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studies and possibilities for using storytelling-based projects as a means of peace
building will be discussed. Offered occasionally.
MACS 6616 – Trauma & Violence: Global Perspectives
This course will look at issues of war, regional violence, torture, forced relocation, ethnic
cleansing, rape and other issues related to regional conflict, and then focus on conflict
intervention models. Relief and assistance programs from humanitarian relief, the Red
Cross, UN programs, Quaker NGO's, Christian relief efforts, and others will be examined
with a focus on trauma intervention as a conflict resolution career option. Discussion will
center on how conflict specialists can connect, work with, and influence humanitarian aid
efforts, capacity building, democratization efforts, and conflict transformation projects.
MACS 6618 – The Reflective Practitioner: Consulting, Conflict, and Change in
Organizational Settings
A hands on, clinically based course in which students will form consulting teams (like in
consulting firms) and actually do consulting in the community. Offered occasionally.
MACS 6619 – Strategic Community Planning
An overview of the community form a strategic perspective, identifying: social, economic,
demographic and cultural trends and patterns within the community; areas of concern for
law enforcement and government; ways to initiate and develop community-wide
strategic planning for peaceful community relations and growth; building community
partnerships between law enforcement, the criminal justice system and community
justice; and the use of data, data collection and analysis in developing and implementing
collaborating long and short terms plans for community development, problem solving
and funding initiatives. Offered occasionally.
MACS 6621 – Introduction to Human Rights Theory & Practice
This course provides students with an introductory survey of political, philosophical,
historical, economic, and legal considerations related to fundamental human rights
concepts. Students will examine human rights issues in both domestic and international
arenas. In particular, the course addresses the issues of the ideological and cultural
origins of human rights theory; the sources of rights and rights violations; the impact of
the nation-state system, governments and other institutions (such as corporations,
churches, and universities), and domestic and foreign policies particularly of the U.S. on
human rights law and enforcement. Finally, students examine the wide variety of
political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights warranting protection. Offered
occasionally.
MACS 6622 – Legal Concepts
This course will provide an overview of the U.S. legal system as it relates to alternative
methods of resolving conflicts. Students will learn legal terminology, the judicial system,
judicial procedures, the fundamentals of legal research and legal writing, and where
alternative methods such as mediation and arbitration relate to legal processes. Students
will also explore legal and procedural concepts such as: collaborative legal practices,
state and federal authority, restorative justice, victim-offender programs, and the
relationship between U.S. and international legal procedures. The class will be interactive
with research, writing, class presentations, and guest presentations. Offered
occasionally.
MACS 6623 – Practicum III
This course is a more advanced field research project that incorporates classroom
knowledge and real-world settings. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply theory
