Certificate: Peace and Reconciliation Studies

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OVERVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn certificate: 18

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn certificate: None

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward certificate: A “C” or better in all PAX courses

Other GPA requirements to earn certificate: 2.0 minimum for courses taken in the certificate

Contact Information: Sid Mitchell, 224 Merrill Hall, 581-3435, sid.mitchell@maine.edu

Peace and Reconciliation Studies is defined as the interdisciplinary examination of the conditions that make for peace, with a special emphasis on reconciliation (forgiveness) as a vital factor in the realization of peace. It also investigates the obstacles to the realization of these conditions, drawing on theories and methods from diverse cultures and traditions to focus on what makes for the development of a just and peaceful world order. Peace and Reconciliation Studies relates scholarship to praxis and challenges those who engage in it to develop new ways of thinking and acting in the world.

Curriculum

Peace and Reconciliation Studies offers an 18-credit interdisciplinary curriculum with the following requirements. Any course with a PAX designator that is offered at any UMS site, is also part of the Peace and Reconciliation Studies Curriculum. If there is a course outside of Peace and Reconciliation Studies that you feel has value and relevance to the concentration, and you wish to take it as part of your program, please contact the Peace and Reconciliation Studies Office at (207)581-2609.

Required Courses: (9 credits, available online)

PAX 201 - Introduction to Peace and Reconciliation Studies Credits: 3
PAX 290 - Nonviolence: Perceptions and Perspectives Credits: 3
PAX 410 - Theories in Peace and Reconciliation Studies Credits: 3

Three other PAX courses from the following list:

PAX 250 - Peace and Pop Culture Credits: 3
PAX 260 - Realistic Pacifism Credits: 3
PAX 350 - Buddhism, Peace and Contemplative Traditions Credits: 3
PAX 351 - This Sacred Earth: Ecology and Spirituality Credits: 3
PAX 370 - Building Sustainable Communities Credits: 3
PAX 380 - Ecovillages and Ecocities: Models of Global Restoration Credits: 3
PAX 398 - Topics in Peace and Reconciliation Studies Credits: 3
PAX 401 - Women Social Activists: Warriors for Peace and Justice Credits: 3
PAX 451 - Mediation: Its Premises, Practices and Policies Credits: 3
PAX 470 - Sustainable Communication: The Theory and Practice of Nonviolent Communication Credits: 3
PAX 491 - Forgiveness: Creating a Culture of Peace and Reconciliation Credits: 3
PAX 495 - Advanced Topics in Peace and Reconciliation Studies Credits: 3
PAX 498 - Special Projects in Peace and Reconciliation Studies Credits: 1-6