Global Peace Studies - AA

Program Code: AA.40000

This degree prepares students to understand the complexity of global issues and become agents of positive change. Students will examine factors that influence peace and conflict, ecological sustainability and social and economic justice in our world. Students will broaden their knowledge base but also develop cross-cultural understanding and skills in community building, conflict mediation and solution creation that can be applied at the individual, local, and global levels.

Curriculum for the Associate in Arts degree is recommended for this program. Please check for transferability with your intended institution or see Advising and Counseling.

Fall First Year:

COM 112W - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credits: 3
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
Foreign Language Credits: 4
IHU 120W - Introduction to Global Peace Studies Credits: 4
SSI 120W can be taken in place of IHU 120W
LW 220W - Lifelong Wellness Credits: 1

Total Semester Credits: 15

Winter First Year:

ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
Foreign Language Credits: 4
LWA - Any 1 credit LWA course Credits: 1
POL 225W - World Politics Credits: 3
IHU 240W - Leadership for Positive Change Credits: 4
SSI 240W can be taken in place of IHU 240W

Total Semester Credits: 15

Fall Second Year:

BIO 110W - Environmental Science Credits: 4
ELE - Elective Humanities Course Credits: 4
ELE – Elective Natural Science Course Credits: 4
Except BIO - needs to be two different disciplines
MTH 118W - Mathematical Explorations Credits: 4
Any MTH course higher than MTH 118W (except MTH 119W and MTH 153 ) can be taking in place of MTH 118W

Total Semester Credits: 16

Winter Second Year:

ECN 221W - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ELE - Elective Courses Credits: 6
PHL 213W - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
SOC 211W - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
PSY 211W can be taken in place of SOC 211W

Total Semester Credits: 16

Total Credits: 62

Notations

Check with academic advising at your transfer university for degree requirements and specific course transfer equivalents.
This program fulfills the requirements for the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA).