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Academic Program
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Peace
and Reconciliation Studies is defined as the interdisciplinary
examination of the conditions that make for peace,
with a special emphasis on reconciliation (forgiveness)
as a vital factor in the realization of peace. It also
investigates the obstacles to the realization of these
conditions, drawing on theories and methods from diverse
disciplines to focus on what makes for the development
of a just and peaceful world order. Peace and Reconciliation
Studies relates scholarship to praxis and challenges
those who engage in it to develop new ways of thinking
and acting in the world.
Interdisciplinary
Curriculum
Peace Studies offers an 18-credit
Interdisciplinary Curriculum (similar to a minor) with the following
requirements:
Required Courses (12 credits):
PAX
201: Introduction to Peace Studies
PAX
410: Theories in Peace Studies
2 other PAX courses from the
following list:
PAX 250: Peace & Pop
Culture
PAX
350: Buddhism, Peace & Contemplative Traditions
PAX
351: This Sacred Earth; Ecology and Spirituality
PAX
360: Conflict Resolution
PAX
398: Topics in Peace Studies (varies each semester)
PAX
451: Mediation: Premises, Practices & Policy
PAX
452: Advanced Study in Transformative Mediation
PAX
491: Forgiveness: Peace & Reconciliation
PAX
495: Advanced Topics in Peace Studies (varies each
semester)
PAX
498: Special Projects in Peace Studies (independent
study)
Elective Courses (6 Credits):
In conversation with a Peace
Studies advisor, select two additional university courses to
complete the 18-credit Interdisciplinary Curriculum.
Enrollment:
Students who wish to enroll in
the Peace Studies Interdisc iplinary Curriculum should contact
the Coordinator at the Peace Studies office, 202 East Annex,
email:
Peace.Studies@umit.maine.edu or call 207-581-2609, for
further information or assistance. Enrollment is open to all
undergraduate students at the University of Maine and there
are no admissions requirements beyond those of the college a
student is entering.
Specialized Information
The following PAX courses satisfy
certain General Education requirements:
PAX 201: Social Contexts &
Institutions and Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
PAX 250: Artistic & Creative, Social Contexts &
Institutions, & Writing Intensive
PAX 350: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
PAX 351: Ethics
PAX 360: Social Contexts & Institutions
PAX 370: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives
PAX 491: Cultural Diversity & International Perspectives and Ethics
Certificate in
Peace and Reconciliation Studies
Peace and Reconciliation
Studies offers an 18-credit online interdisciplinary
certificate (with some live options) with the following requirements. Any course with a
PAX designator that is offered at any UMS site, is
also part of the Peace and Reconciliation Studies Curriculum.
If there is a course outside of Peace and Reconciliation
Studies that you feel has value and relevance, and you wish to take it as part of your
program, please contact the academic director, Tina
Passman, tina.passman@umit.maine.edu.
Required Courses:
(6 credits)
PAX
201: Introduction to Peace Studies (available
live at UMaine, online, and live at the Hutchinson
Center)
PAX
410: Theories in Peace Studies (soon to be
PAX 410: Theories in Peace and Reconciliation Studies)
4 other PAX courses
from the following list:
PAX
250: Peace and Pop Culture
PAX
350: Buddhism, Peace & Contemplative Traditions
PAX
351: This Sacred Earth; Ecology and Spirituality
PAX 360: Conflict
Resolution
PAX
370: Building Sustainable Communities (live
course, check for availability and location)
PAX
451: Mediation: Premises, Practices & Policy
(live course, check for availability and location.
Certificate awarded upon successful completion of course.)
PAX
452: Advanced Study in Transformative Mediation (live course, check for availability
and location. Certificate awarded upon successful completion of
course.)
PAX
398: Topics in Peace Studies (varies
each semester)
PAX
491: Forgiveness: Creating a Culture of Peace & Reconciliation
PAX
495: Advanced Topics in Peace Studies (varies each semester)
PAX
498: Special Projects in Peace Studies (independent study;
available upon request and consultation with the director)
Please note that new courses are in development both
on site and through distance technology; online courses
in related areas are offered each semester and during
the summer; a travel-study course in Peace Studies
is often offered over Spring Break. This is a dynamic,
engaged faculty, and we welcome your interest in this
program!
FMI, please contact Tina Passman on FirstClass (tina.passman@umit.maine.edu) or Passman@maine.edu.
The Peace and Reconciliation Studies
Interdisciplinary Masters
Degree through the MALS Program
Description
The University of Maine Peace and Reconciliation Studies Program focuses on
education for peace, justice, human rights, nonviolence, tolerance, global
understanding, interdependence and mutuality, and environmental responsibility.
As a dramatically emerging field, Peace Studies—ideally
suited for the typical MALS adult students—encompasses nine courses in an
integrated curriculum that allows teachers and other learners to take
graduate-level classes to fulfill their MALS requirements.
Curriculum
LIB courses. All students take the following LIB courses:
LIB
500: Interdisciplinary Approaches, required of all MALS candidates. 3
cr.
LIB 500:
The Ethic of Care: A Feminist Perspective. Live, Orono-based seminar,
offered every other year. 3 cr.
LIB 500:
Violence, Catharsis and the Hero: Poetics, Ancient Drama, and the
Modern Myth of the Hero. Online, asynchronous seminar, offered every
other year. 3 cr.
LIB 699:
Thesis writing. 3-6 cr.
Total LIB courses: 12-15 credits.
PAX Courses. All students in the concentration must take, for a total of
6 credits:
PAX 491:
Forgiveness: Peace and Reconciliation. Online, asynchronous, offered
every year. 3 cr.
PAX 510: Advanced Theories in
Peace and Reconciliation Studies. Online, asynchronous, offered every
year. 3 cr.
In addition, students choose at least two courses from the following list of
regularly offered courses. The live courses may be offered in Orono or at the
Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Please check the location.
300 level courses may be taken for graduate credit, under the number PAX
598, through the following process: Notify the Peace Studies office of your
intention to take the 300-level course as a graduate course. This will allow us
to cross-list the 300 level course with PAX 598. Consult with the course
instructor about combining the content, goals, and requirements of the course
with a substantial graduate component. In conjunction with the instructor,
write a proposal integrating the content and goals of the 300-level course with
appropriate graduate-level work. Send a copy of your proposal to the Director
of Peace Studies to keep as a record of the graduate work you have done.
PAX
350: Buddhism, Peace & Contemplative Traditions.
3 cr. Online, asynchronous. .
PAX
351: This Sacred Earth: Ecology and Spirituality.
3 cr. Online, asynchronous.
PAX 360: Conflict Resolution: A Relational Approach to Working through
Conflict, 3 cr. Live course, check for availability and location.
PAX
370: Building Sustainable Communities.
3 cr. Live course, check for availability and location.
PAX
451: Mediation: Premises, Practices & Policy.
3 cr. Live course, check for availability and location.
PAX
452: Advanced Study in Transformative Mediation.
3 cr. Live course, check for availability and location.
PAX 453: The Camden Conference. Subject varies each
semester. 3 cr. Live course, offered in several locations. (proposed)
PAX
495: Advanced Topics in Peace Studies (varies
each semester)
PAX
498: Special Projects in Peace Studies
(independent study; available upon request and consultation with the
director)
PAX 598: Independent Graduate Study (proposed). 3 cr.
Total PAX courses: 12 credits.
Total required courses: 24-27 credits.
Electives: Students may choose from a wide range of electives
offered at the graduate level or the upper undergraduate level. Please
consult with your Peace and Reconciliation Studies advisor.
3-6 credits.
Total credits: 30-33
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