (3 credits)
• ANP 321 - Anthropology of Social Movements - FS (3 credits)
• ANP 322 - Peasants and Social Change in the Developing World - SS (3 credits)
• ANP 330 - Race, Ethnicity, and Nation: Anthropological Approaches to Collective Identity - SS (3 credits)
• ANP 410 - Revolution and Social Change in Latin America - FS even years (3 credits)
• ANP 424 - Culture and Economic Behavior - FS even years (3 credits)
• ANP 426 - Urban Anthropology - SS odd years (3 credits)
• ANP 430 - Culture, Resources and Power - FS odd years (3 credits)
• ANP 431 - Gender, Environment and Development - FS odd years (3 credits)
• *ANP 436 - Globalization and Justice - SS odd years (3 credits)
• ANP 470 - Food, Hunger, and Society - FS even years (3 credits)
• ANP 491 - Special Topics [depending on the topic] - FS, SS, US (3 credits)
• WRA 115 - Writing: Law and Justice in the United States - FS, SS (4 credits)
• WRA 125 - Writing : The American Ethnic and Racial Experience - FS, SS (4 credits)
• WRA 130 - Writing: American Radical Thought - FS, SS (4 credits)
• WRA 140 - Writing: Women in America - FS, SS (4 credits)
• CJ 220 - Criminology - FS, SS (4 credits)
• CJ 355 - Juvenile Justice Process FS & SS (4 credits)
• CJ 421 - Minorities, Crime and Social Policy - SS odd years (3 credits)
• CJ 425 - Women and Criminal Justice - SS even years (3 credits)
• EC 495 - Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution - FS (3 credits)
• ENG 310c - Literature in English 1789-1900 [depending on topic] - FS, SS (4 credits)
• ENG 349 - African American Literature 1 (depending on topic) - FS (3 credits)
• FRN 355 - French Literature in English Translation [depending on topic] - SS even years (3 credits) (SS'04 = Vichy Occupation, Holocaust: French Response)
• FW 211 - Introduction to Gender and Environmental Issues - SS (3 credits)
• GEO 418 - The Ghetto - FS odd years (3 credits)
• GEO 432 - Environmental Ethics in Geography - FS (3 credits)
• GRM 340 - German Life and Literature: Contemporary Period [depending on topic] - FS, SS (3 credits)
• GRM 490 - Independent Study [depending on topic] HA 444 - Latin American and Latino Art (Gordillo) - SS (3 credits)
• HST 110 - Historical Approaches to Contemporary Issues [depending on topic] - FS, SS (3 credits)
• HST 150 - World History since 1500 [depending on topic] - FS, SS (4 credits)
• HST 201 - Historical Methods and Skills [depending on topic] - FS, SS (3 credits)
• HST 313 - Women in the United States to 1869 - FS (4 credits)
• HST 306 - Modern United States (Anderson) - FS, SS (3 credits)
• HST 364 - South Africa and Its Neighbors --FS (3 credits)
• HST 392 - History of the Holocaust - SS (3 credits)
• HST 414 - World War II: Causes, Conduct and Consequences -- SS (3 credits)
• HST 420 - History of Sexuality since the 18th Century - FS, SS (3 credits)
• HST 487 - Seminar in Comparative History - FS (3 credits)
• HST 454 - Special Topics in American History [depending on topic]- FS, SS (3 credits)
• HST 492H - Senior Honors Seminar [depending on topic] - FS, SS (3 credits)
• IAH 231B - Themes and Issues: Human Values and the Arts and Humanities [depending on topic] - FS, SS (4 credits)
• IAH 241E - Creative Arts and Humanities [depending on topic] (Fall 2003 -- African Diaspora Cinema) (3 credits)
• ISS 215 - Social Differentiation and Inequity (Posner) - FS, SS, US (4 credits)
• ISS 225 - Power, Authority and Exchange - SS, FS, US (4 credits)
• ISS 315 - Global Diversity and Interdependence - FS, SS, US (4 credits)
• ISS 325 - War and Revolution - FS, SS, US - (4 credits)
• ISS 330A - Africa: Social Science Perspectives --FS, SS, US (4 credits)
• JRN 335 - International Press - FS odd years (3 credits)
• JRN 470 - Social Groups and the News Media - FS even years (3 credits)
• JRN 475 - International News Media - SS even years (3 credits)
• JRN 480 - Ethics and the News Media - FS, SS, US (3 credits)
• MC 220 - International Relations I: World Politics and International Security - FS (4 credits)
• MC 221 - International Relations II: The Politics of International Economic Relations - SS (4 credits)
• MC 280 - Social Theory and Social Relations - FS (4 credits)
• MC 281 - Immigrants, Minorities, and American Pluralism - SS (4 credits)
• MC 290 - Special Topics: Representing the Civil Rights Movement: History, Literature, and Film
• MC 322 - International Law and Organization - FS (4 credits)
• MC 324A - Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict in the Middle East - SS, US (4 credits)
• MC 324B - Regional Politics cooperation, and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa - FS even years (4 credits)
• MC324C - Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean - FS even years (4 credits MC 324D - Regional Politics, Cooperation, and Conflict in Asia - FS odd years (4 credits)
• MC 385 - Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations - SS even years (4 credits)
• MC 386 - Women and Power in Comparative Perspective - FS (4 credits)
• MC387 - Jews and Anti-Semitism - SS (4 credits)
• MC 388 - Sexual Politics: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives - FS (4 credits)
• MC 482 - Gender and Violent Conflict - SS (3 credits)
• MC 498 - Senior Seminar in Social Relations (with K. See) (Madison students only) - FS,SS (5 credits)
• MC498 - Senior Seminar in Social Relations [depending on topic] (Spring 2004 -- The Politics of Tolerance and Reconciliation) (3 credits)
• PHL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy - FS, SS (3 credits)
• PHL 350 - Introduction to Social and Political Thought - FS (3 credits)
• *PHL 353 - Peace and Justice Studies: Core Concepts - FS (3 credits)
  
• PHL 356 - Philosophical Aspects of Feminism - FS, SS (4 credits)
• PHL 357 - Philosophy of Karl Marx - SS (3 credits)
• *PHL 491 - Special Topics in Philosophy [depending on topic] - FS, SS, US (3-4 credits) (SS'04 = Ethics and Development)
• PLS 320 - Judicial Process and Policy Making - FS, SS (3 credits)
• PLS 344 - Politics in the Third World - FS, SS (3 credits)
• PLS 364 - International Organization and Cooperation - SS (3 credits)
• PLS 460 - International Political Economy - FS (3 credits) PLS 461 - Refugees, Displaced Persons, Exiles - SS (4 credits)
• PLS 470 - Political Thought [depending on topic] - FS odd years, SS even years (4 credits)
• PRM 260 - World Food, Population and Poverty - FS (3 credits)
• RD 491 - Special Topics [depending on topic]
• SOC 161 - International Development and Change (Hill) - SS (3 credits)
• SOC 215 - Race and Ethnicity - FS, SS, US (3 credits)
• SOC 216 - Sex and Gender - FS, SS, US (3 credits)
• SOC 331 - Political Sociology - FS (3 credits) SOC 452 - Environment and Society - FS (3 credits)
• SW 420 - Social Work and Social Policy II (SW majors only) - FS (3 credits)
• WS 201-002 -- Introduction to Women's Studies SS04 (4 credits)
• WS 301 - Sexual Violence Against Women and Children - SS (3 credits)
• WS 401 - Feminist Theory - SS (4 credits)
• WS 403 - Women and Change in Developing Countries - SS (3 credits)

updated February 13, 2008