General course information

Courses in General

All course descriptions can be found in the Course Descriptions at the University of Waterloo Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar.

Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) courses

There are three central required "200-level" PACS courses. These include:

• PACS 201 - Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace
• PACS 202 - Conflict Resolution
• PACS 203 - A History of Peace Movements

Each PACS student must take at least two of these.

Students must take additional upper level core courses. The number depends upon the academic plan. These build on the central core.

PACS approved courses

There are partner disciplines and programs offering PACS approved courses that are used for PACS credit. The number of these courses required varies according to the student's academic plan. The content of the approved courses have a significant amount of PACS-related content.

Helpful links

• Quest - link to register for courses, manage student finances, check grades, etc.
• Learn - often used by course instructors to manage courses.
• Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar
• PACS course schedule
• Peace and Conflict Studies subject guide for library research.