Students registering in post-secondary level courses (numbered 100 to 499) will be required to meet the
requirements. Students in ELS or the University Foundations programs
can register in those courses identified in the with lower levels of language
proficiency.
Please note that not all courses are offered every semester.
3 credits
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Prerequisite(s): None
This course surveys the history, concepts, scholarship, and analytical framework of the multidisciplinary field
of Peace and Conflict Studies, and it introduces students to the underlying causes of structural and physical
violence, and to numerous peacebuilding strategies.
Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding in the Fraser Valley
Prerequisite(s): None
This course examines how the diverse cultural groups of the Fraser Valley approach conflict and peacebuilding
within their own communities, and in relation to others.
This course examines conflict transformation methodology that addresses the root causes of violence in personal,
communal, and international realms. Strategies are explored for the creation of new conditions that satisfy
all parties, and that are able to sustain peace long-term.
Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding Directed Study
Prerequisite(s): 60 university-level credits including PACS 100, PACS 200, PACS 310, and GEOG 346 and (one
of HSER 120 or CMNS 180), and permission of the PACS Program Coordinator.
This course is an intensive study of a particular aspect of the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. In consultation
with the supervising professor, students will select a specific concept or case for examination.
Prerequisite(s): 60 university-level credits including PACS 100, PACS 200, PACS 310, and GEOG 346 and (one
of HSER 120 or CMNS 180), and permission of the PACS Program Coordinator.
This course centers on a real-life scenario that incorporates the central components of Peace and Conflict
Studies. In consultation with the supervising professor, students will find placement in a peacebuilding
organization, which will provide the basis for their field work project.
Prerequisite(s): 90 university-level credits including PACS 100, PACS 200, PACS 310, GEOG 346, and (one of
HSER 120 or CMNS 180), and permission of the PACS Program Coordinator.
This course centers on a major project that analyzes and proposes the implementation of peacebuilding tools
related to the community or workplace. The project, and the seminar paper presentations and discussions,
are designed to increase self-awareness, and to equip students with vigorous and appropriate communication
and peacebuilding skills.
