Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense
JOSEPH T. GLATTHAAR (History), Chair
Advisory Committee
Navin Bapat (Political Science), Bernard R. Boxill (Philosophy), E. Willis Brooks (History), Peter Coclanis (History), Mark Crescenzi (Political Science), Cori Dauber (Communication Studies), Paul Holst (Aerospace Studies), Richard Kohn (History), Charles Kurzman (Sociology), Wayne Lee (History), Douglas MacLean (Philosophy), Stephen Matts (Naval Science), Russel Van Wyk (Continuing Education), Jonathan Weiler (International Studies), Monte Yoder (Military Science).
Adjunct Professors
Christopher Armitage (English), Joseph Glatthaar (History), Richard Kohn (History), Roger Lotchin (History).
Adjunct Associate Professors
Cori Dauber (Communications Studies), Wayne Lee (History), Jim McCoy (History).
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Navin Bapat (Political Science).
Adjunct Lecturer
Joseph Caddell (History).
Introduction
Peace and war are among the oldest dreams and most difficult challenges of human experience. The curriculum brings together faculty and courses from many disciplines to provide undergraduates with a wide range of approaches to the fundamental issues of human conflict and national and global security and defense. The curriculum prepares majors for graduate work in several of the humanities and social sciences, for a variety of professional schools, and for a wide range of employment. Graduates have found employment with federal agencies, state and local governments, banks, and other businesses. Others have attended graduate and professional schools in government, history, international relations, and law. The strength of the curriculum is its broad interdisciplinary perspective combined with its depth of focus on topics that span the range of human experience across time and national boundaries, from science and technology to ethics and public policy.
The curriculum introduces majors to interdisciplinary perspectives with a core of three courses: PHIL/PWAD 272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense; HIST/PWAD 351 Global History of Warfare; and PWAD 350 National and International Security.
A flexible program of electives permits majors to concentrate in one of three topical areas: the culture of peace and war; national and international defense and security; and the evolution of warfare. In addition to course work, the curriculum sponsors guest speakers and field trips, and provides majors with help and advice on internships and career planning.
Program of Study
The degree offered is the bachelor of arts with a major in peace, war, and defense.
Majoring in Peace, War, and Defense: Bachelor of Arts
All General Education requirements must be met. Majors should consider, in fulfilling General Education requirements, the following courses as helpful preparation for the curriculum: ANTH 101; ECON 101; HIST 127, 128, 140, 158, 159; MATH 152; PHIL 160, 170; POLI 100, 150, 239; PSYC 101; SOCI 101; and STOR 151.
A minimum of nine courses (27 hours) from the curriculums offerings is required:
Core Requirement: three courses
HIST/PWAD 351 Global History of Warfare
PHIL/PWAD 272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
PWAD 350 National and International Security
Concentration Requirement: four courses (no more than three from any one discipline) from one of the following areas:
The Culture of Peace and War
AFRI 520 Contemporary Southern Africa
ANTH 280 Anthropology of War and Peace
ARAB 452 Imagining Palestine
COMM 376 The Rhetoric of War and Peace
COMM 390 Selected Topics (with approval, based on topic)
COMM 574 War and Culture
ENGL 659 War in 20th-Century Literature
ENGL 660 War in Shakespeares Plays
HIST 132 Southeast Asia since Early 19th Century
HIST 134 Modern East Asia
HIST 254 War and Society in Early Modern Europe
HIST 262 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
HIST 263 Military, War, and Gender in Movies
HIST 268 War, Revolution, and Culture: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives, 17501850
HIST 275 History of Iraq
HIST 276 The Modern Middle East
HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
HIST 281 The Pacific War, 19371945: Its Causes and Legacy
HIST 373 The United States in World War II
HIST 421 Alexander
HIST 422 Ancient Greek Warfare
HIST 565 Civil War and Reconstruction, 18481900
HIST 570 The Vietnam War
LAW 252 International Law (permission of the instructor)
MUSC 289 Sounds of War and Revolution since 1750
PLCY 455 9/11 and Its Aftermath
POLI 250 Asia and World Affairs
POLI 416 Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process
POLI 423 Peace Settlements in Ethnically Divided Societies
POLI 450 Contemporary Inter-American Relations
POLI 457 International Conflict Processes
PSYC 499 Current Topics in Psychology (with approval, based on topic)
PWAD 395 Internship in Peace, War, and Defense (pending approval)
RELI 481 Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism
ROML 604 Violence and Religion in Literature from Epic to Novel
RUES 260 Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
RUES 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
