Intercultural Peacebuilding (BA)
Hours - 39 Credit Hours
Effective Sep. 2023
Last Revision 6/02/2023
Faculty Unit Assignment: Faculty of Culture, Language & Performing Arts
Sponsoring Program: Intercultural Peacebuilding
Holokai Category: Arts & Humanities
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Program Requirements
Core Requirements — 6 Credits
Research Methods — 3 Credits
Field Work — 6 Credits
Choose Two
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPB 323 | Peace Education | F, W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 399R | Internship in Intercultural Peacebuilding | F, W, S | 1.0 - 14.0 | IPB 121 and either IPB 400 or 425 |
| IPB 400 | Cultural Mediation | F, W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 425 | Cultural Facilitation | F, W, S | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
Intercultural Peacebuilding Electives — 15 Credits
Choose five
Students can take up to three IPB 390R courses to fulfill requirements, provided they are on different topics. Electives not being used toward the Field Work requirement can be used as IPB electives.
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPB 211 | Peacebuilding in the Restoration | F, S | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 231 | Interpersonal Peacebuilding | F, W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 271 | Mindfulness in Peacebuilding | S | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 287 | Restorative Justice | W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 311 | NGOs and Conflict Transformation | F | 3.0 | IPB 121 or PAIS 105 |
| IPB 323 | Peace Education | F, W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 332 | Peace Ecology | S | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 352 | Intercultural Conflict Dynamics | F | 3.0 | IPB 121 or permission of instructor |
| IPB 380 | Culture and Conflict Transformation | W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 390R | Special Topics in Intercultural Peacebuilding | Variable | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 400 | Cultural Mediation | F | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| IPB 425 | Cultural Facilitation | F, W, S | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
Intercultural Peacebuilding Culture and Conflict Electives — 9 Credits
Choose three
| Course Number | Title | Semester Offered | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 270 | Language in Culture and Society | F, W | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IPB 121 |
| ANTH 391 | Narrative, Identity and Culture | F | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or COMM 110 or HUM 151 or 251 or IPB 121 or PAIS 105 |
| ANTH 390R | Special Topics in Anthropology | Variable | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IBP 121 |
| ANTH 445 | Anthropology of Religion | F | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IPB 121 |
| ANTH 447 | Applied and Development Anthropology | W | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IPB 121 |
| ANTH 450 | Political and Economic Anthropology | W | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IPB 121 |
| ANTH 460 | Anthropology of Globalization | S | 3.0 | ANTH 105 or IPB 121 |
| IPB 383 | Peace Linguistics | W | 3.0 | IPB 121 |
| PAIS 320 | Peace and Conflict in the Pacific | F, W | 3.0 | PAIS 105 |
| PSYC 350 | Social Psychology | F, W, S | 3.0 | PSYC 111 |
Additional Program Requirements
No grades lower than C- will be accepted. A student must leave the major after failing to obtain at least a C- grade for the same major course after taking it twice, and no major courses may be repeated more than once.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completing a major in intercultural peacebuilding, students will:
- Effectively understand cultural differences and conflicts.
- Think critically and empathetically.
- Employ skills such as mediation, facilitation and research to develop solutions to real world problems.
- Articulate and sustain views through verbal and written discourse.
- Be well prepared to enter graduate school or employment.
Program Descriptions
The Intercultural Peacebuilding Program seeks to refine and mold the divine potential of BYU–Hawaii graduates to influence peace for the good at home, in the workplace, in communities, and throughout the world. It not only emphasizes theories of harmony, cross-cultural leadership, and conflict transformation but also highlights the spiritual components of these areas such as forgiveness and reconciliation by drawing on a broad range of theories and techniques from the academic disciplines of anthropology, cultural studies, political science, psychology, history, economics, law, and business. A major in intercultural peacebuilding will provide opportunities for employment in careers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors as an understanding of the theories of conflict and sustainable community building and development. Students will also gain knowledge and basic skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of intercultural communication and negotiation in whatever their chosen profession may be. One of the primary goals of IPB is the fulfillment of BYU–Hawaii’s prophetic mission to accept, adapt, and integrate cultural differences through the transcendent principles of love, faith, and peace combined with a rigorous academic curriculum that directly addresses cross-cultural understanding. As a microcosm of global diversity, BYU–Hawaii provides an exceptional environment for intercultural peacebuilding.