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Program HighlightsThe Peace and Social Justice Studies concentration within the Liberal Arts degree prepares graduates to function as community advocates to help ensure a society in which equity and peace building is embraced and preserved.This program has three major aims:

To prepare community members and program graduates to relate interdisciplinary theories and practices of peace and justice to their own lives and to real-world problem solving.To recognize the potential of conflict as an opportunity for possible constructive outcomes and to develop alternative strategies to everyday violence through education, research, and action.To encourage academic exploration of the growing field of Peace & Social Justice Studies through the nation and the world.

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“I want to help people find solutions to life’s challenges through peaceful means.”

Mary Clouter, current Peace & Social Justice Studies student

Nashua Community College offers a wide range of academic programs whose intent is to prepare students for successful transfer to a four-year college or university.

Liberal Arts

Job OutlookThe Peace & Social Justice Studies degree will make students very attractive in a competitive workforce. There will always be conflict in the workplace and having the skills and knowledge to resolve and to manage such challenges will be a definite asset to any employer.Student completing their degree in Peace & Social Justice Studies may find work in the following fields:

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Peace & Social Justice Studies Concentration

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ASSOCIATE IN ARTSIN LIBERAL ARTS

PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES CONCENTRATIONNashua Community College’s Peace & Social Justice Studies Concentration within the Liberal Arts degree program prepares graduates to function as community advocates to help ensure a society in which equity and peace building are embraced and preserved. Practical, real world solutions will be explored throughout the program and will be applied in a required internship in the community.The Peace & Social Justice Studies Concentration has three major aims:

To prepare community members and program graduates to relate interdisciplinary theories and practices of peace and justice to their own lives and to real-world problem-solving.To recognize the potential of conflict as an opportunity for possible constructive outcomes, and to develop alternative structures to everyday violence through education, research, and action. To encourage academic exploration of the growing field of Peace & Social Justice Studies throughout the nation and the world.

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Upon the completion of the degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Peace and Social Justice Studies, graduates will be able to:

Explore in an interdisciplinary manner the obstacles, conditions, and paths to achieve peace in a variety of settings.Apply critical thinking, analytical, and creative skills in the resolution of situations of conflict.Apply intellectual and experiential inquiry to the fundamental concerns about violence in our society.Demonstrate entry-level skills for conflict resolution and mediation in community settings.

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LIBERAL ARTS PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES

CONCENTRATIONFIRST YEAR - FALL SEMESTER

CL LAB CRBCPN101 Introduction to Computers 2 2 3ENGN101 College Composition 4 0 4PJSN101 Introduction to Peace & Social

Justice Studies 3 0 3General Education: Group E Elective* 4 0 4General Education: Group F or G Elective 3 0 3LEXN101 First Year Experience 1 0 1

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SPRING SEMESTERENGN105 Introduction to Literature 3 0 3

ORENGNxxx English Elective 3 0 3PSYN101 Introduction to Psychology 3 0 3

ORSOCN101 Introduction to Sociology 3 0 3PJSN105 Foundations of Conflict Resolution 3 0 3General Education: Group E Elective* 4 0 4General Education: Group F or G Elective 3 0 3

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SECOND YEAR - FALL SEMESTERPJSN108 Theories of Conflict and Conflict

Resolution (no pre-requisite) 3 0 3PJSN201 Group Facilitation Theory and Practice 3 0 3General Education: Group B Elective** 3 2 4General Education: Group D Elective 3 0 3General Education: Group F or G Elective 3 0 3

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SPRING SEMESTERPJSNxxx Peace and Justice Social

Studies Elective** 3 0 3PJSN210 Theory and Practice of Mediation 3 0 3PJSN290 Peace and Justice Internship:

A Capstone Experience 1 8 3General Education: Group B Elective 3 2 4General Education: Group C or D Elective 3 0 3

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Total 66 Credits

A minimum of 64 credits must be earned in the required categories to complete the program of studies. A minimum of 16 credits must be earned at Nashua Community College, and 8 of those 16 credits must be earned in courses at the 200 level.

*MTHN103 does not meet this requirement**Recommendation: PJSN140 Peace Education, Leadership and Sustainability. This course takes place in Costa Rica. Please refer to course description for information about additional costs for this course.

PLEASE NOTE:Students should be clear as to the world language requirement expected by the four-year college to which they plan to transfer. Some institutions require intermediate level - two years of study - in one world language.Students should be clear as to the science requirement expected by the four-year college to which they plan to transfer. Many institutions require at least one semester of a laboratory science course. Liberal arts students must have eight credits of science to graduate.While ENGN105, Introduction to Literature, is the recommended second English course in the program, the academic advisor may approve a substitution if the substitution will satisfy the requirements of the four-year college to which the student wishes to transfer.

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