Programs
Honours Bachelor’s in Conflict Studies |
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Courses Descriptions
UO = cours offert à l'Université
d'Ottawa
(les autres cours sont offerts à l’Université
Saint-Paul)
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Saint-Paul University will be offering a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in Conflict Studies from September 2007. The program will specialize in the analysis, management, transformation and resolution of conflicts – in particular ethnic and religious conflicts. The BA Program will be housed into the Faculty of Human Sciences which offers an MA in Conflict Studies since 2003.
Objectives
The programme in Conflict Studies will provide the students with a theoretical and practical curriculum that will allow them to understand the main causes and manifestations of conflict and to develop ways to address them. The teaching will be based on notions taken from the humanities, social sciences and psychology. The students will have the opportunity to acquire additional knowledge and skills in the context of credited internship or co-op work internships.
Program Requirements:
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A. Core courses in human sciences (24 credits)
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| ENG 1100 I |
Workshop in Essay Writing
(UO)
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| ENG 1120 RR |
Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction
(UO)
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| HUM 1102 |
Epistemology in Human Sciences
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| HUM 1103 |
Introduction to Group Dynamics
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| HUM 2102 |
Introduction to the Foremost Traditions in the Study of Society
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| PHI 1105 |
Introduction to Philosophical Reasoning
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| PHI 1110 |
Elementary Logic
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| THO 2315 |
Ethics and the Human Person
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B. Mandatory specialized courses (48 credits)
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| ECS 1101 |
Introduction to Conflict Studies
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| ECS 1102 |
Inequality, Conflict and Social Justice
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| ECS 2101 |
Introduction to Conflict Studies
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| ECS 2102 |
Inequality, Conflict, and Social Justice
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| ECS 2111 |
Research Methods in Conflict Studies I
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| ECS 2112 |
Research Methods in Conflict Studies II
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| ECS 3101 |
Introduction to Technical and Legal Aspects of Conflict Resolution
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| ECS 3110 |
Credited Internship
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| ECS 4101 |
Causes of Conflict I: Biological and Psychological Approaches
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| ECS 4102 |
Causes of Conflict II: Sociological and Rationalist Approaches
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| POL 1101 |
Understanding Politics
(UO)
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| POL 2101 |
Introduction to Canadian Politics
(UO)
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| POL 2103 |
Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics
(UO)
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| PSY 1101 |
Introduction to Experimental Psychology
(UO)
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| PSY 1102 |
Introduction to Applied Psychology
(UO)
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| PSY 2110 |
Social Psychology
(UO)
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C. Optional specialized courses (18 credits)
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| ECS 2123 |
Dialogue
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| ECS 2124 |
Local and Community Responses to Conflict
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| ECS 2125 |
Gender Relations and Conflict
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| ECS 2126 |
Indigenous Peoples and Conflict
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| ECS 2928 |
Conflits linguistiques au Canada / Language and Conflict in Canada
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| ECS 3123 |
Psychological Impacts of Conflicts
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| ECS 3124 |
Conflict in Organizations
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| ECS 3125 |
Peaceful Resolution of Violent Conflict
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| ECS 3126 |
Discrimination and Conflict
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| ECS 3130 |
Special Topics in Conflict Studies
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| ECS 2310 |
Introduction to Conflict Studies and Human Right
(UO)
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| ECS 2320 |
Conflict Studies and Conflict Resolution : Theoretical Perspectives
(UO)
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| ECS 3310 |
Human Rights and Conflict Studies : Comparative Studies
(UO)
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| ECS 3320 |
War and Security : Historical Perspectives
(UO)
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| ECS 3330 |
Selected Themes in Conflict Studies and Human Rights
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| ECS 3340 |
Social Inequalities, International Agreements and Social Movements
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| ECS 4310 |
Seminar in Conflict Studies and Human Rights : Contemporary International Issues
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| ECS 4320 |
Conflict Resolution and National Strategies for Peacebuilding: Comparative Studies
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| ECS 4330 |
Selected Research Topics
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| HIS 1111 |
The Twentieth-Century World from 1945
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| HUM 1107/ MIS 2101 |
Religious Anthropology
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| MIS 2100 |
Socio-Cultural Anthropology
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| MIS 2103 |
(THO 2163) Introduction to World Religions
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| MIS 2108 |
Theory and Praxis of Interreligious Dialogue
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| MIS 2362 |
Dialogue with One of the World's Great Religions: Islam, Buddhism, or Hinduism
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| MIS 3102 |
(THO 3172) Faith, Religion, and Culture
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| THO 2189 |
Introduction to Theology
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Work opportunities
Graduates of the program will possess practical skills in the analysis, management,
transformation and resolution of conflict. This skill set will make them marketable
to a wide range of potential employers. They will be prepared to work as mediators,
negotiators, counselors, advisors, conflict analysts, human resource managers,
conflict resolution trainers, complaints investigators, animators, community
representatives, project managers in local level interventions, and so on. There
is a high demand for conflict management specialists within the Federal Government
which is expected to be a major source of employment for graduates of the program.
Additionally, a wide range of other actors are actively interested in dispute
resolution, including: provincial and municipal governments; public sector organizations;
the private sector, and Non-Governmental Organizations. There is a particular
need for conflict management specialists by organizations working with ethnic
and religious communities, immigrants, indigenous peoples, women, youth, and
offenders. Many graduates of the program will find opportunities in the fields
of international development, foreign affairs, and national defense –
areas where the capacity to understand and resolve conflict is particularly
valued.
For more information
Please contact the Admissions & Recruitment office at admission@ustpaul.ca.
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