Peace, Justice, and Conflict Transformation (CPC)
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate students who are currently enrolled at UofL must be in good standing to enter the PJCT certificate program. First time freshmen, transfer, and postbaccalaureate applicants must meet the regular admission standards of the College of Arts and Sciences. This undergraduate certificate program may be completed as a stand-alone credential; however, it will not be eligible for federal financial aid. Students enrolled in degree programs and pursuing this certificate may be eligible for federal financial aid.
The certificate can be awarded upon graduation concurrent with a degree. To add the certificate in Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation to your transcript you should visit the Advising website for an application for certificate in PJCT.
See also: How to Apply to Graduate from A&S with a PJCT Certificate
You must also apply to graduate with the certificate on Ulink at the beginning of the semester in which you intend to graduate with your major. You must fill out two graduation applications since this certificate is non-degree seeking. When you are ready to graduate - the link to graduate with the certificate should appear just under the link to graduate with your major.
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PEAC 325 | Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation | 3 |
| PEAC 350 | Mediation & Conflict Transformation | 3 |
| PEAC 550 | Service Learning in Peacebuilding | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Darwin | ||
| Race, Culture, Identity | ||
| African-American Cultural Traditions | ||
| Cultures of the Middle East | ||
| Indigenous Peoples of North America - SBH, D1 | ||
| American Indian Women | ||
| Cultures of Africa - D2, SB | ||
| The Anthropology of Latin America - D2, SB | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Ecology, Politics and Culture | ||
| Globalizing Inequalities - WR | ||
| Nationalism, Violence, and the State | ||
| Anthropology of Refugees | ||
| Global Capitalisms | ||
| Food and Body Politic | ||
| Anthropology of Water | ||
| Special Problems in Studio Art | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Global Capitalisms | ||
| Introduction to Social Work - SB, D1 | ||
| Intimate and Family Relationships - SB | ||
| Child Abuse and Neglect (Child Maltreatment) | ||
| Intro Social Gerontology | ||
| Intro Social Work and the Law | ||
| Ethnicity and Religion in China | ||
| Crime and Justice in the United States - SB | ||
| Juvenile Justice | ||
| Prisons and Jails in the United States | ||
| Crimes Against the Elderly | ||
| Substance Abuse, Crime and Criminal Justice | ||
| Profiling Violent Crimes | ||
| Environmental Crime | ||
| Human Trafficking: Critical Thinking About Modern-Day Slavery | ||
| Police and the Community | ||
| Domestic and Family Violence | ||
| Race and Gender Issues in Criminal Justice - WR | ||
| Trauma Informed Policing | ||
| Ethics in Criminal Justice - WR | ||
| African-American Communication - SB, D1 | ||
| Special Topics in Communication | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Introduction to Urban Communication | ||
| Media, Culture and Society | ||
| Advanced Intercultural Communication - CUE, WR | ||
| Persuasive Movements | ||
| Black Women Novelists - AH, D2, WR | ||
| Minority Traditions in English Literatures - AH, D2 | ||
| Minority Traditions in American Literature - AH, D1 | ||
| Women and Global Literature - D2, AH | ||
| Gender, Race, Sexuality in Children's Lit - AH, D1 | ||
| LGBTQ Literature in the United States - D1, AH | ||
| Special Topics: African-American Literature Before 1900 - WR | ||
| Studies in Post-Colonial and/or Ethnic Literature - CUE | ||
| Studies in African-American Literature - CUE | ||
| Women's Personal Narratives - CUE | ||
| Post-Colonial Voices: Writing Experience in African Literature - CUE, WR | ||
| Genre Studies in African-American Literature - CUE | ||
| The Harlem Renaissance - CUE | ||
| Globalization and Diversity - D2, SB | ||
| Historical Geography of the United States | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Globalization Seminar | ||
| U.S. in the Sixties | ||
| The History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1900 to Present | ||
| U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century | ||
| Gilded Age and Progressive Era United States, 1877-1929 - WR | ||
| The American Revolution and the Confederation - CUE, WR | ||
| Recent American History, 1945 to Present - CUE, WR | ||
| Introduction to Latin American Studies - D2, SB | ||
| Introduction to Latino Studies - SB, D1 | ||
| Language, Protest and Identity | ||
| Legal Lynchings: A Survey of Race, Law, and the American Justice System | ||
| Urban Ritual Violence | ||
| Politics, Political Violence and Black Resistance | ||
| Politics of the Black Community - SB, D1 | ||
| Slave Trade and Slavery | ||
| Cultural Diversity in Performance - D1, AH | ||
| Civil Rights and the Law II | ||
| The Black Power Movement | ||
| Faces of Global Poverty - WR | ||
| The Underground Railroad and American Memory | ||
| U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century | ||
| History of Pan-African Social Thought | ||
| The Black Family - WR | ||
| Slave Trade and Slavery in the African World | ||
| Genre Studies in African-American Literature | ||
| Contemporary Moral Problems - AH | ||
| Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Community - SB | ||
| Feminist Philosophy - D1, AH | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Racism - AH, D1 | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Emotions | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Critical Social Theory | ||
| Health and Social Justice | ||
| Race, Medicine, and Health | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Race, Law and Politics - D1, SB | ||
| Religion and United States Politics - SB, D1 | ||
| Media and Politics | ||
| Civil Rights and the Law II | ||
| Queer Politics | ||
| Women in American Politics | ||
| Black Politics & Democracy - D1, SB | ||
| International Relations | ||
| The United Nations and International Organization - WR | ||
| International Law - WR | ||
| The Politics of Global Economic Relations | ||
| Democracy and Its Critics - WR | ||
| Political Theory and Utopia - WR | ||
| American Utopian Communities | ||
| Coping with Conflict | ||
| Women in Developing Countries - WR | ||
| Multicultural Psychology - WR | ||
| Community Internships in Psychology - CUE | ||
| International Service Learning and Research - CUE | ||
| Social Change | ||
| U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century | ||
| Critical Social Theory | ||
| Introduction to Sociology - SB | ||
| Social Problems - SB, D1 | ||
| Race in the United States - SB, D1 | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Diversity and Inequality | ||
| Sociology of Women's Health | ||
| Globalization, Culture and Third-World Development | ||
| Social Change | ||
| Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR | ||
| Gender in the Middle East | ||
| Race and Ethnicity - CUE, WR | ||
| Political Sociology - CUE | ||
| Sport for Development and Peace | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability - SB | ||
| Cultural Diversity in Performance - AH, D1 | ||
| Sociology of Women's Health | ||
| Queer Politics | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Faces of Global Poverty - WR | ||
| Women in American Politics | ||
| Feminist Philosophy - D1, AH | ||
| Gender in the Middle East | ||
| Gender, Race, Work, and Welfare | ||
| U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century | ||
| Women in Developing Countries - WR | ||
| Health and Social Justice | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 12 | |
Special Topics courses may qualify as electives with the approval of both the individual department and the Peace Studies Program Director.
No more than 6 credit hours may count toward both the Social Change Minor and the Certificate in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Transformation.
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a certificate must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
