Course Offerings

Spring 2024 Schedule Winter 2024 Schedule Fall 2023 Schedule  
 100-Level Course Syllabi 200-Level Course Syllabi 300-Level Course Syllabi 400-Level Course Syllabi

To view the official course schedule and courses offered in other terms, visit the University of Waterloo's Schedule of Classes for Undergraduate Students.

  1. Select the code for the term you're looking for: "1239" (Fall 2023), "1241" (Winter 2024), etc.
  2. Select "PACS" as the subject.
  3. Leave the course number box blank for a complete list of courses for each term.

The Schedule of Classes will tell you the courses offered for each term, the time and day courses will be offered, course reserves, and other detailed information for all courses. For convenience, a copy of the PACS course offering for the current academic term is provided below.

Note: To access instructor names and class locationsview your class schedule on Quest.

Students can view descriptions and pre-requisite information for all courses on the Course Description page within the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar. You can also scroll down on this page to see a sample syllabus for each class to learn more about what is covered in the course!


Spring 2024

Course ID Course name

PACS 201

Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace (ONLINE)

PACS 202/LS 271

Conflict Resolution (ONLINE)

PACS 203/HIST 232

A History of Peace Movements (ONLINE)

PACS 321/GSJ 331 Gender in War and Peace (In-Person)

PACS 390

Internship

PACS 391-001

Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I

PACS 391-002

Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II

PACS 395

Travel Course

PACS 398

Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

PACS 399

Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

PACS 490

Special Topic: Research for Social Action

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Winter 2024

Course ID Course name

PACS 201

Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace (In-person)
PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution (Online)
PACS 203/HIST 232 A History of Peace Movements (Online)
PACS 310 Peace and the Environment
PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace
PACS 316/PHIL 329 Violence, Non-violence & War
PACS 323/LS 319 Negotiation: Theories and Strategies
PACS 325 Refugees and Forced Migration

PACS 329 /LS 344

Restorative Justice
PACS 331 Trauma, Healing, and Social Transformation
PACS 390 Internship Course
PACS 391-001 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I
PACS 391-002 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II
PACS 395 Travel Course
PACS 398 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 399 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 402 Senior Research Seminar (Independent Research Study)

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Fall 2023

Course ID Course name
PACS 101 Peace is Everybody's Business
PACS 201 Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace
PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution Online
PACS 202/LS 271 Conflict Resolution In-Person
PACS 203/HIST 232 A History of Peace Movements
PACS 315 Engineering and Peace
PACS 321 Gender in War and Peace
PACS 323 Negotiation: Theories and Strategies
PACS 327 Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution
PACS 329/LS 344 Restorative Justice
PACS 331 Trauma, Healing, and Social Transformation
PACS 336 Christianity, Violence, and the Bible
PACS 390 Internship
PACS 391-001 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I
PACS 391-002 Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II
PACS 398 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 399 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
PACS 401 Senior Research Seminar

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PACS Course Syllabi

PACS offers several core courses at the 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels. Here you can find the last available course outlines. You can use these to get an idea of the course assignment structure and get more details on the course topic.

PACS 100-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 101

Peace is Everybody's Business - Fall 2020 (PDF)

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PACS 200-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 201

Roots of Conflict Violence and Peace - Fall 2022 (PDF

Watch this video to learn more →

PACS 202/LS 271

Conflict Resolution - Winter 2020 (PDF)

Online offering: Conflict Resolution - Fall 2017 (PDF)

PACS 203/HIST 232

A History of Peace Movements - Spring 2021 (PDF)

Watch this video to learn more →

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PACS 300-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 301

Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 1

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State - Fall 2013 (PDF)

African Music and Peace - Winter 2013 (PDF)

Promoting Peace in Perilous Times - Fall 2012 (PDF)

Music, Peace, and Conflict - Winter 2015 (PDF)

Advocating for Peace - Winter 2015 (PDF)

Settler Colonial Violence - Spring 2022

Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Prosecution - Fall 2018 (PDF)

Human Rights in a Complex World - Winter 2019 (PDF)

The Future of War and Peace: Drones, Robots, and the Role of Peace Research - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Note: Special topics vary term by term. The above provides an idea of previous topics. 

PACS 302

Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies 2

Peace Through Tourism - Winter 2016 (PDF)

Peace and Policing - Winter 2017 (PDF)

Advocacy for Justice and Peace - Winter 2018 (PDF)

Peacebuilding and Social Innovation - Winter 2019 (PDF)

The Future of War and Peace: Drones, Robots, and the Role of Peace Research - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Math for Good and Evil - Winter 2021 (PDF)

Advocacy for Peace and Justice - Winter 2020 (PDF)

Environmental Justice & Racism in Canada and Beyond Winter 2020 (PDF)

PACS 310  Peace and Environment - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 311 Doing Development: Issues of Justice and Peace - Winter 2020 (PDF)
PACS 312 Quest for Peace in Literature and Film - Winter 2021 (PDF)
PACS 313 Community Conflict Resolution Winter 2019 (PDF)
PACS 314 Conflict Resolution in Schools - Fall 2018 (PDF)
PACS 315 Peace and Engineering - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 316 Violence, Non-Violence, and War - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 318 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies - Fall 2018 (PDF)
PACS 320 Christian Approaches to Peacemaking - Winter 2014 (PDF)
PACS 321 Gender in War and Peace - Fall 2018 (PDF)
PACS 323 Negotiation Theories and Strategies - Winter 2020 (PDF)
PACS 324 Human Rights, Peace, and Business - Winter 2019 (PDF)
PACS 325 Refugees and Forced Migration - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 326/RS 380 Religion and Peacebuilding - Winter 2021 (PDF)
PACS 327 Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 328 Fair Trade - Fall 2012 (PDF)
PACS 329 / LS 344 Restorative Justice - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 330 War and Peace in Christian Theology - Fall 2017 (PDF)
PACS 331 Trauma, Healing, and Conflict Resolution - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 332 Ethics of Peacebuilding - Winter 2018 (PDF)
PACS 333 Advanced Mediation Practice Winter 2022 (PDF)
PACS 335 / MUSIC 335 Music, Peace, and Conflict - Winter 2017 (PDF)
PACS 390 Internship in Peace and Conflict Studies - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 391 Conflict Resolution Skills workshop
PACS 395 Peace and Conflict Studies travel course
PACS 398/399 Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies

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PACS 400-level courses

Course ID Course name (Click to view syllabus)
PACS 401 Senior Research Seminar - Fall 2021 (PDF)
PACS 402

Senior Research Seminar

PACS 490 Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies

*Note: For some 300-level courses, there may be substantial changes in the next offering. The outline posted will give you an idea of how the course was structured in the past but there is no guarantee that it will be the same in future offerings. 

PACS 201 Course video

Remote video URL

PACS 203 Course video

Remote video URL