PEACE STUDIES FALL 2025 Undergraduate Studies Newsletter
MIZZOU PEACE STUDIES
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Studies Newsletter
Peace Studies Fall 2025 Courses and Course Updates
New Peace Studies Instructions for Independent Study Courses and Capstones. Core course requirements are in bold.
| PEA_ST 1050 - Introduction to Peace Studies M/W/F 1-1:50AM A&S 114 Saad |
| PEA_ST 1051 - International Conflict Resolution and Group Reconciliation M/W/F 11-11:50AM A&S 309 Saad |
| PEA_ST 1120 - Population, Environment and Sustainability T/Th 11-12:15PM Strickland 314 Qin/Srivastava |
| PEA_ST 2000W - Exploration in Social and Economic Justice T/TH 11-12:15PM Clark 104 Peters |
| PEA_ST 2016 - Authoritarian Societies, States, and the Prospects for Democracy T/Th 11-12:15PMBCC 116 Fett |
| PEA_ST 2150W - Amish Community (WI) T/Th 9:30AM – 10:45AM Switzler Hall 301 Brock |
| PEA_ST 2150W - Amish Community (WI) T/Th 12:30AM – 1:45PM Gwynn Hall 301 Brock |
| PEA_ST 2510 (HW) - The Cultural History of Germans in Missouri, or: Oktoberfest in the Midwest! M/W/F 1-1:50PM Strickland 105 Howes |
| PEA_ST 2560 – Modern Military History M/W/F 12-12:50PM A&S 234 Nichols |
| PEA_ST 3450 – Transnational and Migrant Cinema T/Th 3:30PM-4:45PM A&S 301 Tabanelli |
| PEA_ST 3510HW - Think Global: Fundamentals of Globalization and Digital Technologies (Honors) (WI) Th-3:30PM-4:45PM Internet Fischer/Butler/Topouria |
| PEA_ST 3600 – Criminology M/W/F 2-2:50PM A&S 110 Conner |
| PEA_ST 3870 - Social Revolution in Latin America M/W/F 10-10:50AM Switzler Hall 301 Smale |
| PEA_ST 4005 - Topics in Peace Studies: History of Policing M/W/F 10-10:50AM Tate 110 Mack |
| PEA_ST 4550 - Gender and Human Rights in Cross Cultural Perspective T/Th 2-3:15PM Internet Pearce |
| PEA_ST The Holocaust M/W/F 1-1:50PM A&S 103 Nichols |
| PEA_ST 4810 - Case Studies in an Inter/Multicultural World Internet Topouria/Butler |
| PEA_ST 4970 - Senior Thesis I Fett/Saad/Dunkley |
*BREAKING NEWS*
Welcome to the new John Galliher Postdoctoral Fellow in Peace Studies and Black Studies, Radwa Saad. Dr. Saad’s research interests include civil–military relations, Black transnationalism, and regional integration and security alliances in Africa. She is currently working on a book manuscript, tentatively titled “What Are We Fighting For? Military Conscription, Resistance, and Citizenship in Egypt”, which examines how state–societal contracts and understandings of citizenship are (re)negotiated throughresistance to military conscription practices. Her research has been supportedby
the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Einaudi Center for International Studies, andthe African Leadership Centre. She also serves as Publications Manager at the Council for the Developmentof Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and as a researcher at the Gender and Security Sector Lab. She holds a PhD from Cornell University and an MSc from King’s College London.
Black Studies and Peace Studies Fall 2025 Fair
Affiliated faculty and students are welcome to join us on Monday October 27th 12:30-1:15 PM in the MU Student Center 2006 B&C. Free lunch provided!

Want to hang out with other students interested in Mizzou’s Peace Studies Program?
Drop by for food and informal conversation: Where: Gentry 325
When: Friday September 19th at 3:30-4:15 PM Questions? EmailProfessor Fett at afett@missouri.edu

Annual Student Scholarship Opportunities
Students can apply for only one scholarship each year and cannot receive the same scholarship more than once:
- John Galliher Peace Studies Scholarship ($2,000)
- Charles L. Atkins Peace Studies Scholarship ($1,000)
- Justin C. Huang Peace Studies Scholarship ($1,500)
- Peace Studies Enhancement Scholarship ($1,500)
- Helen M. Mehr Peace Studies Scholarship ($1,500)
- Discover more about our scholarships!
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Whatever you need, we have you covered. See the various advising, faculty, and support offices below. And reach out before things become complicated; we truly are here to help.
MIZZOU PEACE STUDIES
Undergraduate Advisor: Kibby Smith Director ofUndergraduate Studies: Dr. Willie Mack
Department Administration and Business Manager: Shawn Hall Peace Studies Director: Dr. Daive Dunkley
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