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PEAC 201 - FROM WATER TO CHOCOLATE:
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT AND JUSTICE

An examination of selected global political-ecological
issues, including conflict minerals, child slavery,
climate change, and water wars; as well as the power
and potential of various pathways to peace, including
nonviolent direct action, Indigenous solidarity, fair
trade, international accompaniment, ecological
restoration, and environmental peacebuilding.

Prerequisites: Second year standing.
Course Credit: 3

PEAC 202 - LEADERSHIP FOR
PEACE: THE INDIVIDUAL AND
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

Leadership for Peace: The Individual and Social
Transformation begins with the understanding

that leadership for peace is, at its foundations,
leadership for human rights and social justice; and
with the further insight that social transformation

is always joined with inner transformation, to the
individual who "can change the world". PEAC 202
examines leadership and peace in relation to issues
of authority, power, legitimacy, and the will to truth,
reconciliation, compassion, and healing. A significant
part of this course is a service-learning assignment,
to be determined by the student in conjunction with
faculty.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent with
a grade of “C” or higher. Successful completion of or
concurrent study in Peace Studies 100/107 strongly
recommended.

Course Credit: 3

PEAC 203 - INTRODUCTION TO
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE:
THEORY AND PRACTICE

Themes include retribution, punishment and
deterrence; Indigenous approaches to justice;
trauma and healing; shame and empathy; community,
belonging, forgiveness, and reconciliation. These are
explored at a variety of scales, from the interpersonal
to the global, and in various contexts — from the
Canadian criminal justice system to transitional
justice following war, apartheid, or colonial
subjugation. Students will gain familiarity with the
applied practices of victim-offender mediation,
family-group conferencing, peacemaking circles,

and truth and reconciliation commissions; and also
learn how restorative practices are being used in
environmental contexts and in our schools.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent with
a grade of “C” or higher, or recommended PEAC 100
and 107.

Course Credit: 3

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UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES COURSESS

PEAC 205 - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES IN PEACE:
AN INDEPENDENT STUDIES COURSE

The purpose of this course is for Peace Studies
students to gain the opportunity to learn about peace,
justice and related topics, from a global (including
international and Canadian) and cross-cultural
perspectives. For example, as part of this course,
students may participate in one of two international
Peace Institutes (Mindanao Peace Building Institute
in the Philippines and African Peace Building
Institute in Zambia) with which Selkirk College has a
partnership. While learning in a cross cultural setting,
students will be expected to complete assignments
from the organization with which they are studying,
as well as additional assignments from their Selkirk
College instructor. It is expected that an international
or global experience in an academic and practice
setting will provide students with a restorative
learning experience that will lead to a deeper
understanding of building cultures of peace at the
interpersonal, community and global levels.

Prerequisites: PEAC 100 or PEAC 101. Study proposal
that is approved by instructor prior to commencement
of course. PEAC 201 recommended.

Course Credit: 3

PEAC 301 - DIRECTED STUDIES
IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Allows the student to focus on their own area

of special interest within transformative justice.
Following extensive readings supervised by the
instructor, the student will develop a proposal for
putting new expertise into practice.

Prerequisites: PEAC 203.
Course Credit: 3

PEAC 303 - RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE

A sequel course to PEAC 301. In this course, the
student carries out the proposal developed in PEAC
301 by completing a 90-hour restorative justice
practicum or project in the workplace, school or
community. (Spring offering only}

Prerequisites: PEAC 203 and PEAC 301.
Course Credit: 3

PEAC 305 - PEACE AND JUSTICE SKILLS

This intensive week long course provides the

student of restorative justice with practical

skills in communication, mediation and conflict
transformation. The format will be interactive — short
lectures, discussions, case studies and role plays. The
student will examine the concepts of power, culture,
privilege in the context of communication, with a
strong emphasis on listening skills.

Prerequisites: PEAC 203, 307 and 303.
Course Credit: 2

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Spanish

SPAN 102 - BEGINNER'S SPANISH I

This Spanish course for beginners encourages
students to develop their communication skills

in various situations. Students learn how to give
information about themselves, how to inquire about
the meaning or the pronunciation of a word, and how
to start a conversation.

Course Credit: 3

SPAN 103 - BEGINNER'S SPANISH II

Pursuing the objective of Spanish 102, this course
allows the learner to improve various skills such as
sharing information, telling stories, and talking about
events, while taking into account the social context of
the conversation. At this level, the past tense will be
an additional grammar topic.

Prerequisites: SPAN 102.
Course Credit: 3

SPAN 112 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH I

Spanish 112 (online) is a self-paced course that
encourages students to improve their communicative
proficiency through listening, speaking, reading and
writing about current topics.

Prerequisites: SPAN 102/103
Course Credit: 3

SPAN 113 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH II

Spanish 113 is the sequel to the Spanish 112
online course. Spanish 113 is a self-paced course
as well that encourages students to improve their
communicative proficiency through, listening,
speaking, reading and writing about current topics.

Prerequisites: SPAN 112 or equivalent.
Course Credit: 3

SPAN 122 - CONTEMPORARY SPANISH
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

Spanish 122 offers students an opportunity to
enhance their language skills (speaking, listening,
writing, and reading) through discussions on the
writings of Hispanic authors from the nineteenth-
century. Students will have the opportunity to take
a look at their works which include novels, short
stories, theatre, poetry, and biographies. Students
will review the concepts covered in previous levels,
and expand their knowledge of grammar, usage,
sentence development, and vocabulary skills.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in Spanish 12 or
Spanish 112/113 or equivalent.

Course Credit: 3

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