The Program in Non-Violent Conflict and Change (PNCC)

Undergraduate Minor

The Program in Nonviolent Conflict and Change (PNCC) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor focusing on nonviolent means of managing and transforming social conflict.  Developed in response to student interest in the early 1970s, the program has grown to incorporate the innovative curricula of international and domestic policy studies at the Maxwell School.

Coursework is designed to heighten students' ability to analyze and understand socio-political conflicts, and to develop practical skills for constructively managing conflict in a variety of settings.  Programming emphasizes the relationship between the use of nonviolent struggle to build and exercise power, and the use of conflict resolution techniques, such as negotiation and mediation, to reach productive solutions.

PNCC is administered by the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC) and the Public Affairs Program of the Maxwell School.  Required courses are open to all matriculated first and second year students at Syracuse University.

Declaring a Minor in Nonviolent Conflict and Change

Obtain a Declaration of Minor form from the College of Arts & Sciences (329 Hall of Languages).  Fill out the Declaration of Minor Form and obtain the required home college signatures. Bring the form to 410 Maxwell Hall (PARC Office) for the signature of the PNCC advisor.

Take the completed form back to Arts & Sciences (329 Hall of Languages).   

The College of Arts and Sciences will process the form through the University Registrar's office. 

Participating in PARC Activities 

PNCC students are expected to participate in such PARC programs as “Conversations in Conflict Studies,” the Conflict Management Center, and Syracuse Social Movements Initiative. 

Minor Requirements

The minor requires 18 credits of which 12 need to be in courses numbered 300 or above.  Select 6 credits from Section I and 12 credits from Section II.  Section I Courses should be completed prior to or be taken concurrently with Section II courses. 

                    Courses:

    Section I: Lower division (complete any 2 of 3 courses)

             PAF 101          Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
             MAX 123          Critical Issues of the United States
             MAX 132          Global Community 


    Section II: Upper division (complete 4 courses, 2 from category A and 2 from category B)

        Category A: Conceptual Foundations

             ANT 372          Intercultural Communications and Conflict
             ANT 475          Culture and Disputing
             ANT 483          Social Movements

             GEO 372         Political Geography

             HST 329          Making of Modern India

             HST 334          Social & Cultural History of the United States

             HST 345          Workers & Organized Labor in U.S. History

             HST 387          Women, Abolition, and Religion in 19th Century

             PSC 328          American Social Movements
             PSC 356          Political Conflict

        Category B: Conflict Resolution Practice

             IRP  471          Global Internship

            *PAF 400         Structural Violence in Vulnerable Populations

             PAF 410         Practicum in Public Polity (or experience credit with permission)

            *PAF 420         Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills
            *PAF 421         Mediation: Theory and Practice
            *PAF 422         Negotiation: Theory and Practice

            *PAF 423         Leadership: Theory & Practice

            *PAF 424         Conflict Resolution in Groups

             ANT 484         Social Movements Research Methods

Syracuse University Internship Program approved by PNCC advisor

*courses in the Summer Institute on Creative Conflict Resolution

NOTE:  Additional courses relevant to the minor may be added to this list at the discretion of the PARC Co-directors