B.A. in Conflict Transformation Studies

Major requirements

Required semester hours: 36 sh

Course requirements

Supporting courses: Students will choose three of the following courses to meet Core Curriculum requirements, a minimum of 12 hours:

1. COMM 2350 Intercultural Communication (4)
2. One BTS course (4) focused on social justice and conflict transformation:
3. BTS 2120 Old Testament Prophets; BTS 2700 World Religions; or BTS 3910 Political Theologies.
4. One Keystone course (4) focused on social justice issues, peacebuilding, or other courses related to conflict analysis and conflict transformation. See a CTS advisor for a current list of Keystone courses related to the CTS major.

Required core courses (24 sh)

CTS 3000, CTS 3100, CTS 3200, CTS 3300, CTS 3400, CTS 4000, CTS 4970

Electives

(12 sh): see Concentration (below)

Notes and restrictions

• Concentration and Capstone Project: In consultation with an advisor in this major, students will design a capstone project which includes:

  A written application for the major and a plan for the Concentration (12 sh), Internship (2-4 sh), and Capstone (2 sh).) Concentrations may be focused around a type of conflict or conflict transformation, a particular conflict, a region, and/or other appropriate topics, such as: urban conflict transformation, restorative justice, the arts and conflict transformation, human rights, international conflict, conflict and environmental studies, racial justice, women and peacebuilding, economic justice, and more. For students with a double major, no more than eight hours may be cross-listed. Eight of the 12 hours must be at the 3000 level.

Students completing the major must submit an e-portfolio to the student’s departmental advisor. Requirements of the e-portfolio may include:

1. Statement of specific goals upon entering the program
2. A self-assessment of the achievement of those goals, including what educational experiences most enhanced their learning;
3. Samples of, and reflections on, student work from multiple required courses in the major, as determined by the student’s advisor.
4. A comprehensive exam assessing program learning objectives.
5. Additional information may be requested as determined by the department chair.