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Terrorism and War, SAS 007V

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Terrorism and war from science and social sciences perspectives: terrorism (terrorist cells, WMD's, religious extremism), warfare (military strategy, genocide), and statecraft (diplomacy, clash of civilizations, epochal wars).

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Credit: 4 quarter units / 2.67 semester units credit
UC Davis, SAS

Course Credit:

Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.

If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.

UC Berkeley:
Unit Credit

UC Davis:
General Education: SocSci, Wrt | SS, WC, WE.

UC Irvine:
General Education: III - Social and Behavioral Sciences & VIII - International/Global Issues

UC Los Angeles:
General Education: Social Analysis

UC Merced:
Unit Credit (see your Academic Advisor)

UC Riverside:
General Education: CHASS Social Science

UC San Diego:
General Education: Warren - May be counted depending on major/PofC/AS; Sixth - Social Analysis GE; TMC 1 course toward lower division disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major;

UC San Francisco:
Unit Credit

UC Santa Barbara:
Unit Credit

UC Santa Cruz:
Unit Credit

Course Fees

None

More About The Course

With the United States involved to varying degrees in major conflicts around the world, issues of terrorism and war are heavily debated on the world stage. This course is designed as an entry point into that debate. It will encourage you to think deeply about terrorism and war and question your assumptions. You will be asked to understand and evaluate multiple perspectives on current issues. You will be encouraged to link ideas from the readings, lectures, and videos to contemporary debate. Our goal is that, by the end of the course, each student will be a more informed citizen of the world and be able to critically examine the policies and positions of their nation's leaders and contribute to national and international debate.

Course Creator

James Carey
Professor James Carey is a biological demographer in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis and a senior scholar in the Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley specializing in the biology and demography of aging. Professor John Arquilla serves as chair of the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He developed the concept of netwar or "swarm-tactics", referring to the peculiar fighting style of network-organized groups. Professor James Carey is a biological demographer in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis and a senior scholar in the Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley specializing in the biology and demography of aging. Professor John Arquilla serves as chair of the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He developed the ...

Professor James Carey is a biological demographer in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis and a senior scholar in the Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley specializing in the biology and demography of aging. Professor John Arquilla serves as chair of the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He developed the concept of netwar or "swarm-tactics", referring to the peculiar fighting style of network-organized groups.

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