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Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

12 courses in the 1990–91 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

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Undergraduate Officer T.R. Yoder Neufeld, Conrad Grebel College, 885-0220

A) CORE COURSES

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PACS 201 Roots of Conflict and ViolenceF 2C,1D 0.5

An examination of the influential theories of the.nature and roots of human conflict on both the interpersonal and intergroup level. Contributions of the behavioural and social sciences, as

wel! as the humanities, will be explored.

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PACS 202 Conflict ResolutionW 2C,1D 0.5

Special emphasis on the means of contlict resolution or management. included are critical assessments of negotiation, arbitration, confrontation, litigation, violence and nonviolent resistance, and other models of conflict resolution.

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PACS 301A Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 1-F 38 0.5

A seminar course investigating special issues related to peace and conflict. Content may vary from year to year.

Topics may include for example, “Liber-

ation and Nonviolence in Latin

America,” “Justice in Third World Devel-

opment” or “Inter-National Conflict and Alternative World Orders.”

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PACS 302A Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 2-F 3S 0.5

Same as 301 above. Topics may include, tor example, “Community Contlict Resolution,” “Quest for Peace in Literature and Film,” “Creative Conflict Resolution in the Schools,” or “The Roots of Violence in Central America.”

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PACS 499A Senlor Honours Essay Seminar/B F,W T 0.5/0.5

Each Honours student will work on a research paper and wil) meet regularly with other students working on similar projects to discuss and evatuate their own work.

A letter grade for PACS 499A will be submitted only after completion of PACS 499B

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B) INTERDISCIPLINARY PACS COURSES

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PACS 230 The Politics of NonviolenceF 3S 0.5

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.

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PACS 250 The Nuclear CrisisF,S 3S 0.5

A team-taught analysis of the characteristics, capabilities and environmental implications of nuclear weapons; of historical and contemporary origins of the arms race and disarmament efforts; and of psychological and philosophical issues related to the arms race, deterrence and disarmament.

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PACS 271 Introduction to Peace Research 1F 3S 0.5

A study of current research in the developing field of “peace research” including studies of personality and aggression, international tension, causes and predictability of war, United Nations voting patterns, disarmament studies and peace activism.

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PACS 272 Introduction to Peace Research 2W 3S 0.5

A continuation of PACS 271, above.

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PACS 350 Canada and the Nuclear Crisis An examination of Canadian Public3S 0.5

policy responses to nuclear weapons including Canadian participation in weapons production, Canadian membership in a nuclear alliance and other defence agreements, and Canadian initiatives in arms control and disarmament.

Prereq: PACS 250 or consent of the instructor. °

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PACS 390A Field Studies in Peace and Conflict/B F,W,S P 0.5/0.5

An independent study course requiring reading, research and a paper on issues related to the application of peace and conflict studies theory within a field setting, either in Canada or abroad.

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PACS 398 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict StudiesF,W,S R 0.5/0.5

Students may arrange independent studies in the area of peace and contlict Studies on problems of special interest. Students may also register under these numbers in order to repeat PACS 301 and/or 302.

Personnel and Administrative Studies

Undergraduate Officer E.S. Lucy, NH 2051, ext. 4551

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