Peace, War, and Defense Course Descriptions

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080 Topic Changes (080) (3).

101 Making Americn Public Policy (Plcy 101) (3). Course provides an overview of the study and making of American public policy. Studies political and policy challenges in substantive areas such as health and social policy.

120 World Regional Geography (Geog 120) (3). A survey of the geographic structure of human activity in major world regions and nations. Emphasis is upon current developments related to population, urbanization, and economic activity. Fall, spring. Staff.

131 Energy: Physical Principles and the Quest for Alternatives to Dwindling Oil and Gas (Phys 131) (3). A quantitive exploration of the physical principles behind energy development and use within modern civilization, the stark impact of depleted fossil fuel reserves, and alternative sources. Fall. Cecil.

132 Southeast Asia Since Early 19th Century (Hist 132) (3). Comparative colonialism, nationalism, revolution, and independence movements. Topics include: Indonesia and the Dutch, Indochina under French rule, US involvement in the Philippines and Vietnam, communist and peasant movements, Cambodian revolutions.

134 Modern East Asia (Hist 134; Asia 134) (3). Comparative and interdisciplinary introduction to the major political, social, and culturaltraditions of China and Japan in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on impact of the West, nation-building, industralization, and evolution of mass society. Spring. Fletcher.

150 International Relations and World Politics (Poli 150) (3). The analysis of politics among nations. Fall and spring. McKeown, Oatley, Kono, Bos, Biddle, Crescenzi.

201 Introduction to Public Policy (Plcy 201) (3). Introduction to the elements of policy analysis by citizens, including definitions of problems, criteria, alternatives, models, decision procedures, and political feasibility, illustrated by case studies.

212 History of Sea Power (Hist 212) (3). The influence of sea power on international affairs, including an overview of naval history, the development of American sea power, its current status, and its modern world impact. Spring. Caddell.

213 Air Power and Modern Warfare (Hist 213; Aero 213) (3).   Examines air power theory and practice from 1914 to the present. Focuses on the application of air power as an instrument of war and the effectiveness of that application. Fall. Caddell.

215 Peace and War (Hist 215) (3).   The emphasis will be historical, with conceptual tools from other disciplines used when appropriate. Theoretical explanations, militarism, the international system, internal order, and the search for peace will be among the topics. Fall. Brooks. Course Syllabus.

220 The Politics of Public Policy (Plcy 220) (3). Examines theoretical approaches to and substantive questions of American political institutions and public plicy, drawing on the new institutinalism perspective to analyze public policy and examine why government responds to problems in particular ways.   Fall and spring. Gitterman, Perreira.

231 Latin America and the United States in World Politics (Poli 231) (3).   A survey of the events, institutions, and issues that have dominated relations between Latin America and the United States. Schoultz, Hartlyn.

250 Asia and World Affairs (Poli 250; Asia 250) (3) A survey of relations between the United States and major Asian powers: China, the USSR, Japan. Fall and spring. White.

252 International Organizations and Global Issues (Poli 252) (3).   Examines international organizations and their relationships with and impact upon international politics, international law, and selected global issues. Fall and spring. Staff

253 Problems in World Order (Poli 253) (3).   An examination of selected topics in international relations, such as security and defense, international integration, and North-South relations. Staff

254 War and Society in Early Modern Europe (Hist 468) (3). A critical examination, from the Renaissance to the Napolenic period, of the changes in European land and Naval warfare and their impact on society and government. McIntosh.

259 Evolution of the International System (Poli 259) (3).   An examination of changes in the nature of the international system from about 1870 to the present, emphasizing changing patterns of alliance politics and crisis behavior. Fall and spring. Staff.

260 Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe (Rues 260; Soci 260; Poli 260) (3). Draws on historical, political, economic, and sociological perspectives to analyze social, cultural, and institutional change. Required for majors in the Curriculum in Russian and East European Studies, but open to all students. Spring. Jenkins.