RUSS 475 Literature of Russian Terrorism: Arson, Bombs, Mayhem
SLAV 084 First-Year Seminar: Terror for the People: Terrorism in Russian Literature and History
SLAV 085 First-Year Seminar: Children and War
SLAV 465 Literature of Atrocity: The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russia and Eastern Europe
SLAV 467 Language and Political Identity
SOCI 442 Conflict and Bargaining
National and International Defense and Security
AFRI 520 Contemporary Southern Africa
ANTH 280 Anthropology of War and Peace
ARAB 452 Imagining Palestine
COMM 390 Selected Topics (with approval, based on the topic)
ECON 460 International Economics
GEOG 120 World Regional Geography
GEOG 453 Political Geography
HIST 134 Modern East Asia
HIST 213 Air Power and Modern Warfare
HIST 262 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
HIST 577 United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century
HPAA 634 Public Health Issues in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management
LAW 252 International Law (permission of the instructor)
PHYS 131 Energy: Physical Principles and the Quest for Alternatives to Dwindling Oil and Gas
PLCY 101 Making American Public Policy
PLCY 201 Introduction to Public Policy
PLCY 220 The Politics of Public Policy
PLCY 455 9/11 and Its Aftermath
POLI 150 International Relations and World Politics
POLI 231 Latin America and United States in World Politics
POLI 250 Asia and World Affairs
POLI 252 International Organizations and Global Issues
POLI 253 Problems in World Order
POLI 259 Evolution of the International System
POLI 423 Peace Settlements in Ethnically Divided Societies
POLI 443 American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct
POLI 446 Defense Policy and National Security
POLI 447 Theory of War
POLI 450 Contemporary Inter-American Relations
PSYC 499 Current Topics in Psychology (with approval, based on the topic)
PWAD 352 The History of Intelligence Operations
PWAD 395 Internship in Peace, War, and Defense (pending approval)
RELI 481 Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism
RUES 260 Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
RUES 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
RUSS 475 Literature of Russian Terrorism: Arson, Bombs, Mayhem
SLAV 084 First-Year Seminar: Terror for the People: Terrorism in Russian Literature and History
SLAV 085 First-Year Seminar: Children and War
SLAV 465 Literature of Atrocity: The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russia and Eastern Europe
SLAV 467 Language and Political Identity
The Evolution of Warfare
COMM 390 Selected Topics (with approval, based on topic)
ENGL 660 War in Shakespeares Plays
HIST 212 History of Sea Power
HIST 213 Air Power and Modern Warfare
HIST 254 War and Society in Early Modern Europe
HIST 262 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
HIST 263 Military, War, and Gender in Movies
HIST 268 War, Revolution, and Culture: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives, 17501850
HIST 275 History of Iraq
HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
HIST 281 The Pacific War, 19371945: Its Causes and Legacy
HIST 368 War and American Society to 1903
HIST 369 War and American Society, 1903 to the Present
HIST 373 The United States in World War II
HIST 421 Alexander
HIST 422 Ancient Greek Warfare
HIST 564 Revolution and Nation Making in America
HIST 565 Civil War and Reconstruction, 18481877
HIST 570 The Vietnam War
HIST 577 United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century
MUSC 289 Sounds of War and Revolution since 1750
POLI 150 International Relations and World Politics
POLI 446 Defense Policy and National Security
POLI 447 Theory of War
PSYC 499 Current Topics in Psychology (with approval, based on topic)
PWAD 352 The History of Intelligence Operations
PWAD 395 Internship in Peace, War, and Defense (pending approval)
SLAV 465 Literature of Atrocity: The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russia and Eastern Europe
Additional Requirement: two courses, one each from the two areas not chosen for the concentration.
PWAD 396 Independent Study in Peace, War, and Defense; 490 Selected Topics in Peace, War, and Defense; and PWAD 690, 691H, and 692H may be substituted for courses in the major with the permission of the chair.
Honors in Peace, War, and Defense
Majors who earn at least a 3.3 overall grade point average and at least a 3.3 grade point average in the major through their junior year may on application to the chair of the curriculum enroll in PWAD 691H and 692H Honors in Peace, War, and Defense. Students interested in honors should take a seminar in peace, war, and defense (PWAD 690), a seminar in history (HIST 391397), or another course that provides background in research design. For students who wish to write an honors thesis in their senior year, a thesis topic should be approved by an appropriate thesis director by the end of the junior year. Students prepare an honors thesis in PWAD 691H and 692H and defend it orally. Based on faculty evaluation, the baccalaureate degree may be conferred with honors or with highest honors, or merely with course credit.
