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This course examines the history, major philosophies and practices of conflict analysis and resolution. Through consideration of theories and case studies, students will investigate and critique the origins and spread of violent conflict across a range of cultures and societies. Students will analyze complex conflict scenarios and learn how to move them toward resolution, using appropriate peace-building responses.

This course introduces students to the structures and processes of international politics and surveys the major global issues of our time. The course focuses on the functions of the modern nation-state system and the patterns of conflict and cooperation in contemporary international relations. The purpose of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of how the international political system works and to help them develop their own perspective on global issues.

S/A 235 Social Inequality: This course examines social inequality in the United States. It focuses on the social construction of inequality, political and economic institutions, and their relationship to social class, race and ethnicity, and gender. Attention is given to theories and research about social inequality.

Historian and activist Howard Zinn once commented on the relationship between history and social change: "All those histories centered on the Founding Fathers weigh oppressively on the capacity of ordinary citizens to act. We have been taught to look to the stars, surrendering our own strength." This course examines movement building to bring about voting rights, desegregation, and improved race relations at the local level in the Deep South during the civil rights era. This is the story of some of the women, children, and men who daily put their lives on the line to "make America be America."