Peace Studies Minor
Play a role in making positive changes to the world around you through the pursuit of peace studies.
Peace Studies students at Park University will benefit from an interdisciplinary education that features multi-layered perspectives on global issues, conflict, non-violence, positive peace, and peacebuilding. Students will enhance their research, writing, storytelling, and analytical skills in their classes and through work in the field. The Peace Studies Minor will provide students with the tools to become active world citizens working towards positive social change in their communities and the world. Students will be challenged to think outside of their academic majors, and to create pragmatic, empathetic strategies and solutions to address sources of conflict and violence.
Locations & Learning Options
As a student in our Minor in Peace Studies program, you’ll be required to take face-to-face classes at our Parkville, Missouri campus. This minor requires a total of 21 completed credit hours, and students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Refer to your catalog for a complete listing of coursework for this degree.
Online & Parkville
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Dr. Mark Noe
Chair, Communication, Journalism, and Public Relations
Professor of Communication
jmark.noe@park.edu
Careers
Our programs will prepare you for a career as a:
- International News Correspondent
- Nonprofit Communications Specialist
- International Relations Specialist
- Nonprofit Sector Manager
Program Highlights
The Minor in Peace Studies at Park University, offered within the School of Humanities, is ideal for students studying humanities, social work, psychology, sociology, international relations, international development, or political science and are interested in pursuing communications. Students in this program learn through hands-on experience in a peace journalism apprenticeship seminar and attain in-depth knowledge of the field through an integrative and interdisciplinary learning capstone in peace journalism.
