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PJHR - Peace, Justice & Human Rights
General Program Information
Program Title
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Degree Designation
Peace, Justice, and Human Rights, B.A.
Program Learning Goals in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Students will:
Describe, explain, and critically analyze the complex and systematic nature of peace building, justice, and human rights.
Identify global, national, or local situations affected by violence, injustice, and oppression; explain their causes and consequences; and explore possible solutions.
Articulate a worldview that demonstrates concern for victims of violence, injustice, and/or human rights violations.
Apply this worldview to peace building; social justice, and human rights both on and off campus.
Major Requirements
Required Courses (12 credits)
Choose one (3 credits):
HS 125 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
PJHR 101 | INTRO TO HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
SC 380 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
Choose one (3 credits):
EN 267 | CONTEMPORARY IRISH LITERATURE AND FILM | 3 |
EN 280 | ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN LITERATURES | 3 |
EN 287 | IRISH LITERATURE | 3 |
HS 231 | BUILDING PEACE AFTER EMPIRE | 3 |
PJHR 150 | CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 3 |
PJHR 175 | NONVIOLENT THEORY AND ACTION | 3 |
Additional Required Courses (6 credits):
PJHR 400 | CRITICAL INQUIRY | 3 |
or | ||
PJHR 350 | ARRUPE: SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH | 3 |
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PJHR 410 | INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR | 3 |
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PJHR 450 | ADVOCACY & ACTION (ARRUPE) | 3 |
PJHR 450B | ADVOCACY AND ACTION: ADVOCACY PROJECTS (ARRUPE) | 0 |
Arrupe students will take PJHR 350 and must take both PJHR 450 and PJHR 450B.
Seven Elective Courses (21 credits)
Student will take an additional seven 3-credit courses drawn from the list below of approved courses. Normally, these courses will be chosen from three different disciplines or departments and may include a four-course specialization in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, poverty and social justice, environmental justice, or racial justice.
PJHR 100 | POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PJHR 105 | CRITICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PJHR 175 | NONVIOLENT THEORY AND ACTION | 3 |
PJHR 250 | ISSUES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PJHR 300 | TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PJHR 399 | SHEPHERD SUMMER INTERNSHIP | 0 |
PJHR 499 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 |
Biology
BL 137 | CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL IMPACTS | 3 |
BL 331 | GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE | 3 |
Communication
COM 210 | INTRODUCTION TO ADVOCACY | 3 |
COM 303 | CRAFTING THE MESSAGE | 3 |
Education
ED 253 | SCHOOL & SOCIETY | 3 |
ED 350 | MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
English
EN 285 | INDIAN LITERATURE | 3 |
EN 291 | ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE | 3 |
Some sections of EN 299 may also be approved to count for the PJHR major and minor. Students should check the semester course offerings upon registration.
Entrepreneurship
ER 120 | POVERTY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
ER 304 | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
GEND 101 | INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES | 3 |
History
HS 115 | TRIALS OF THE CENTURY | 3 |
HS 131 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
HS 136 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
HS 143 | ETHNICITY IN AMERICA | 3 |
HS 175 | LATIN AMERICAN DICTATORSHIPS: GLOBALIZATION, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
HS 185 | AFRICAN HISTORY THROUGH AUTOBIOGRAPHY | 3 |
HS 225 | WORLD WAR I & MODERNITY | 3 |
HS 245 | UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS | 3 |
HS 257 | U.S. MILITARY HISTORY | 3 |
HS 278 | CUBA: PAST AND PRESENT | 3 |
HS 332 | BERLIN: FROM REICH TO REPUBLIC | 3 |
HS 336 | THE HOLOCAUST | 3 |
HS 343 | SLAVERY AND ABOLITION | 3 |
HS 473 | NAZI GERMANY: ORIGINS, STRUCTURES, CONSEQUENCES | 3 |
Leadership Development
LP 135 | LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
LP 250 | GLOBAL LEADERSHIP | 3 |
Philosophy
PL 275 | RECENT AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
PL 280 | MAJOR MORAL PHILOSOPHERS | 3 |
PL 302 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 3 |
PL 311 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
PL 315 | APPLIED ETHICS | 3 |
Political Science
PO 103 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
PO 205 | HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA | 2 |
PO 213 | WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS | 3 |
PO 254 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | 3 |
PO 256 | GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
PO 311 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
PO 313 | WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS | 3 |
PO 351 | BERLIN SEMINAR | 3 |
Psychology
PS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY: PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE | 3 |
PS 289 | PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAUMA: MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT | 3 |
PS 342 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE | 3 |
Sociology
SC 220 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS | 3 |
SC 255 | PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION | 3 |
SC 257 | SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY | 3 |
SC 273 | PUBLIC HEALTH IN U.S. SOCIETY | 3 |
SC 275 | FAMILY VIOLENCE | 3 |
SC 290 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
SC 335 | PRISONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
SC 353 | LATINA/O TRANSNATIONAL EXPERIENCE | 3 |
SC 364 | RACE, ETHNICITY, CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
SC 385 | POVERTY, WELFARE, AND COMMUNITY ACTION | 3 to 4 |
Theology & Religious Studies
TRS 210 | INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM | 3 |
TRS 223 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGION | 3 |
TRS 240 | INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM | 3 |
TRS 253 | CHINESE RELIGIONS | 3 |
TRS 260 | MORAL DECISION MAKING | 3 |
TRS 262 | RELIGION, FREEDOM, AND LAW | 3 |
TRS 263 | ECOLOGY, RELIGION, AND JUSTICE | 3 |
TRS 266 | CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
TRS 272 | SOUL FOOD | 3 |
TRS 303 | ABRAHAM FATHER OF NATIONS | 3 |
TRS 323 | MARTIN, MALCOLM, & BLACK LIVES MATTER | 3 |
TRS 331 | SIN, GRACE, & WHOLENESS | 3 |
TRS 337 | GLOBALIZATION, THEOLOGY, & JUSTICE | 3 |
TRS 341 | ISLAM IN AMERICA | 3 |
TRS 359 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN RELIGIONS | 0 to 3 |
TRS 366 | SOCIAL JUSTICE & THE ECONOMY: MORALITY & MONEY | 3 |
TRS 367 | RELIGION, TERROR, & CULTURE WARS | 3 |
TRS 369 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS ETHICS | 1 to 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 33