Peace, Conflict and Justice program requirements

What the Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist

  • Arts program
  • 12.0 credits
  • ASSPE1228

Enrolment

While we welcome students with diverse experiences, this is a limited enrollment program that can accommodate a limited number of students. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(12.0 credits)

11.0 credit from gateway 100-level courses. Possibilities include but are not limited to: (MUN100H1 and MUN110H1) or (CAS100H1 and MUN120H1) or (AMS100H1 and MUN120H1) or (ECO101H1 and ECO102H1) or ECO105Y1 or HIS101Y1 or (POL107H1 and POL109H1) or AFR150Y1 or WGS160Y1 or TRN152Y1 or (SOC100H1 and SOC150H1).

Other introductory courses in relevant disciplines are also eligible to meet this 100-level course requirement; please contact the program director for discussion and approval.

23.5 credits of the following core PCJ courses, all of which are required: PCJ200H1, PCJ210H1, PCJ310H1/ PCJ260H1, PCJ350H1/ PCJ261H1, PCJ362H1, PCJ410H1, MUN200H1.

32.5 additional credits in Peace, Conflict and Justice courses (i.e. PCJ prefix classes) at the 300 or 400 level, including at least 1.0 at the 400 level.

45.0 credits of complementary courses, i.e., courses relevant to PCJ and offered by other programs. Of these 5.0 credits, at least 2.0 must be at the 300-level or above.

Complementary courses include but are not limited to the following. Other courses are also eligible to meet this requirement; please contact the program director for discussion and approval.

AFR298H1, AFR460H1, AMS320H1, CAR324H1, CAS310H1, CJS220H1, CSE240H1, CSE342H1, CSE346H1, DTS200Y1, EAS315H1, ECO200Y1, ECO202Y1, ECO220Y1, ENG273Y1, ENV101H1, GGR240H1, GGR419H1, HIS231H1, HIS397H1, HIS401H1, INS201Y1, INS352H1, JAH350H1, JPR364H1, JPS315H1, LAS310H1, MUN101H1/ MUN102H1, MUN200H1, PHL373H1, PHL378H1, POL201H1, POL212H1, POL353H1, POL412H1, POL417H1, RLG309H1, SDS465H1, SOC210H1, SOC249H1, SOC367H1, TRN250Y1, TRN312H1, WGS273H1, WGS340H1.

5Within the 12.0 credits required for the specialist program, 3.0 credits must focus on a particular global region and 3.0 credits must focus on a theme related to peace, conflict and justice.

Regional Studies Focus: 3.0 credits focused on a particular global region. Examples include Africa, Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Slavic countries or the United States. This is not a complete list. Other regions are also eligible to meet this requirement; to propose an alternative, please contact the program director for discussion and approval.

Thematic Focus: 3.0 credits focused on a particular theme related to peace, conflict and justice. Examples include negotiation and conflict resolution, peacemaking and peacebuilding, environmental justice, diplomatic history, reparation and reconciliation, colonialism and decolonization, economic development, interstate war, intrastate conflict, legacies of war and conflict.

This is not a complete list. Other themes are also eligible to meet this requirement; to propose an alternative, please contact the program director for discussion and approval.

