The Conflict Resolution Concentration focuses on understanding the root causes of conflicts and how they escalate between nations and peoples, and considers local, national, regional, and international methods for resolving such conflicts. These methods include prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peace-building initiatives.
Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| One course selected from the following: | ||
| IAFF 3172 | Conflict and Conflict Resolution | |
| PSTD 1010 | Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | |
| Supporting courses | ||
| For students in the BA in international affairs program, four courses selected from the following: | ||
| For students in the BS in international affairs program, two courses selected from the following: | ||
| ANTH 3506 | Politics, Ethnicity, and Nationalism | |
| ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| or IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| GEOG 2134 | Energy Resources | |
| GEOG 2136 | Water Resources | |
| GEOG 2147 | Military Geography | |
| GEOG 3146 | Political Geography | |
| HIST 3101 | Topics: Europe (Irish History) | |
| HIST 3035 | The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975 | |
| HIST 3045 | International History of the Cold War | |
| HIST 3062 | War Crimes Trials (Same as JSTD 2002: War Crimes Trials) | |
| HIST 3168 | Divided and United Germany Since 1945 | |
| HIST 3334 | The Nuclear Arms Race | |
| HIST 3601 | Topics: Asian History (World War II in Asia) | |
| HIST 3825 | Land and Power in Israel/Palestine | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory) | |
| or IAFF 3205 | Holocaust Memory | |
or JSTD 2002 (Holocaust Memory) | ||
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Humanitarianism. Same as IAFF 3190 and PSC 2454: Humanitarianism) | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Transitional Justice. Same as IAFF 3180: Transitional Justice) | |
| HONR 2053 | Arts and Humanities Seminar (The History of Coups D'Etats in the 20th Century) | |
| HONR 2053 | Arts and Humanities Seminar (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A History) | |
| IAFF 2095 | The Middle East in International Affairs | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Arab Politics) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Terrorism and Counterterrorism) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (Women in Global Politics) | |
| IAFF 2202W | Critical Issues in U.S.-Asia Relations | |
| IAFF 2444 | International Law | |
| or PSC 2444 | Public International Law | |
| IAFF 3172 | Conflict and Conflict Resolution | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Globalization and National Security) | |
| IAFF 3180 | Special Topics in Security Policy (Women and Violent Extremism) | |
| IAFF 3181 | Special Topics in Conflict Resolution (all topics under IAFF 3181 are approved) | |
| IAFF 3182 | Special Topics in Foreign Policy (Contemporary Uses of Military Power) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Globalization and Sustainable Development) | |
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Asian Order and Community Building) | |
| IAFF 3186 | Special Topics in Asian Studies (Central Asia Security) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Historical Memory and Human Rights in Chile) | |
| IAFF 3187 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Security in the Americas) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Israeli Society and Politics) | |
| or JSTD 2002 (Israeli Society and Politics) | ||
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (U.S.-Iran Relations) | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (Africa Declassified) | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Climate Change, AI, Energy, and the UN COP Process) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Governance) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarianism. Same as HONR 2047 and PSC 2454: Humanitarianism) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs ( International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 4191W: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (LGBTIQ+ in International Affairs) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Refugee and Migrant Crisis) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Women, Rights, and Gender Equality) | |
| IAFF 3205 | Holocaust Memory (Same as HONR 2047 and JSTD 2002: Holocaust Memory) | |
| IAFF 3352 | Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding (Same as JSTD 2002 Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuild) | |
| IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| or ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| IAFF 3633 | Gender, Conflict, and Security | |
| IAFF 3753 | International Relations of South Asia | |
| IAFF 4191W | Research and Writing Seminar (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 3190: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar) | |
| IAFF 4192 | Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Conflict & Stabilization Applied Research) | |
| IAFF 4192 | Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Peacebuilding Applied Research) | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Holocaust Memory. Same as HONR 2047 and IAFF 3205: Holocaust Memory) | |
| JSTD 2002 | Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (War Crimes Trials. Same as HIST 3062: War Crimes Trials) | |
| PHIL 2133 | Philosophy and Nonviolence | |
| PHIL 2134 | Philosophy of Human Rights | |
| PHIL 3100 | Selected Topics (Global Justice. Same as PSC 2991: Global Justice) | |
| PSC 2333 | Reunification, Reconciliation, and Resentment | |
| PSC 2338 | Nationalism | |
| PSC 2367 | Human Rights | |
| PSC 2368 | Politics in the Two Koreas | |
| PSC 2377 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
| PSC 2442 | International Organizations | |
| PSC 2444 | Public International Law | |
| or IAFF 2444 | International Law | |
| PSC 2449 | International Security Politics | |
| PSC 2454 | Humanitarianism (Same as HONR 2047 and IAFF 3190: Humanitarianism) | |
| PSC 2476 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | |
| PSC 2991 | Special Topics in Political Thought (Global Justice. Same as PHIL 3100: Global Justice) | |
| PSC 2994 | Special Topics in International Relations (US Foreign Policy in the Middle East) | |
| PSTD 1010 | Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | |
| REL 3923 | Violence and Peace in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | |
| SMPA 3194 | Selected Topics in Political Communication (Media and Peacebuilding) | |
| SMPA 3195 | Selected Topics in Journalism and Mass Communication (Media and Peacebuilding) | |
| SMPA 3350 | Public Diplomacy | |
| SOC 2173 | Social Movements | |
| SOC 2189 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Sociology of Terrorism) | |
| SOC 2189 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Extremism) | |