Special Opportunities in Peace, War, and Defense
Departmental Involvement
Undergraduates can participate in the activities and programs of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies at no cost by becoming a Wickersham Scholar. To become a scholar, a student must have a faculty sponsor and a demonstrated interest in international security studies. For more information contact Carolyn Pumphrey at 919-613-9280 or pumphrey@duke.edu.
Experiential Education
With the permission of the chair, majors can under special circumstances gain academic credit for unpaid internships or employment that relates directly to national and international security.
Study Abroad
The curriculum encourages all undergraduates to study abroad, either for a summer, semester, or entire year. Students should consult the study abroad Web site at study-abroad.unc.edu and visit the Study Abroad Office as early as possible in their course of study to meet with a study abroad advisor. A number of foreign programs contain courses that qualify for major credit. Of particular usefulness is study at the Kings College, University of London War Studies Department, the closest analogue to the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense in the English-speaking world and a program with a renowned faculty. Students with at least a 3.3 grade point average are eligible to apply to Kings. While supervision arrangements do need to be negotiated and agreed with relevant faculty at Kings College, students writing honors theses in their senior year may also apply to spend the year at Kings.
Undergraduate Research
Students who qualify are encouraged to experience original research by writing a senior honor thesis described in the honors section above.
Graduate School and Career Opportunities
The curriculum prepares majors for graduate work in several of the humanities and social sciences, for a variety of professional schools, and for a wide range of employment. Graduates work for federal agencies, state and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and other employers. Others have attended graduate and professional schools in government, history, international relations, and law. The curriculums strength is its broad interdisciplinary perspective combined with its depth of focus on topics that span the range of human experience across time and national boundaries, from science and technology to ethics and public policy.
Contact Information
The curriculums offices are on the fourth floor of Hamilton Hall, where visitors and members of the University community are always welcome. Prospective majors should visit the chair of the curriculum, the programs administrator/manager, and the Web site at www.unc.edu/depts/pwad as soon as they become interested.
PWAD
084 First-Year Seminar: Terror for the People: Terrorism in Russian Literature and History (SLAV 084) (3). See SLAV 084 for description.
085 [006M] First-Year Seminar: Children and War (SLAV 085) (3). See SLAV 085 for description.
101 [048] Making American Public Policy (PLCY 101) (3). See PLCY 101 for description.
120 [020] World Regional Geography (GEOG 120) (3). See GEOG 120 for description.
132 [032B] Southeast Asia since the Early 19th Century (ASIA 132, HIST 132) (3). See HIST 132 for description.
134 [034] Modern East Asia (ASIA 134, HIST 134) (3). See HIST 134 for description.
150 [086] International Relations and World Politics (POLI 150) (3). See POLI 150 for description.
201 [071] Introduction to Public Policy (PLCY 201) (3). See PLCY 201 for description.
212 [063] History of Sea Power (HIST 212) (3). See HIST 212 for description.
213 [064] Air Power and Modern Warfare (AERO 213, HIST 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.
215 [078] Peace and War (HIST 215) (3). See HIST 215 for description.
220 [074] The Politics of Public Policy (PLCY 220) (3). See PLCY 220 for description.
231 [087] Latin America and the United States in World Politics (POLI 231) (3). See POLI 231 for description.
250 [085] Asia and World Affairs (ASIA 250, POLI 250) (3). See POLI 250 for description.
252 [088] International Organizations and Global Issues (POLI 252) (3). See POLI 252 for description.
253 [081] Problems in World Order (POLI 253) (3). See POLI 253 for description.
254 War and Society in Early Modern Europe (HIST 254) (3). See HIST 254 for description.
259 [082] Evolution of the International System (POLI 259) (3). See POLI 259 for description.
260 [058] Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe (POLI 260, RUES 260, SOCI 260) (3). See RUES 260 for description.
262 [052] History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews (HIST 262, JWST 262) (3). See HIST 262 for description.
263 Military, War, and Gender in Movies (HIST 263) (3). See HIST 263 for description.
268 War, Revolution, and Culture: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives, 17501850 (3). The course explores the dramatic historical changes between 1750 and 1850 and their intersection with and reflection in arts, literature, and music in trans-Atlantic perspective.
272 [068] The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense (PHIL 272, POLI 272) (3). See PHIL 272 for description.
275 [077C] History of Iraq (ASIA 275, HIST 275) (3). See HIST 275 for description.
