Course Offerings

Spring 2025ÌýSchedule Winter 2025ÌýSchedule Fall 2024ÌýSchedule Ìý
Ìý100-Level Course Syllabi 200-Level Course Syllabi 300-Level Course Syllabi 400-Level Course Syllabi

To view the official course schedule and courses offered in other terms, visit the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ's .

  1. Select the code for the term you're looking for: "1239" (Fall 2023), "1241" (Winter 2024), etc.
  2. Select "PACS" as the subject.
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will tell you the courses offered for each term, the time and day courses will be offered, course reserves, and other detailed information for all courses. For convenience, a copy of the PACS course offering forÌýthe current academic term is provided below.

Note:ÌýTo accessÌýinstructor namesÌýandÌýclass locations,Ìýview your class schedule on Quest.

Students can view descriptions and pre-requisite information for all courses on the . You can also scroll down on this page to see a sample syllabus for each class to learn more about what is covered in the course.


Spring 2025

Course ID Course Name

PACS 201

Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace (ONLINE)

PACS 202/LS 271

Conflict Resolution (ONLINE)

PACS 203/HIST 232

A History of Peace Movements (ONLINE)

PACS 314 Restorative Justice and Transformative Education (In Person)

PACS 390

Internship

PACS 391-001

Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I

PACS 391-002

Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II

PACS 395

Travel Course

PACS 398

Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

PACS 399

Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

PACS 490/SWRENÌý490R/SDS 450R

Special Topic:ÌýDeyohahage: Gihę’gowahneh / Two Row on the Grand:ÌýLand-based learning: Cultural Resurgence, Respect & Reconciliation

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Winter 2025

Course ID Course Name

PACS 201

Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace (Online)
PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution (Online)
PACS 203/HIST 232 A History of Peace Movements (Online)
PACS 290/ÌýMTHEL 298 Special Topic in PACS: Mathematics and Peace: Decoding the Social Implications of Mathematics
PACS 301 Special Topic in PACS:ÌýFutureÌýofÌýWar: Arms Control and Peace Research
PACS 312 Quest for Peace in Literature and Films
PACS 314 Restorative Justice and Transformative Education
PACS 323/LS 319 Negotiation: Theories and Strategies
PACS 326 Religion and Peacebuilding

PACS 329 /LS 344

Restorative Justice - Complete a Specialization or Diploma in RJ (Info Here)
PACS 331 Ìý(YouTube Video)
PACSÌý390 Internship Course
PACSÌý391-001 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I
PACS 391-002 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II
PACSÌý398 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACSÌý402 Senior Research Seminar (Independent Research Study)

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Fall 2024

Course ID Course Name
PACS 101 Peace is Everybody's Business
PACS 201 Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace
PACSÌý202/LSÌý271 Conflict Resolution Online
PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution In-Person
PACS 301
PACS 315
PACS 316/PHIL 329 Violence, Non-violence, and War
PACS 318 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies
PACS 323/LS 319 Negotiation: Theories and Strategies
PACS 329/LS 344 Restorative Justice -ÌýComplete a Specialization or Diploma in RJ (Info Here)
PACS 390 Internship
PACS 391-001 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I
PACS 391-002 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II
PACS 398 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 399 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 401 Senior Research Seminar
PACS 490/PACS 620 Special Topic Course - Thinking and Working Politically (Course Outline Fall 2021 PDF)

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PACS Course Syllabi

PACS offers several core courses at the 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels. Here you can find the last available course outlines. You can use these to get an idea of the course assignment structure and get more details on the course topic.

