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| 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 University of Waterloo's Schedule of Classes for Undergraduate Students.
The Schedule of Classes will tell you the instructor, course reserves, and other detailed information for all courses. For convenience, a copy of the PACS course schedule for the current academic year is provided below.
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 course to learn more about what is covered in the course!
| Course ID | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PACS 101 | Peace is Everybody's Business | Mary Lou Klassen |
| PACS 201 | Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace | Eric Lepp |
|
PACS 202 / LS 271 |
Conflict Resolution | Keith Regehr |
|
PACS 202 / LS 271 |
Conflict Resolution | Kelly Brown |
|
PACS 203 / HIST 232 |
History of Peace Movements | Marlene Epp |
| PACS 310 | Peace and Environment | Jennifer Ball |
| PACS 315 | Engineering and Peace | Paul Heidebrecht |
|
PACS 316 / PHIL 329 |
Violence, Nonviolence, and War | Eric Lepp |
| PACS 325 | Refugees and Forced Migration | Marlene Epp |
|
PACS 329 / LS 344 |
Restorative Justice |
Michelle Jackett & Chris Cowie |
|
PACS 330 / RS 353 |
War and Peace in Christian Theology | Jeremy Bergen |
|
PACS 335 / MUSIC 335 |
Music, Peace and Conflict |
Reina Neufeldt & Maisie Sum |
| PACS 390 | Internship** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 391-001 | Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I*** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 391-002 | Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II*** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 398 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange |
| PACS 399 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange |
| PACS 401 | Senior Research Seminar | Reina Neufeldt |
| Course ID | Course name | Instructor |
Optional Synchronous Component |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACS 201 | Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace |
Eric Lepp |
None |
| PACS 202-081/ LS 271-081 | Conflict Resolution | Kelly Brown | None |
| PACS 202-082/ LS 271-082 | Conflict Resolution | Keith Regehr | None |
| PACS 301 | Special Topics: The Future of War and Peace: Drones, Robots, and the Role of Peace Research |
Branka Marijan/ Cesar Jaramillo |
TBD |
| PACS 302 | Special Topics: Math for Good and Evil | Judith Koeller | TBD |
| PACS 312 | Quest for Peace in Literature and Film | Reina Neufeldt | TBD |
| PACS 323/ LS 319 | Negotiation: Theories and Strategies | Ali Chaudhry | TBD |
| PACS 326/ RS 380 | Religion and Peacebuilding | Nathan Funk | TBD |
| PACS 329/ LS 344 | Restorative Justice |
Michelle Jackett/ Chris Cowie |
TBD |
| PACS 390 | Internship** | Rachel Anderson | N/A |
|
PACS 391-001 |
Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I*** | Rachel Anderson | N/A |
| PACS 391-002 | Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II*** | Rachel Anderson | N/A |
| PACS 398 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange | N/A |
| PACS 399 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange | N/A |
| PACS 402 | Senior Research Seminar | Arrange | N/A |
| *NEW!* PACS 490/ PACS 620 | Special Topics: Map the System | Paul Heidebrecht |
Tuesday, 2:00-3:30 |
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| Course ID | Course name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PACS 390 | Internship** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 391-001 | Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop I*** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 391-002 | Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop II*** | Rachel Anderson |
| PACS 398 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange |
| PACS 399 | Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies**** | Arrange |
Fall | Winter | Spring |100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | Back to top
**Internships for Peace and Conflict Studies website
***Conflict Resolution Skills website
****PACS 398/399 Course Outline (PDF)
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PACS offers a number of core courses at the 100, 200, 300 and 400 level. Here you can find the last available course outlines. You can use these to get an idea of the assignment structure in courses and get more detail on the course topic.
| Course ID | Course name (Click to view syllabus) |
|---|---|
| PACS 101 |
Fall | Winter | Spring |100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | Back to top
| Course ID | Course name (Click to view syllabus) |
|---|---|
| PACS 201 |
Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace - Winter 2020 (PDF) Online offering: Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace - Winter 2018 (PDF) |
|
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 - Winter 2020 (PDF) |
Fall | Winter | Spring |100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | Back to top
Fall | Winter | Spring |100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | Back to top
| Course ID | Course name (Click to view syllabus) |
|---|---|
| PACS 401 | Senior Research Seminar - Winter 2019 (PDF) |
| PACS 402 |
Senior Research Seminar |
*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.
