This Option examines war, peace, and security on a global and historical scale to reveal the contingent decisions, random accidents, and devious schemes which continue to be at the root of violence around the world. This Option studies conflicts great and small, from tribal warfare to national and international wars, revolutions, acts of terrorism, and so on. It also considers successful and unsuccessful efforts to halt conflict, and how and why approaches to and experiences with peace can affect conflict situations.
Courses for Spring 2025
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA/HIST 480 | Japan in the Age of Warriors |
| CAMS 100 | Ancient Greece |
| CAMS 101 | The Roman Republic and Empire |
| CAMS 180 | Ancient Warfare |
| CAS 220 | Persuasion |
| CAS 222N | Foundations of Civic and Community Engagement |
| CAS 271N | Intercultural Communication |
| CAS 404 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
| CMLIT 446 | Postcolonial Literature and Culture |
| ENGL 128N | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| ENGL 182 | Literature and Empire |
| GER 128 | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| HIST 140 | The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present) |
| HIST 144 | The World at War: 1939-1945 |
| HIST 473 | Contemporary Middle East |
| PLSC 437 | War in World Politics |
| PLSC 439 | The Politics of Terrorism |
| PLSC 479 | Nuclear Weapons in International Relations |
| PLSC/JST 450H | Genocide and Tyranny |
| SOC 425 | Social Conflict |
Approved Courses in the Global Conflict Pathway
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFR/PLSC 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa |
| AFR/PLSC 464 | Globalization, Extractive Industries, and Conflict in Africa |
| ANTH 444 | The Evolution of War |
| ASIA 105 | War and Memory in Asia: Twentieth Century and beyond |
| ASIA 184 | Society and Culture in the Pacific War |
| ASIA 430 | Japan in the World |
| ASIA/GLIS/PLSC 478 | China and the World |
| ASIA/HIST 480 | Japan in the Age of Warriors |
| ASIA/JAPNS 432 | War and the Warrior in Japan |
| CAMS 100 | Ancient Greece |
| CAMS 101 | The Roman Republic and Empire |
| CAMS 180 | Ancient Warfare |
| CAS 220 | Persuasion |
| CAS 222N | Foundations of Civic and Community Engagement |
| CAS 271N | Intercultural Communication |
| CAS 373 | The Rhetorics of War and Peace |
| CAS 404 | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
| CAS 409 | Democratic Deliberation |
| CAS 450W | Group communication theory and research |
| CMLIT 197 | Political Theatre |
| CMLIT 440 | War Stories |
| CMLIT 446 | Postcolonial Literature and Culture |
| CMLIT 45x | War in Literature and Film (NEW) |
| ENGL 128N | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| ENGL 182 | Literature and Empire |
| ENGL 183N | The Cold War in Literature, Politics, and History |
| GEOG 328 | War, Peace, and Diplomacy: Understanding Contemporary Geopolitics |
| GER 128 | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| GER/RUS 143 | The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism |
| HIST 140 | The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (1917-Present) |
| HIST 144 | The World at War: 1939-1945 |
| HIST 454 | American Military History (or HIST 478, whichever HIST chooses) |
| HIST 473 | Contemporary Middle East |
| HIST/ASIA 184 | Society and Culture in the Pacific War |
| PLSC 223N | Racial and Ethnic Conflict |
| PLSC 290N | Comparative Violence Political and Criminalogical Perspectives |
| PLSC 291 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies |
| PLSC 414 | Dictators and Their Demise |
| PLSC 420 | State Making |
| PLSC 434 | War and Development in Africa |
| PLSC 436 | Civil Wars |
| PLSC 437 | War in World Politics |
| PLSC 439 | The Politics of Terrorism |
| PLSC 443 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa |
| PLSC 449 | Psychology of Terrorism |
| PLSC 467 | International Relations of the Middle East |
| PLSC 479 | Nuclear Weapons in International Relations |
| PLSC 481 | Global Political Economy |
| PLSC 483 | Seminar in National Security Policy |
| PLSC 484 | The Foreign Policy of Soviet Successor States |
| PLSC 485 | International Migration |
| PLSC 487 | International Law and Organizations |
| PLSC 491 | Peace and Conflict Studies Seminar |
| PLSC/JST 450H | Genocide and Tyranny |
| SOC 425 | Social Conflict |
| SRA 111 | Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis |
| SRA 211 | Threat of Terrorism and Crime |
| WMNST 350 | Gender, War, and Militarism |
Courses Outside the Liberal Arts
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GEOG 328 | War, Peace, and Diplomacy: Understanding Contemporary Geopolitics |
| SRA 111 | Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis |
| SRA 211 | Threat of Terrorism and Crime |
400 Level Courses With No Prerequisites
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA/HIST 480 | Japan in the Age of Warriors |
Majors should select 21 credits in the Option courses.
- 15 credits of these 21 will be in a single Option concentration (no more than 6 credits towards the Option completion are to be from courses in a single department).
- 6 credits of these 21 are from other Options.
- At least 12 credits must be taken at the 400 level or higher.