277 [077B] The Conflict over Israel/Palestine (ASIA 277, HIST 277) (3). See HIST 277 for description.
280 [080] Anthropology of War and Peace (ANTH 280) (3). See ANTH 280 for description.
281 [083] The Pacific War, 19371945: Its Causes and Legacy (ASIA 281, HIST 281) (3). See HIST 281 for description.
289 Sounds of War and Revolution since 1750 (MUSC 289) (3). See MUSC 289 for description.
350 [50] National and International Security (3). Permission of the instructor. 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.
351 Global History of Warfare (HIST 351) (3). See HIST 351 for description.
352 History of Intelligence Operations (3). 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.
368 [076] War and American Society to 1903 (HIST 368) (3). See HIST 368 for description.
369 [077] War and American Society, 20th Century (HIST 369) (3). See HIST 369 for description.
373 [073] The United States in World War II (HIST 373) (3). See HIST 373 for description.
376 [060] The Rhetoric of War and Peace (COMM 376) (3). See COMM 376 for description.
396 Independent Study in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Permission of the instructor. Independent study and reading. Special reading and research activities in a selected field under the supervision of a faculty member.
416 [154] Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process (POLI 416) (3). See POLI 416 for description.
421 [101] Alexander (HIST 421) (3). See HIST 421 for description.
422 [106] Ancient Greek Warfare (HIST 422) (3). See HIST 422 for description.
423 Peace Settlements in Ethnically Divided Societies (POLI 423) (3). See POLI 423 for description.
442 [143] Conflict and Bargaining (SOCI 442) (3). See SOCI 442 for description.
443 [144] American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct (POLI 443) (3). See POLI 443 for description.
446 [149] Defense Policy and National Security (AERO 446, POLI 446) (3). See POLI 446 for description.
447 [150] Theory of War (POLI 447) (3). See POLI 447 for description.
450 [147] Contemporary Inter-American Relations (POLI 450) (3). See POLI 450 for description.
452 Imagining Palestine (ARAB 452) (3). See ARAB 452 for description.
453 [153] Political Geography (GEOG 453) (3). See GEOG 453 for description.
455 9/11 and Its Aftermath (PLCY 455) (3). See PLCY 455 for description.
457 International Conflict Processes (3). Analysis of international conflict and the causal mechanisms that drive or prevent conflict. Emphasis on the conditions and processes of conflict incorporation between nations.
460 [161] International Economics (ECON 460, EURO 460) (3). See ECON 460 for description.
465 [165] Literature of Atrocity: The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russia and Eastern Europe (JWST 465, SLAV 465) (3). See SLAV 465 for description.
467 [167] Language and Political Identity (SLAV 467) (3). See SLAV 467 for description.
469 [168] Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia (RUES 469) (3). See RUES 469 for description.
475 [175] Literature of Russian Terrorism: Arson, Bombs, Mayhem (RUSS 475) (3). See RUSS 475 for description.
481 [120] Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism (RELI 481) (3). See RELI 481 for description.
490 Special Topics in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Subject matter will vary with instructor, but will focus on some particular topic or historical approach. Course description available from departmental office.
520 [121] Contemporary Southern Africa (AFRI 520) (3). See AFRI 520 for description.
564 [146] Revolution and Nation Making in America, 17631815 (HIST 564) (3). See HIST 564 for description.
565 [148] Civil War and Reconstruction, 18481900 (HIST 565) (3). See HIST 565 for description.
570 [117] The Vietnam War (ASIA 570, HIST 570) (3). See HIST 570 for description.
574 [162] War and Culture (COMM 574) (3). See COMM 574 for description.
577 [152] United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century (HIST 577) (3). See HIST 577 for description.
604 [190] Violence and Religion in Literature from Epic to Novel (ROML 604) (3). See ROML 604 for description.
634 Public Health Issues in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management (HPAA 634) (3). See HPAA 634 for description.
659 [196] War in 20th-Century Literature (ENGL 659) (3). See ENGL 659 for description.
660 [196D] War in Shakespeares Plays (ENGL 660) (3). See ENGL 660 for description.
690 [090] 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.
691H [091] Honors in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Permission of the instructor. Directed research on an independent basis for majors who are preparing an honors thesis and for the oral examination on the thesis.
692H [092] Honors in Peace, War, and Defense (3). Prerequisite, PWAD 691H. Directed research on an independent basis for majors who are preparing an honors thesis and for the oral examination on the thesis.
890 [252] International Law (LAW 252) (3). See LAW 252 for description.