The Classes We Offer
Courses offered by the Matsunaga Institute are referred to as PACE courses in the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Catalog. PACE is an abbreviation for Peace and Conflict Education - it also means Peace in Italian.
Undergraduate Level Classes
- Please note: Undergraduates may take graduate level classes (>600) but only with prior consent.
Survey of Conflict Management
Survey of contemporary conflict management and resolution: negotiation, mediation, conciliation, ombuds, fact-finding, facilitation techniques, arbitration, and litigation.
- Prerequisite(s): any social science 100- or 200-level course or consent.
- Diversification: Humanities (DH)
- Non-introductory Course (NI)
- Credits: 3
Survey Peace and Conflict Studies
Survey of basic concepts, relationships, methods, and debates in modern peace research and conflict resolution studies.
- Prerequisite(s): any social science 100 or 200 level course, or consent
- Diversification: Social Science (DS)
- Credits: 3
Personal Peace: Stories of Hope
Interviewing, writing, and publishing stories of those who have overcome great difficulties to find personal peace.
- Prerequisite(s): grade of B or better in ENG 100, or consent
- Diversification: Humanities (DH)
- Credits: 3
Aggression, War, and Peace
Biocultural, evolutionary, and cross-cultural perspectives on the conditions, patterns, and processes of violence, war, nonviolence, and peace.
- Prerequisite(s): ANTH 152 (cross-listed as ANTH 345)
- Diversification: Social Science (DS)
- Credits: 3
Directed Reading
Directed reading in peace and conflict resolution.
- Prerequisite(s): consent
- Repeatable 3 times
- Credits vary
Gandhi, King, and Nonviolence
Life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Prerequisite(s): any Social Science 100 or 200 level course, or consent
- Diversification: Humanities (DH)
- Credits: 3
Terrorism
Multidisciplinary approach to the origins, dynamics, and consequences of international terrorism, including the psychological, legal, ethical and operational concerns of counterterrorism.
- Prerequisite(s): any 200 level Social Science (DS) course, or consent
- Credits: 3
Introduction to Human Rights: International and Comparative Perspectives
Introduction to international, regional, and domestic human rights law; comparative perspectives on the theoretical origins of human rights and policy debates on the protection of human rights, dispute resolution, and enforcement mechanisms.
- Prerequisite(s): any social science 100 or 200-level course, or consent
- Credits: 3
Negotiation
Negotiation theory, negotiation skills and application of negotiation in conflict prevention, conflict management and conflict resolution.
- Prerequisite(s): any Social Science 100 or 200 level course, or consent
- Diversification: Humanities (DH)
- Credits: 3
Mediation Skills: UH Basic
Basic mediation skills training course. Completion of course requirements qualifies student to be listed as a mediator for university disputes, as co-mediator or on mediation panel.
- Prerequisite(s): any Social Science 100 or 200 level course, or consent
- Credits: 3
Culture & Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution techniques for major world culture. Emphasis on cultures of the Pacific Basin, Pacific Islands, and Asia.
- Prerequisite(s): any DS course, or consent
- Diversification: Social Science (DS)
- Credits: 3
International Law and Disputes
Management, prevention, resolution of international disputes and the role of international law.
- Prerequisite(s): any Social Science 100 or 200 level course, or consent
- Diversification: Social Science (DS)
- Credits: 3
Topics in Peace and Conflict Resolution
Recent issues, practices in peace and conflict resolution.
- Prerequisite(s): any DS course, or consent
- Diversification: Social Science (DS)
- Repeatable 1 time
- Credits: 3
Practicum and Internship
The practicum and internship in Peace and Conflict Resolution provides an opportunity for students to apply the skills and concepts learned in earlier courses.
- Prerequisite(s): any two other PACE courses, or consent
- Open to candidates for the Certificate in Peace Studies and the B.A. in Peace and Conflict Resolution offered in cooperation with Interdisciplinary Studies
- Credits: 3
Graduate Level Classes
- Please note: Up to two classes under the 600 level may be counted toward the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution, subject to your advisor’s approval.
Negotiation
A mastery of advanced negotiation skills for strategic dispute resolution, non-routine problem solving, creating partnerships and alliances, and crafting optimal agreements. Students will actively participate in simulations and acquire personal and professional skills vital for leadership.