Courses these requirements name

  • MUN100H1Global Innovation
  • MUN110H1Changing World Orders
  • CAS100H1Locating Asia: An Introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies
  • MUN120H1Revolutions
  • AMS100H1Global Capitalism
  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO102H1Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
  • HIS101Y1Histories of Violence
  • POL107H1What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures, and Epic Marches of Folly
  • POL109H1Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations
  • AFR150Y1Africa: A Critical Introduction
  • WGS160Y1Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
  • TRN152Y1Justice & Global Conflict
  • SOC100H1Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives
  • SOC150H1Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries
  • PCJ200H1Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ210H1Research Methods in Peace, Conflict and Justice last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ310H1Data and Applications in PCJ last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ260H1Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice I last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • PCJ350H1The Violence of Inequality: Conflict Dynamics and Power Asymmetries last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ261H1Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice II last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • PCJ362H1Experiential Learning in PCJ last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ410H1Research Paper Seminar in PCJ last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MUN200H1Understanding Global Controversies
  • AFR298H1Popular Uprisings in Africa
  • AFR460H1Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability in Africa
  • AMS320H1Tearing Down Monuments: Controversies in Public Memory
  • CAR324H1Capitalism and Crisis in the Caribbean
  • CAS310H1Comparative Colonialisms in Asia
  • CJS220H1The Holocaust in Fiction
  • CSE240H1Introduction to Critical Equity and Solidarity Studies
  • CSE342H1Theory and Praxis in Food Security
  • CSE346H1Community Organizing and Global Solidarity
  • DTS200Y1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies I last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • EAS315H1The "Yellow Peril": Past & Present
  • ECO200Y1Microeconomic Theory
  • ECO202Y1Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
  • ECO220Y1Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics
  • ENG273Y1Queer Writing last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • ENV101H1Confronting the Climate Crisis
  • GGR240H1Geographies of Colonialism in North America
  • GGR419H1Environmental Justice
  • HIS231H1Revolution and Emancipation in the Colonial Caribbean
  • HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
  • HIS401H1The Cold War through its Archives
  • INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • INS352H1Indigenous Leadership, Policy and Practices in Canada
  • JAH350H1AIDS, Outbreaks, Pandemics: Challenges and Successes in Africa
  • JPR364H1Religion and Politics in the Nation State
  • JPS315H1LGBTQ Politics
  • LAS310H1The Postcolonial Imaginary in Latin America
  • MUN101H1Global Innovation I: Issues and Perspectives last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • MUN102H1Global Innovation II: Challenges and Solutions last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • PHL373H1Issues in Environmental Ethics
  • PHL378H1War and Morality
  • POL201H1Politics of Development
  • POL212H1Understanding War
  • POL353H1Protest Counter- Movements in Europe and North America last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • POL412H1Human Rights and International Relations
  • POL417H1Politics of North-South Relations
  • RLG309H1Religion and Human Rights
  • SDS465H1Queer Migrations and Refugee Politics
  • SOC210H1Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
  • SOC249H1Sociology of Migration
  • SOC367H1Race, Class, and Gender
  • TRN250Y1Empire, Nationalism, and the History of International Relations
  • TRN312H1Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law
  • WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
  • WGS340H1Women and Revolution in the Middle East

Peace, Conflict and Justice Major

  • Arts program
  • 7.5 credits
  • ASMAJ1228

Enrolment

While we welcome students with diverse experiences, this is a limited enrollment program that can accommodate a limited number of students. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(7.5 credits)

11.0 credit from gateway 100-level courses. Possibilities include but are not limited to: (MUN100H1 and MUN110H1) or (CAS100H1 and MUN120H1) or (AMS100H1 and MUN120H1) or (ECO101H1 and ECO102H1) or ECO105Y1 or HIS101Y1 or (POL107H1 and POL109H1) or AFR150Y1 or WGS160Y1 or TRN152Y1 or (SOC100H1 and SOC150H1).

Other introductory courses in relevant disciplines are also eligible to meet this 100-level course requirement; please contact the program director for discussion and approval.

22.0 credits comprised of the following core PCJ courses, all of which are required: PCJ200H1, PCJ210H1, PCJ350H1/ PCJ261H1, PCJ362H1.

32.0 additional credits in Peace, Conflict and Justice courses (i.e. PCJ prefix classes) at the 300 or 400 level, including at least 0.5 at the 400 level.

