War and Peace Studies Certificate Program

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Certificate code CTWARU

Center for International Studies
Ohio University
Yamada International House 213
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
https://www.ohio.edu/global/cis/

Catherine Cutcher, certificate director/contact person
cutcher@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The War and Peace Studies certificate is open to students from any major. The purpose of the War and Peace Studies certificate is to allow students to explore the field of security studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. There has been a recent and dramatic spike in the demand for graduates in security studies. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security, new emphases on improved intelligence analysis and risk assessments, border control, immigration, heightened proliferation threats around the globe, increased attention and hiring in the areas of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, as well as reconstruction and development culminate in demand for students well trained in war and peace studies. The job market is competitive and every career demands a substantive understanding of global dynamics today. In our program, we introduce our students to the fields of peace and security studies through one-on-one advising and interdisciplinary coursework. The students also participate in the myriad events and workshops related to dynamics of conflict and cooperation, network with experts and activists, work closely with our faculty and present their research in national conferences.

War and Peace students are exceptional, winning nationally competitive awards every year. Faculty involved with the program - from the Departments of Anthropology, English, History, Sociology, Philosophy, and Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Schools of Journalism and Communication Studies in the Scripps College of Communication - are top-rated scholars and teachers, many of whom have won campus-wide teaching awards and have published scholarly works with top presses and in major journals.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

War and Peace Studies certificate students are well-equipped for careers with non-governmental and governmental organizations, multinational corporations, and think tanks, as well as to pursue graduate degrees in related fields. War and Peace Studies graduates have earned competitive internships and careers at the U.S. Department of State (in both Washington, D.C. and at U.S. embassies abroad), congressional offices, U.S. Military, the Peace Corps, and non-governmental organizations like Amnesty International and The Carter Center. Alumni have also pursued graduate studies at prestigious institutions such as the London School of Economics and the Institut d’études Politiques de Paris.

Requirements

Certificate Hours Requirement

The war and peace certificate program requires a minimum of 18 hours and maintaining a 2.5 or higher GPA in certificate courses.

Core Requirements

Complete 6 hours from the following courses:

ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
CAS 1425 - War, Peace and Security Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3460 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3213 - War, Violence, Modernity Credit Hours: 3
INST 4950 - War and Peace Studies Seminar Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 4630 - Media and Conflicts Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4460 - Justice and Liberty Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Complete 12 hours from two disciplines from the following courses:

AAS 1010 - African American History I, 1526-1875 Credit Hours: 3
AAS 2020 - African American History II, 1876 to late twentieth century Credit Hours: 3
AAS 2540 - History of Injustice in the United States Credit Hours: 3
AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3460 - Introduction to Human Osteology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 4470 - Forensic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 4480 - Blood, Bones, and Violence Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 4620 - Human Rights, Law and Justice Credit Hours: 3
CLAS 2310 - Human Aspirations Among the Greeks and Romans Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 2230 - What is Evil? Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 3460 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
CLWR 4330 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3500 - Development Economics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3250 - Political Geography Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3004 - Revolutionary Era Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3030 - United States in World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3211 - American Military History, 1600-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3231 - Latin American History: From Independence to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3320 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Middle East History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3371 - Middle East History 1500 to the present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3410 - History of Africa to 1850 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3411 - History of Africa Since 1850 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3420 - History of South Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3531 - Vikings - Saxons - Franks: Western Europe, 476-1066 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3640 - Europe Between World Wars, 1919-1939 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3683 - Germany between East and West since 1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3742 - The Cold War, 1941-1989 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3790 - History of Sea Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3866 - Afghan Wars Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3868 - British Empire in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
ITS 4510 - Telecommunication Network Security Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 4630 - Media and Conflicts Credit Hours: 3
LET 2908 - Terrorism and Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2500 - Statistics and Probability Credit Hours: 4
MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4420 - Middle East Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4495 - The Challenges of Democratization Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4565 - International Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4765 - Postcolonial Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 1110 - Elementary Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4
PSY 3520 - Social Psychology of Justice Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3300 - Sociology of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4710 - Gender and Justice Credit Hours: 3
T3 4100 - The Intellectual Origins of the American Revolution Credit Hours: 3

Ohio University