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Curricula & Programs

The Center for Peace and Justice coordinates a number of courses taught by faculty in various departments, which can be combined in a minor or used to enrich courses taken for preparation for service in such careers as social work, pastoral ministry, peace education, teaching in public or private schools, diplomacy, and business.

The center also coordinates a study program in conflict management to prepare students for practical peacemaking in their work, church, community and family. Students will study the theory of communication and conflict resolution, be introduced to relevant skills, and equip themselves to apply this learning in a variety of actions. Certificates are awarded upon completion of the program.

In addition to regular course work, the center offers a variety of learning experiences for students and community participants, including lectures, films, international work/study trips, and field experience placements.

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Peace Studies Minor

Students at George Fox University may earn a minor in peace studies (see catalog).

Students at George Fox University may earn a minor in peace studies by taking elective courses from departments of history and political science, communication arts, and religious studies:

• International Conflict and Peace
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• International Relations
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• War and Conscience in the US
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• The Vietnam Experience
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• Conflict Resolution
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• Community Mediation
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• Biblical Basis for Peacemaking
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• Peace Research

Program in Conflict Management

The Center for Peace and Justice coordinates a special course of study in conflict management (see catalog).

Students may combine courses into a 15-hour "Program in Conflict Management," drawing from selected courses in business, communications, sociology, psychology, and political science, and an internship. Completion of the program is noted on the student's transcript and a certificate is awarded upon graduation.

A. A course in communication theory:

COMM 200 Persuasive Communications, or

COMM 210 Interpersonal Communications

B. A course in conflict dynamics in specific settings:

SOCI 300 Group Dynamics

PSYC 381 Counseling

BUSN 480 Organizational Behavior

C. PSCI 310/ COM 310 Conflict Resolution

D. PSCI 410 Community Mediation

E. A 3-credit internship in conflict management

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Extra-Curricular Programs

Our annual John Woolman Peacemaking Forum features a leading peacemaker or peace scholar highlighting two days of special events on the George Fox Campus. Forum speakers have included Elise Boulding, John Paul Lederach, Ron Sider, David Augsburger, Mubarak and Nancy Awad, Tony Campolo, John Perkins, Jim Wallis, Tom and Christine Sine, Walter Wink, Mark Hatfield, Kathleen Kern, John and Diana Lampen, Ron Kraybill, and this year's speaker, Canon Naim Ateek.

The Woolman Peacemaking Award is given each year to someone in the region who best exemplifies peacemaking.

Peacemaking is featured in chapels, on bulletin boards, and through other campus media. Special collections of books, journals, videos, and other resources are kept at the Center and in the university library.