4An additional 2.5 credits of PCJ-coded courses or complementary courses offered in other programs. Of these 2.0 credits, at least 1.0 must be at the 300-level or above. Complementary courses include but are not limited to the following; other relevant courses are eligible on the approval of the program director:

AFR298H1, AFR460H1, AMS320H1, CAR324H1, CAS310H1, CJS220H1, CSE240H1, CSE342H1, CSE346H1, DTS200Y1, EAS315H1, ECO200Y1, ECO202Y1, ECO220Y1, ENG273Y1, ENV101H1, GGR240H1, GGR419H1, HIS231H1, HIS397H1, HIS401H1, INS201Y1, INS352H1, JAH350H1, JPR364H1, JPS315H1, LAS310H1, MUN101H1/ MUN102H1, MUN200H1, PHL373H1, PHL378H1, POL201H1, POL212H1, POL353H1, POL412H1, POL417H1, RLG309H1, SDS465H1, SOC210H1, SOC249H1, SOC367H1, TRN250Y1, TRN312H1, WGS273H1, WGS340H1.

Courses these requirements name

  • MUN100H1Global Innovation
  • MUN110H1Changing World Orders
  • CAS100H1Locating Asia: An Introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies
  • MUN120H1Revolutions
  • AMS100H1Global Capitalism
  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO102H1Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
  • HIS101Y1Histories of Violence
  • POL107H1What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures, and Epic Marches of Folly
  • POL109H1Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations
  • AFR150Y1Africa: A Critical Introduction
  • WGS160Y1Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
  • TRN152Y1Justice & Global Conflict
  • SOC100H1Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives
  • SOC150H1Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries
  • PCJ200H1Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ210H1Research Methods in Peace, Conflict and Justice last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ350H1The Violence of Inequality: Conflict Dynamics and Power Asymmetries last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PCJ261H1Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice II last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • PCJ362H1Experiential Learning in PCJ last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • AFR298H1Popular Uprisings in Africa
  • AFR460H1Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability in Africa
  • AMS320H1Tearing Down Monuments: Controversies in Public Memory
  • CAR324H1Capitalism and Crisis in the Caribbean
  • CAS310H1Comparative Colonialisms in Asia
  • CJS220H1The Holocaust in Fiction
  • CSE240H1Introduction to Critical Equity and Solidarity Studies
  • CSE342H1Theory and Praxis in Food Security
  • CSE346H1Community Organizing and Global Solidarity
  • DTS200Y1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies I last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • EAS315H1The "Yellow Peril": Past & Present
  • ECO200Y1Microeconomic Theory
  • ECO202Y1Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
  • ECO220Y1Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics
  • ENG273Y1Queer Writing last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • ENV101H1Confronting the Climate Crisis
  • GGR240H1Geographies of Colonialism in North America
  • GGR419H1Environmental Justice
  • HIS231H1Revolution and Emancipation in the Colonial Caribbean
  • HIS397H1Political Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
  • HIS401H1The Cold War through its Archives
  • INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • INS352H1Indigenous Leadership, Policy and Practices in Canada
  • JAH350H1AIDS, Outbreaks, Pandemics: Challenges and Successes in Africa
  • JPR364H1Religion and Politics in the Nation State
  • JPS315H1LGBTQ Politics
  • LAS310H1The Postcolonial Imaginary in Latin America
  • MUN101H1Global Innovation I: Issues and Perspectives last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • MUN102H1Global Innovation II: Challenges and Solutions last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • MUN200H1Understanding Global Controversies
  • PHL373H1Issues in Environmental Ethics
  • PHL378H1War and Morality
  • POL201H1Politics of Development
  • POL212H1Understanding War
  • POL353H1Protest Counter- Movements in Europe and North America last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • POL412H1Human Rights and International Relations
  • POL417H1Politics of North-South Relations
  • RLG309H1Religion and Human Rights
  • SDS465H1Queer Migrations and Refugee Politics
  • SOC210H1Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
  • SOC249H1Sociology of Migration
  • SOC367H1Race, Class, and Gender
  • TRN250Y1Empire, Nationalism, and the History of International Relations
  • TRN312H1Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law
  • WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
  • WGS340H1Women and Revolution in the Middle East

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