- Prerequisite(s):
PACE 429, 447, 477, 647, 652, 668, PLAN 627, SP 455, SOC 730, LAW 508, MGT 660 or consent - Grading: A-F only
- Credits: 3
Mediation: Theory and Practice
Combined lecture, discussion, and mediation simulations. Theory of ADR field. Theory of major different models of mediation, both in the U.S. and internationally. Application of mediation process to categories of disputes, family, workplace, and international.
- Prerequisite(s): graduate standing, or departmental approval
- Grading: A-F only
- Offered once a year
- Credits: 3
Dispute Resolution System Design
Conflict prevention, management and resolution in the workplace. Design and implementation of effective systems integrating ADR and recent advances in dispute resolution methodology to government, health, nonprofit, educational, private sector and other institutions.
- Prerequisite(s): 447 or 652 or MGT 660 or PLAN 627, or consent
- Credits: 3
Conflict Management for Educators
Conflict resolution theory and practice for administrators, faculty and staff in educational organizations. K-12, community colleges and universities. Application and theory of negotiation, mediation, facilitation and hybrid ADR processes.
- Prerequisite(s): EDEA 601 or EDEA 650, or consent
- Credits: 3
Facilitation: Facilitating Community and Organizational Change
Advanced conflict resolution course. Covers key issues in the prevention, management and resolution of multiparty conflicts. Combined lecture, discussion, and simulations.
- Prerequisite(s): graduate standing, or departmental approval
- Grading: A-F only
- Offered once a year
- Credits: 3
Topics: Conflict Theory
Recent issues of policy and practice in peace and conflict management theory.
- Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent
- Grading: A-F only
- Repeatable up to 12 credits
- Credits vary
Conflict Resolution Practicum
Practice in conflict resolution skills. Open to candidates for Certificate in Conflict Resolution.
- Grading: A-F only
- Repeatable 1 time
- Credits: 3
Directed Reading and Research
- Prerequisite(s): departmental approval or consent.
- Grading: A-F only
- Repeatable up to 9 credits
- Credits vary
Approved Non-PACE Courses (Core)
LAW 508 - Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lawyers negotiate settlements in almost all their cases. This class presents a "hands-on," skill-building approach to the newest ideas, as well as centuries-old techniques, about the skill lawyers will use most often in their practice - negotiation. The class also examines the rapidly developing field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, facilitation, arbitration, and court-annexed ADR.
- Credits: 2
PLAN 627 - Negotiation and Mediation in Planning
Applicability and limitations of selected approaches; role of planners; impact on planning.
- Prerequisite(s): 600 or consent.
- Credits: 3
POLS 633 - Advanced Topics in Global Politics
Studies of political development in the context of increasingly integrated and globalized political economies.
- Prerequisite(s): any 100 level POLS course or consent.
- Repeatable one time.
- Credits: 3
PLAN 661 - Collaboration Between Sectors
Examine theories and practices of multisector collaboration (public, private, nonprofit). The use of collaboration as an alternative way of solving public problems.
- Credits: 3
SOC 730 Conflict Analysis/Resolution
Seminar on the analysis of conflict resolution. Faculty from law, planning, political science and guest practitioners will present multidisciplinary analysis and intervention strategies on contemporary conflicts.
- Grading: A-F only
- Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent.
- Credits: 3
Approved Non-PACE Courses (Elective)
LAW 590M - Workshops and Clinics
Mediation workshop is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of different models of meditation, including the Hawaiʻi model, and how it can be modified and applied to resolve a variety of issues and conflicts.
- Credits: Variable
POLS 635B/635E - Topics in International Relations
- (B) international relations and war; (E) international organization
- Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent.
- Credits: 3
MGT 660 - Negotiation
Theory and practice of negotiation. Exploration of appropriate strategies, tactics, and communication techniques. Study of dyadic multi-party, cross-cultural, and assisted negotiations.
- Credits: 3
POLS 676 - Nonviolent Political Alternatives
Exploration of nonviolent, nonkilling alternatives in political science research, teaching, and public service.
- Credits: 3
COMG 455 - Conflict Management
Examination of the theories, assumptions, practices, models, and techniques of managing interpersonal conflicts.
- Prerequisite(s): one of 151, 170, 181, 185, 251, 301 or 381.
- Diversification: Social Sciences (DS)
- Credits: 3
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- Fall 2013 Graduate Certificate Classes
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- Spring 2013 Graduate Certificate Classes
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