Mennonite Studies

This program is especially relevant to students who intend to pursue work or further study in the areas of multiculturalism, immigration, ethnicity, peace and nonviolence. Graduates who have taken Mennonite Studies courses include teachers, archivists, historians, pastors, counsellors, community organizers and social workers. 

Mennonite Studies I is a second-year course that examines the history and religious ideals of the radical Anabaptists of sixteenth century Europe. It covers such topics as nonviolent protest, mysticism, martyrdom, female leadership, migration, and radical biblicism.

Conflict and Mennonites is a third-year course that explores the Anabaptist and Mennonite understanding and experience of pacifism and nonviolence throughout the centuries.

Gender and Mennonites is a third-year course that asks how women and men have related in Mennonite society over time. It also asks how Mennonites have defined the concepts of masculinity and femininity.

• Mennonites & World Issues
• History of Peace & Nonviolence
• Russia & the Mennonites
• Mennonite Studies II
• Mennonites in Canada
• Latin America & the Mennonites
• Indigenous-Mennonite Relations

6 credit hours of any introductory History or introductory Conflict Resolution Studies course(s)
RHET-1101(3) Academic Writing: Humanities, or any other section of Academic Writing (if required)
21-24 credit hours Electives, depending on interest.        

NOTE: This sample first year is representative of the courses you may take. For many of our programs, you may choose another set of courses and still be well on your way to a degree. Also, for most programs you do not have to take 30 credit hours (five full courses) in your first year.