War and Peace Studies Certificate Program

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Certificate code CTWARU

Center for International Studies
Yamada House 118
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.597.2756
Fax: 740.593.1837
internationalstudies@ohio.edu
http://www.ohio.edu/internationalstudies

Laura Schaeffer, certificate director/contact person

Program Overview

The purpose of the war and peace certificate is to education students in security studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. There has been a recent and dramatic spike in the demand for students trained in security studies. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security, new emphases on improved intelligence analysis and risk assessments, border control, immigration, heightened proliferation threats in Iran, North Korea, and other countries around the globe, increased attention and hiring in the areas of counter terrorism and counterinsurgency, as well as reconstruction and development in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, culminate in demand for students well trained in war and peace studies.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

War and peace certificate students are well equipped for careers with non-governmental and governmental organizations, multinational corporations, and think tanks, as well as to pursue graduate degrees in related fields.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The war and peace certificate program requires a minimum of 21 hours and maintaining a 2.5 or higher GPA in certificate courses.

Core Requirements

Complete 9 hours from the following courses:

ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3.0
COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3213 - War, Violence, Modernity Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 4460 - Justice and Liberty Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide Credit Hours: 3.0

Thematic Options

Complete 12 hours from two disciplines from the following courses:

AAS 1010 - African American History I, 1526-1875 Credit Hours: 3.0
AAS 2020 - African American History II, 1876 to late twentieth century Credit Hours: 3.0
AAS 2540 - History of Injustice in the United States Credit Hours: 3.0
AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 4620 - Human Rights, Law and Justice Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3004 - Revolutionary Era Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3030 - United States in World War II Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3211 - American Military History, 1600-Present Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3410 - History of Africa to 1850 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3411 - History of Africa Since 1850 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3420 - History of South Africa Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3602 - Women Warriors:Women and War in Europe Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3610 - The French Revolution Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3640 - Europe Between World Wars, 1919-1939 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3742 - The Cold War, 1941-1989 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3770 - History of Jewish Holocaust Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3780 - History of Secret Intelligence Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 3866 - History and Strategy of the Afghan Wars Credit Hours: 3.0
LET 2908 - Terrorism and Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4495 - The Challenges of Democratization Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3.0
PSY 3520 - Social Psychology of Justice Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3300 - Sociology of Poverty Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 4710 - Gender and Justice Credit Hours: 3.0