PACS 100-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACSÌý101

Peace is Everybody's Business - Fall 2020 (PDF)

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PACS 200-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACSÌý201

Roots of Conflict Violence and PeaceÌý- Fall 2022Ìý(PDF

Watch this video to learn more →

PACS 202/LS 271

Conflict Resolution - Winter 2020 (PDF)

Online offering:ÌýConflict Resolution - Fall 2017 (PDF)

PACS 203/HIST 232

A History of Peace Movements - Spring 2021 (PDF)

Watch this video to learn more →

PACS 290 Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies

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PACS 300-level courses

Course ID Course Name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 301

Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 1

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State - Fall 2013 (PDF)

African Music and Peace - Winter 2013 (PDF)

Promoting Peace in Perilous Times - Fall 2012 (PDF)

Music, Peace, and Conflict - Winter 2015 (PDF)

Advocating for Peace - Winter 2015 (PDF)

Settler Colonial Violence - Spring 2022

- Fall 2024 (YouTube Video)

Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Prosecution - Fall 2018 (PDF)

Human Rights in a Complex World - Winter 2019 (PDF)

The Future of War and Peace: Drones, Robots, and the Role of Peace Research - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Note: Special topics vary term by term. The above list provides an idea of previous topics.Ìý

PACS 302

Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 2

Peace Through Tourism - Winter 2016 (PDF)

Peace and Policing - Winter 2017 (PDF)

Advocacy for Justice and Peace - Winter 2018 (PDF)

Peacebuilding and Social Innovation - Winter 2019 (PDF)

The Future of War and Peace: Drones, Robots, and the Role of Peace Research - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Math for Good and Evil - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Advocacy for Peace and Justice - Winter 2020 (PDF)

Environmental Justice & Racism in Canada and Beyond Winter 2020 (PDF)

PACS 310Ìý Peace and Environment - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace - Winter 2020 (PDF)
PACS 312 Quest for Peace in Literature and Film - Winter 2021 (PDF)
PACS 313 Community Conflict Resolution Winter 2019 (PDF)
PACS 314 Restorative Justice and Transformative EducationÌý- SpringÌý2025Ìý(PDF)
PACS 315 Peace and Engineering - Fall 2023Ìý(PDF)
PACS 316 Violence, Non-Violence, and War - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 318 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies - Fall 2018 (PDF)
PACS 320 Christian Approaches to Peacemaking - Winter 2014 (PDF)
PACS 321 Gender in War and Peace - Spring 2024Ìý(PDF)
PACS 323 Negotiation Theories and Strategies - Winter 2020 (PDF)
PACS 324 Human Rights, Peace, and Business - Winter 2019 (PDF)
PACS 325 Refugees and Forced Migration - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 326/RS 380 Religion and Peacebuilding - Winter 2021 (PDF)
PACS 327 Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 329 / LS 344 Restorative Justice - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 330 War and Peace in Christian Theology - Fall 2017 (PDF)
PACS 331 Trauma, Healing, and Conflict Resolution - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 332 Ethics of Peacebuilding - Winter 2018 (PDF)
PACS 333 Advanced Mediation Practice Winter 2022 (PDF)
PACS 335 / MUSIC 335 Music, Peace, and Conflict - Winter 2017 (PDF)
PACS 390 Internship in Peace and Conflict Studies - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 391 Conflict Resolution SkillsÌýworkshop
PACS 395 Peace and Conflict StudiesÌýtravel course
PACS 398/399 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

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PACS 400-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 401 Senior Research Seminar - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACSÌý402

Senior Research Seminar

PACS 490/620 Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies - See topics below
Ìý Thinking and Working Politically Winter 2023 (PDF)
Ìý Research for Social Action

*Note:ÌýFor some 300-level courses, there may be substantial changes in the next offering. The outline posted will give you an idea of how the course was structured in the past but there is no guarantee that it will be the same in future offerings due to changes to who is currently teaching the course. Watch the YouTube videos below to meet some professors teaching PACS courses and for further context to the courses.

PACS 201: Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace

Remote video URL

PACS 315: Engineering and Peace

Remote video URL

PACS 327: Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution

Remote video URL

PACS 203: A History of Peace Movements

Remote video URL

PACS 325: Refugees and Forced Migration

Remote video URL

PACS 331: Trauma, Healing and Social Transformation

Remote video URL