New York University NYU Abu Dhabi 19 courses 16 total credits
The Peace Studies Program examines the factors that foster or undermine peace at all levels: communities, nations, individuals. The program is motivated by the conviction that understanding the complex dynamics of peace and conflict can facilitate the work of making the world a more just and safer place. Designed as multidisciplinary, the Peace Studies Program seeks to draw on the insights and methods potentially from all fields of knowledge in order to examine the sources of conflicts and the strategies of prevention and resolution, from local grass-roots engagement to global activism and international diplomacy. The Program encourages meshing the study of ‘material’ and ‘virtual’ factors, the socioeconomic and psychological dynamics, legal procedures and physical planning—in principle, all that may affect peace and conflict. This might be called the operational side of conflict prevention. Yet the human dream of peace translates into the big questions developed in the humanities: Can war ever be just? Can the priority of peace ever be used as a tool to preserve unjust institutions? How could artistic creativity and philosophical reflection foster peacebuilding? Broadly, these questions could be addresses by relevant courses rooted in the humanities and arts.
| Electives | credits |
| Select remaining credits from Peace Studies elective courses below. | 12 credits |
Minor Requirements
Required
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PEACE-UH 1011 | Foundations of Peace: Economic and Political Perspectives | 4 |
| Total Minor Requirements | 16 credits | |
Peace Studies Electives
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