11 courses in the 1982–83 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Assistant Professors
G.O. Michalenko, BA, PhD (Saskatchewan)
W.B. Moul, BA, MA, PhD (British Columbia)
M. Smyth, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD
(York)
Core Courses
The Core Courses for each year of the program are designed to bring together students from various disciplines who are interested in the problems of conflict and peace, with the objective of acquainting them with other disciplinary approaches to those problems. Core courses are taught in Conrad Grebel Callege by members of the PACS Faculty Group, other qualified and interested members of participating departments, or by eminent scholars in the field who will be invited to the University from time to time.
Listed without a description.
An examination of influentiai theories of the nature and roots of human conflict on both the interpersonal and intergroup level. Contributions of the behavioural and social sciences, as welt as the humanities, will be explored.
A continuation of PACS 201, with special emphasis on the means of conflict resolution or management. Included are critical assessments of negotiation, arbitration, confrontation, litigation, violence and nonviolent resistance, and other models of conflict resolution.
A seminar course investigating special issues related to peace and conflict. The content of this and PACS 302 wilt vary from year to year as specialists in various aspects of these issues are invited to teach the courses.
(Same as 301, above)
Each Honours student will work on a research paper and will meet regularly with other students working on similar projects to discuss and evaluate his own work.
Continuation of PACS 498.
Peace and Conflict Studies Content Courses Offered by PACS
In addition to the Core Courses, the PACS Program offers the following Interdisciplinary PACS-related courses which may be used to fulfill the PACS Content Course requirements.
An examination of the possibilities of a nonviolent approach to resolving human conflict with special emphasis on the nature and uses of power, the nature of the nation state, and the problem of relating a personal ideal to the realities of communal life.
A study of Current research in the developing field of “peace research" including studies of personality and agression, international tension, causes and, predictability of war, United Nations voting patterns, disarmament studies, and peace activism.
A continuation of PACS 271, above.
Students may arrange independent Studies in the area of peace and conflict studies on probiems of special interest. Students may also register under these numbers in order to repeat PACS 301 and/or 302.
Peace and Conflict Studies Content Courses Offered by Participating Departments
The following PACS-reiated courses are offered by the participating departments under their own designations. Additions or deletions may occur following the suggestion of the departments concerned and approval by the PACS Faculty Group. Full course descriptions are found in the departmental sections elsewhere in this chapter.
HISTORY