262 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews(Hist 262; Jwst 262) (3). Antisemitism; the Jews of Europe; the Hitler Dictatorship; Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy from Persecution to the final Solution; Jewish Response; Collaborators, Bystanders, and Rescuers; Aftermath. Browning.
263 Military, War and Gender in Movies From Medieval to Modern Times (Hist 263) (3). The course examines the interrelations between changes in warfare, the military system, and the gender order in Europe from medieval to modern time, and its perception and reflection in international movies. Hagemann.

268 War, Revolution and Culture: Transatlantic Perspectives 1750-1850 (Hist 268) (3). The course explores the dramatic historical changes between 1750-1850 and their intersection with and reflection in arts, literature and music in the transatlantic perspective.

272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense (Phil 272; Poli 272) (3).   The legitimacy of states; just war theory; pacifism; the ethics of revolution; terrorism; problems of war in an age of weapons of mass destruction; the moral conditions of peace. B. Boxill or J. Boxill, staff.

275 History of Iraq (Hist 275) (3). History of Iraq from ancient times to present. Shields.

277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine(Hist 277) (3). Explores the conflict over Palestine during the last 100 years. Surveys the development of competing nationalisms, the contest for resources and political control that led to the partition of the region, the war that established a Jewish state, and the subsequent struggles between conflicting groups for land and independence. Examines the wide variety of perspectives helped by participants in the region, and by observers in Europe and the US. Explores a variety of proposed resolutions to this conflict, and pays particular attention to the wall/fence currently under construction. Fall. Shields.

280 Anthropology of War and Peace (Anth 280) (3).   Cross-cultural perspectives on war in its relations to society, including both historical and contemporary examples. Surveys political, economic, and cultural, approaches to warfare and peacemaking. Spring. Redfield.

281 The Pacific War, 1937-1945: It's Causes and Legacy (Hist 281) (3). An examination of the origins of the Pacific War, the course of this bitter and momentous conflict, and its complex legacy for both Asia and the United States. Fall and spring. Fletcher.

350 National and International Security (3).   Introduction to the problem of war and violent conflict in human experience and the contemporary world, and efforts to prevent, avoid, or ameliorate war and its effects. Permission of the curriculum required. Fall. Lee. Course Syllabus F06

351 Global History of Warfare (Hist 351) (3). This course provides a world history approach to warfare, examining connections, interactions, and adaptations within different societies when confronted by the problem of military innovation. The coverage is extremely broad, from prehistoric warfare to the present, with significant time spent on Europe, China, and native America, and less so on India and Africa. Students will examine how military innovations arise from precedent, move around the globe, are adapted or rejected by other societies, and then produce different legacies in different contexts. Lee. Course Syllabus S07

352 The History of Intelligence Operations (3). (Pending approval) This course reviews the historic development of intelligence organizations and operations. The primary focus is on the modern world and the correlation between intelligence and national security concerns. We will define terms, discuss problems associated with the intelligence function, and examine the evolution of the organizations assigned various intelligence missions. Particular attention will be paid to the problems asssociated with maintaining secret organizations in a democratic republic. Caddell

368 War & American Society to 1903 (Hist 368) (3). The American military experience from colonial experience in the twentieth century. Major themes include the problem of security, the development of military policies and institutions, and the way in which the country waged and experienced war. Fall. Kohn.

369 War & American Society, Twentieth Century (Hist 369) (3). Survey of America's military experience in the twentieth century, focusing on national security policy, military institutions, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and recent interventions. Spring. Kohn.

373 The United States in World War II (Hist 373) (3). A history of the United States in World War II, 1941-1945: Home Front and Military Front. Fall. Lotchin.

376 The Rhetoric of War and Peace (Comm 376) (3). Explores philosophical assumptions and social values expressed by advocates of war and peace through a critical examination of such rhetorical acts as speeches, essays, film, literature, and song. Staff.

390 Selected Topics (Comm 390) (3).

396 Independent Studies (3). Independent study and reading. Special reading and research activities in a selected field under the supervision of a faculty member. Permission of instructor and department chair. Staff.

