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Interdisciplinary
Minor in Nonviolence and
Peace Studies
Students at URI may
declare a Minor in Nonviolence and Peace Studies by filling out the
one-page Declaration of Minor form. This form is available from
your academic Dean's office.
The Minor consists of
a minimum of 18 credits, structured as follows:
Foundations
1) Colloquium in
Nonviolence and Peace Studies. This new one-credit Spring
semester course will give an overview of work in this field, with
emphasis on work by members of the URI community, and provide a
common experience for students in the Minor. (one credit)
2) Nonviolence
Training and Follow-Up Study. (a) Complete a nonviolence
training experience such as one of the two-day workshops offered by
URI's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies (or a training
offered by the American Friends Service Committee, Fellowship of
Reconciliation, or similar organization). (b) Then sign up for
three credits of directed reading/independent study focused on the
history, theory, and application of nonviolence. Credits may be
earned in HDF 498, HIS 391, HPR 401 or 402, PHL 499, PSC 455 or 456,
PSY 489, SOC 498 or 499, and should be chosen in consultation with
the advisor for the Minor and other faculty. (three credits)
Levels of
Application
3) Study of
Individual/Interpersonal Peace Processes. Take one or more of
the following courses: COM 221, 422; HDF 450; HPR 107, 110; PSY
479Y, 479H; or SOC 408. (three or more credits)
4) Study of
Societal/Global Peace Processes. Take one or more of the
following courses: AAF/PSC 380; COM 310, 361; ECN 386; HPR 411; PHL
217; SOC 318; or PSC 420. (three or more credits)
Further Study
5) Additional
Related Courses. Students may complete their 18 credits by
taking additional courses from the Individual/Interpersonal and
Societal/Global lists. Students may also take courses related to
Nonviolence and Peace Studies, such as AAF/SOC 240, 336; AAF/HIS
359, 366; AAF/SOC 428; COM 310, 322, 421, 461; ECN 381; HDF 230,
434; HIS 328, 349; PSC 485; PSY 103, 334, 335; PSY/SOC 430; SOC 216,
230, 274, 330, 331, 370, 413, 420, 452; WMS 150, 310, 350, and 351.
Consult with the advisor for the Minor on course selections.
(optional, up to nine credits)
Students
are responsible for meeting applicable prerequisites for courses in
the minor, or for obtaining the instructor's permission to take a
course.
Sponsoring departments and programs: Communication Studies, Honors
Program, Human Development & Family Studies, Philosophy, Psychology,
Women's Studies.
Interested students should contact the faculty advisor, Professor
Charles Collyer, in the Department of Psychology (401-874-4227 or
collyer@uri.edu).
Sample Minor Program in Nonviolence and
Peace Studies
Foundations
NVP 200 – Colloquium in Nonviolence and
Peace Studies
HDF 498 – Nonviolence Training Follow-Up
(Research on Nonviolence Training Models)
Levels of Application
Individual / Interpersonal
COM 221 – Interpersonal Communication
PSY 479Y – Peace Psychology (to be
renumbered PSY 425 in 2008)
Societal / Global
AAF/PSC 380 – Civil Rights Movement
PHL 217 – Social Philosophy
Further Study
WMS 310 – Race, Class, and Sexuality in
Women's Lives
Total credits: 19 | 
