About PACS
The Peace, Conflict, and Security Certificate聽(PACS)聽is an interdisciplinary field, focused on advancing our understanding of conflict dynamics and improving our ability to wisely, equitably, and efficiently handle conflict. 聽This certificate聽program empowers students by teaching them sophisticated advocacy, collaboration, and peacebuilding skills that are essential to solving today's big problems.
PACS offers an individually tailored program of study that provides students with 1) the ability to more constructively handle conflict in聽family, workplace, and community settings, 2) a foundation for peace-and conflict-related careers, and 3) a better understanding of public policy controversies.
Up to聽12 credits聽of the PACS courses overlap with IAFS requirements for both the Major and Minor!. See which specific courses count towards the various requirements on the聽PACS Courses page.听