416 Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process (Poli 416) (3). Analysis of the structure and functions of judicial systems emphasizing the organization, administration, and politics of judicial bureaucracies and roles of judges, juries, counsel, litigants, and interested groups in adjudication processes. Fall. Staff.

421 Alexander (Hist 421) (3). The rise of Macedonia: the careers of Philip II and Alexander (with emphasis on the Latter's campaigns); the emerging Hellenistic Age. The course integrates computer (including website) and A-V materials throughout. Fall or spring. McCoy.

422 Ancient Greek Warfare (Hist 422) (3). War and the warrior in the archaic and classical Greek world, seventh -fourth centuries B.C. Fall or spring. McCoy.

423 Peace Settlements in Ethnically Divided Societies (Poli 423) (3). Political peace settlements as components of conflict resolution in ethnically divided societies. The course would identify the aspects of negotiated settlements which seek to manage civil conflict and build state stability over time - issues of representation, power sharing, federalism, autonomy and truth and reconciliation commissions. Cases drawn from: South Africa, Bosnia, Sudan, Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Philippines (Mindanao), Papua New Guinea (Bougainville) and eastern European cases such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

442 Conflict and Bargaining (Soci 442) (3). Conflict and conflict-resolution behavior. Applications to labor-management relations, family, sports, community politics, international relations. Cramer.

443 American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct (Poli 443) (3). Prerequisite, Political Science 86 or permission of the instructor. The role of Congress, the press, public opinion, the President, the Secretary and the
Department of State, the military, and the intelligence community in making American foreign policy. Emphasis is placed on the impact of the bureaucratic process on content of foreign policy. Fall and spring. Staff.

444 Terrorism (Poli 444) (3). As a class, we will seek to understand the causes of terrorist behavior, including why individuals are motivated to hate each other, how terrorists form groups, and why terrorists use certain tactics. We will also discuss how governments respond to terrorism, the international implications of terrorist campaigns, and prospects for conflict resolution. Bapat.

446 Defense Policy and National Security (Poli 446); (Aero 446 (3). Prerequisite, Political Science 86 or permission of instructor. A study of national defense policy as affected by the constitutional and political setting, as well as its relation to foreign policy. Some attention to strategic doctrine. Fall. McKeown, Crescenzi.

447 Theory of War (Poli 447) (3). Examines the nature, purposes, and conduct of war. Emphasizes interaction between political and military phenomena; introduces the study of strategy and its relationship to domestic and international politics.

450 Contemporary Inter-American Relations (Poli 450) (3). Prerequisite, Poli 238 and/or Poli 231/PWAD 231. A comprehensive analysis of hemispheric international relations and foreign policies of individual Latin American nations. Spring. Schoultz.

452 Imagining Palestine (Arab 452) (3). Explores how Palestine is portrayed in writings, films, and other creative works and how Palestinian portrayals of homeland affect others’ perceptions of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Arab World. Yaqub.

453 Political Geography (Geog 453) (3). The geography of politics is explored at the global, the nation-state, and the local scale in separate course units, but the interconnections between these geographical scales are emphasized throughout. Fall or spring. Cravey.

455 9/11 and Its Aftermath (Plcy 455) (3). Exams the nature of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism and strategies for addressing it, including analysis of post-9/11 change to U.S. national security strategy, law enforcement & intelligence, and homeland security. Schanzer.

457 International Conflict Processes (Poli 457) (3). Analysis of international conflict and the causal mechanisms that drive or prevent conflict. Emphasis on the conditions and processes of conflict and coorporation between nations. Course Syllabus F06

460 International Economics (Econ 460) (3). Prerequisite, Economics 100 or 101. An introduction to international trade, the balance of payments, and related issues of foreign economic policy. Fall and spring. Black, Conway, Field, Hagiwara.

465 Literature of Atrocity: The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russia and Eastern Europe (Slav 465; Jwst 465) (3). Literary representation in fiction, poetry, memoirs, and other genres of the mass annihilation and terror in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Spring. Levine.

