Peace and Conflict Studies Courses |
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First Year Seminars The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here. PCS260Y1 A review of the full range of theories explaining the nature and causes of conflict and possibilities for its resolution; provides students with a set of theoretical tools for effective analysis of interpersonal, civil, and international conflict. PCS360Y1 An in-depth exploration of selected issues introduced in PCS260Y1. Topics may include: negotiation theory; ethnic and group-identity conflict; feminist perspectives on peace and war; mathematical modeling of arms races and war; decision-making theory and conflict; environmental change and conflict; and traditional perspectives on statecraft. PCS361H1 PCS361Y1 An exploration of selected issues in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies involving an overseas and/or practicum component PCS460H1 PCS460Y1 A colloquium (fall term) and research seminar (spring term, PCS460Y1 only) on security ontology and various meanings of security. Topics to be considered include planetary, |