Peace & Justice Studies

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PJS is an interdisciplinary program that gives students the opportunity to explore complex social justice and peace issues from the perspective of multiple disciplines. Students acquire depth of learning through the integration of ideas within those disciplines. Through their degree plan they are challenged to offer new vision and leadership for positive social change. The program offers rigorous academic study promoting critical analysis, dialogue and nonviolent approaches to domestic and foreign policy issues. There is both a local and global emphasis in exploring issues of justice and peace for the common good of the human family and of the earth.

Regis is the only Jesuit university in the Rocky Mountain region. Our motto is “How Ought We to Live?” and at its heart, Peace & Justice Studies is about investigating and answering that question. Regis College offers a Peace & Justice Studies (PJS) major (28 hours) and minor (12 hours).

PJ Mission, Goals and Outcomes:

Mission

PJS is an integrative/interdisciplinary program that educates students in nonviolent social change, global interdependence and civic engagement. The major seeks to prepare students to find meaningful work in the service of the common good.

Goals:

The goals of the Peace and Justice major are to provide students with:

Twenty-first century skills including conflict management and dialogue, nonviolent communication, community organizing, intercultural engagement and critical inquiry;
an interdisciplinary framework for analyzing and working toward solving complex systemic issues;
a foundation to explore creative paradigm change for peace building and justice;
experiential learning opportunities that are integral component of academic study.

Outcomes:

Student learning outcomes for the Peace and Justice major include:

Identify and explain complex peace and justice issues through a lens of interdisciplinary inquiry;
Apply social change theory and practice skills for effective transformation of domestic and international justice and peace issues;
Become global citizens who understand the interdependence and the interconnectedness of the human community and planet.

Who teaches the Peace & Justice courses?

PJS offers over 40 courses from 12 departments. There are 33 faculty teaching PJ cross-listed courses. The participating departments are: Communication (Conflict and Dialogue Studies, Media/Writing/Reporting), Economics, Education, English, Fine Arts (including Music and Visual Arts) History Modern and Classical Languages and Literature (including French, Latin and Spanish) Philosophy, Politics, Religious Studies and Sociology/Anthropology.

I'm interested in Peace & Justice Studies. What's the next step?

The introductory course, Foundations of Peace and Justice (PJ200) is offered every semester. PJ200 is required for both the minor and the major.

FOR MORE INFO...

Contact Dr. Byron Plumley, PJS Director, for more information on the Peace & Justice Studies program. His office is in Loyola Hall, Office 21C. He can be reached via telephone (303.964.3660) or email bplumley@regis.edu

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