| Prerequisite or Equivalent |
| PAX 250 |
Introduction to Peace Studies (3) |
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| Required Courses |
| PAX 335 |
Nonviolence in and through History (3) |
| PAX 340 |
Conflict and Peacebuilding (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| History and Politics of Social Change |
| Students explore the roots of violence in a variety of historical and cultural settings— and, most importantly, the many methods for achieving reconciliation. In the process they gather deeper meanings of conflict, peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, resistance and justice. Human rights, consumerism, the environment and democracy are among the subthemes of this area of inquiry. |
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| Choose 3 credits from section A: |
| A. International Human Rights, Consumerism and Environment |
| PAX 330 |
Issues of Global Poverty (3) |
| PAX 440 |
Human Rights—State Terror and Violence (3) |
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| Choose 3 credits from section B: |
| B. Human Rights and Democracy in the United States of America |
| PAX 325 |
Twentieth-Century African American Thinkers (3) |
| PAX 410 |
Democracy in the United States of America, 1919–68 (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| Theory and Practice of Peacemaking |
| Peacemakers from diverse backgrounds have developed tools for transforming society and themselves. Students study and practice these instruments for waging peace. Courses cover themes including contemplation and action in the lives of major peacemakers, models for social action and skillful means. |
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| Choose 3 credits from section A: |
| A. Contemplation and Action in the Lives of Major Peacemakers |
| PAX 415 |
Women, Feminism and Peacemaking (3) |
| PAX 430 |
Gandhi, Dorothy Day and Malcolm X: The Quest for Personal
and Social Transformation (3) |
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| B. Skillful Means for Peacemakers |
| PAX 345 |
Dialogue and the Art of Peacemaking (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| The Arts in Peacemaking |
| The arts are a key tool in furthering the cause of human liberation. The contributions of poets, painters, muralists, photographers, filmmakers, playwrights, dancers and musicians have been indispensable in mobilizing people into nonviolent resistance. Students explore how artists have sustained movements of social change and advanced the process of reconciliation and healing. Courses delve into all areas of the arts—visual, verbal, performing—and encourage appreciation of and participation in our rich artistic heritage. |
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| A. Art, Artists and Social Change |
| PAX 233 |
Socially Engaged Imagination (3) |
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| B. Art, Artists and Deepening Consciousness |
| ART 380 |
The Cinema of Exile and Diaspora (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| Engaged Learning |
The academic study of peacemaking is only a part of the students’ learning in Naropa University’s Peace Studies program. Internships and community-based course work—collaborative endeavors among students, faculty and local, regional, national and international agencies—constitute the experiential learning feature of the BA in Peace Studies.
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| A. Internship |
| PAX 450 |
Internship (3) |
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| Choose 3 credits from section B: |
| B. Community-Based Learning |
| CLS 350 |
Advanced Community-Based Learning Practicum I (3) |
| REL 360 |
Engaged Buddhism Training I: Contemplative Approaches to Social Action and Peacemaking (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
6 |
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| Senior Thesis |
The Senior Thesis is an integrative project based on inner work, engaged learning and
course work. Students begin explorative work on the thesis as soon as they declare a major. In consultation with a faculty advisor, students create a thesis committee. The thesis committee chair is the main reader and carries primary responsibility for guiding the student through the entire process. |
| PAX 480 |
Senior Thesis (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS 33 |
| Required Course |
| PAX 250 |
Introduction to Peace Studies (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
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| Choose 3 credits from the following: |
| PAX 335 |
Nonviolence in and through History (3) |
| PAX 340 |
Conflict and Peacebuilding (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
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| History and Politics of Social Change |
| Choose 3 credits from the following: |
| PAX 325 |
Twentieth-Century African American Thinkers (3) |
| PAX 410 |
Democracy in the United States of America, 1919–68 (3) |
| PAX 440 |
Human Rights—State Terror and Violence (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
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| Theory and Practice of Peacemaking |
| Choose 3 credits from the following: |
| PAX 415 |
Women, Feminism and Peacemaking (3) |
| PAX 345 |
Dialogue and the Art of Peacemaking (3) |
| PAX 430 |
Gandhi, Dorothy Day and Malcolm X: The Quest for Personal
and Social Transformation (3) |
| SUBTOTAL |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS 12 |
