“The act of Compassionate Listening is an embodiment of the core definition of compassion, which means ‘to suffer with.’ To feel that depth of connection with another we must find the place within us that also suffers.”
- A. S. Cohen, Practicing the Art of Compassionate Listening, 2011
The Diplomacy, Non-Governmental Organizations and Peacebuilding concentration provides a foundation for students interested in pursuing careers that emphasize mediation and bridge building in non-profit transnational organizations. Students will have the opportunity to place the study and practice of diplomacy into conversation with the disciplines of African Black diaspora studies, community service studies, international studies, peace studies, political science and religious studies.
Students in the Diplomacy, Non-Governmental Organizations and Peacebuilding concentration are advised to take PAX 202: Active Non-Violence: Practical and Creative Approaches, before choosing five additional courses from the following list.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose six from the following, at least two must be taken at the 300-level: | 24 | |
| BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENTS | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| CULTURES IN CONVERSATION | ||
| CRITICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | ||
| MINDFULNESS AND ACTIVISM | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND DIPLOMACY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| LAW OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANZIATIONS, NGOS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA & THE NEWS | ||
| ACTIVE NONVIOLENCE: PRACTICAL AND CREATIVE APPROACHES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND PEACEBUILDING | ||
| SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE | ||
| TRANSNATIONAL GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| TOPICS: TOOLS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENT ACTION | ||
| TRANSCENDING COEXISTENCE: TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION | ||
| BEYOND CONFLICT RESOLUTION: THE EVOLUTION OF GRASSROOTS PEACEBUILDING | ||
| PRINCIPLES AND PRACTCES OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | ||
| TOPICS IN NONVIOLENCE | ||
| TOPICS IN ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY | ||
| TOPICS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY, & ACTIVISM | ||
| CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT | ||
| NON-PROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| POLITICAL ACTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| RIGHTS-BASED SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| RELIGION AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | ||
| LATINX LIBERATION TRADITIONS | ||
| LIBERATION THEOLOGIES | ||
| ETHICAL THEORIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY, CONFLICT AND PEACE | ||
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL CHANGE | ||
| SURVEY OF ETHICS | ||
| SURVEY OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ||