Eastern Mennonite University

Major in JPCS (45 SH)

Core courses (15 SH):

JPCS 281 Exploring Conflict and Peace (3)
JPCS 311 Developing and Sustaining the Peacebuilder (3)

JPCS 372 Global Ethics of Peace and Justice OR
THEO 341 Biblical Theology of Peace and Justice (3)

JPCS 382 History and Philosophy of Nonviolence OR
ENG 292 Ways of War and Peace (3)

JPCS 482 Theories for Analysis and Action (3)

Practicum (0-3 SH)

JPCS 431/2 Justice and Peace Practicum
(May be satisfied by semester crosscultural experience) (0-3)

Social Theory (3 SH)

SOC 281 Sociological Theories for Social Change (3)
SOC 321 Sociology of International Development (3)
*SOC 342 Social Movements, Revolutions, and Terrorism (3)

Practice (6 SH)

JPCS 351 Mediation and Conflict Transformation (3)
JPCS 462 Group Dynamics and Facilitation (3)
JPCS 471 International Conflict and Peacebuilding (3)
*CHST 352 Youth Ministry in the Congregation (3)
PSYC 301 Interpersonal Relationship Skills (2)
*SOC 411 Practicing Social Change: Issues for the Change Agent (3)
*SOC 452 Program Evaluation through Qualitative Methods (3)
SOC 331 Methods of Social Research or similar research or statistics course in BUAD, MATH, MKTG, NSL3, PSYC (3)
SOWK 431 Social Work Practice III (3)(with permission)

Economics and Political Economy (6 SH)

ECON 221/2 Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Chose one of the following courses:

History/Political Studies (6 SH)

*POL 342 Human Rights and Dignity (3)
Any (300-400 level) HIST or POL course (3)

Creative Processes (3-4 SH)

Any ART course (3)
DIGM 231 Video Camera and Non-linear Editing (4)
DIGM 281/2 Web Design (3)
*DIGM 432 Documentary Production (3)
*LANG 251 Poetry-Writing (3)
LANG 322 Fiction-Writing (3)
MUES/MUPS performance courses (1-3)
PHOTO 171/2 Digital Imaging (3)
THR 181/2 Acting I (3)
THR 352 Acting II (3)
*THR 321 Voice and Movement (3)

Elective Courses (6 SH)

Choose additional courses from above or from the following options.

Bible and Religion

*CHST 281 The Church in a Changing World (3)
CHST 382 Church History (3)
CHST 432 Anthropology and Christian Mission (3)
*CHST 482 Mennonite History and Thought (3)
REL 362 World Religions (3)
REL 371 Contemporary Culture (3)
*REL 422 Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Comparative Monotheisms (3)
*THEO 321 Topics in Christian Theology (3)
*THEO 421 Contemporary Theology (3)
Any PHIL course (3)

Biology

BIOL 162 Food & Population (3)
BIOL 181 Environmental Science (3)
*BIOL 242 Agroecology (4)
*BIOL 321 Conservation Biology (3)
BIOL 451 Advanced Ecology and Field Biology (4)

Business Administration/Economics

*BUAD 322 Human Resource Management (3)
BUAD 331/2 Organizational Behavior (3)

Communication/English

COMM 161 Mass Communication and Culture (3)
COMM 361 Film and Culture (3)

Foreign Language

French, German or Spanish; other languages by transfer.

Psychology

PSYC 201/2 Developmental Psychology (3)
PSYC 221/2 Social Psychology (3)

Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies

JPCS 302 Contemporary Issues: Empire and Violence (3)
*JPCS 392 Restorative Justice (3)
Any additional JPCS course (3)

Sociology

SOC 201/2 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 221 Human Behavior and Social Environment I: Primary Groups (3)
SOC 232 Human Behavior and Social Environment II: Social Stratification (3)
*SOC 262 Cultural Anthropology and Social Change (3)
SOC 361 Human Behavior and Social Environment III: Social Problems – Racism and Sexism (3)

Theater

*THR 281 Theater and Justice (3)
*THR 301 Global Theater (3)