467 Language & Political Identity (Slav 467) (3). This course explores the role of linguistic controversies in the polarization of ethnic relations in former Yugoslavia. Topics: the Yugoslav idea; language and nationalism; ethnic tension; the unleashing of ethnic conflicts. Fall. Janda.

469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia (Rues 469) (3). The course focuses on ethnic and political conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and efforts by the international community to end conflict and promote peace and reconstruction. Spring. Jenkins.

475 Literature of Russian Terrorism: Arson, Bombs, Mayhem (Russ 475) (3). Literary representations of Russian revolutionaries and terrorists in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings by Dostoevsky, Chernyshevsky, Bely, Joseph Conrad and by some of the terrorists themselves. Fall or spring. Levine.

481 Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism (Reli 481) (3). An exploration of explosive combinations of religion and politics in the Iranian revolution, the Palestinian movement, Hindu nationalism in India, and Christian fundamentalism in America.

490 Special Topics in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Subject matter will vary with instructor and will focus on some aspect concerning peace, war, and /or defense.

499 Selected Topics (Psyc 499) (3).

520 Contemporary Southern Africa (Afri 520) (3). Prerequisite: African Studies 40 or equivalent. Study of the history, politics, and economic development of Southern Africa in the twentieth century. Fall or spring. Nyang'oro. Course Syllabus.

564 Revolution and Nation-Making in America, 1763-1815 (Hist 564) (3). Major topics: constitutional conflict in the British empire; growth of political parties and nationality in a period of domestic change and international conflict. Spring. Higginbotham, Nelson.

565 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1900 (Hist 565) (3). Focuses on the causes, nature, and consequences of the Civil War. Fall. Barney.

570 The Vietnam War (Hist 570, Asia 570) (3). A wide-ranging exploratin of America's longest war--from nineteenth-century origins to 1990s legacies, from village battlegrounds to the Cold War context, from national leadership to popular participation and impact. Hunt.

574 War and Culture (Comm 574) (3). This course examines American cultural myths about war generally and specifically about the causes of war, enemies, weapons, and warriors, and the way these myths constrain foreign and defense policy, military strategy, and procurement.

577 U.S. Foreign Relations in the Twentieth Century (Hist 577) (3). How the United States came to occupy a leading role in world affairs as a diplomatic, military, economic, and cultural power and what that role has meant to Americans and to other peoples, especially during the Cold War. Spring. Hunt.

604 Violence and Religion in Literature from Epic to Novel (Roml 604) (3). A study of the sacred character of epic violence, and its historical decline through a process of religious desacrilization associated with the emergence of the modern novel. Spring, alternate years. Bandero.

634 Public Health Issues in Community Preparedness & Diaster Management (Hpaa 634) (3). Examines conventional public healthy constructs of community preparedness and disaster management. Includes a review of traditional and emerging literature. Emphasizes conceptual development and application of adaptive leadership strategies.

659 Images of War in 20th Century Literature (Engl 659) (3). A study of literary works written in English concerning World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War. Armitage.

660 War in Shakespeare's Plays (Engl 660) (3). The focus is on Shakespear's various treatments of war in his plays: all his Roman histories, most of his English histories, all his tragedies, even some of his comedies. Armitage.

690 Seminars in Peace, War, and Defense(3). Seminars on aspects of peace, war, and defense. Past topics have included arms control, public opinion and national security, and the Cold War. Staff.

691H Honors in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Directed research, on an independent basis, for majors who are preparing an honors thesis and for the oral examination on the thesis. Fall. Staff.

692H Honors in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Directed research, on an independent basis, for majors who are preparing an honors thesis and for the oral examination on the thesis. Spring. Staff.

890 International Law (Law 890) (3). Practical problems of international law, including its nature; treaty making, interpretation, enforcement, and termination; recognition; territory; nationality; jurisdiction and immunities; state responsibility and international claims; and the law of war and neutrality. Permission of Curriculum Chair and Instructor required. Fall or spring. Weisburd.

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