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INTL ST 439

THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GENOCIDE

3-4 credits.

Examines the phenomenon of genocide in the modern world. The class covers the concept of genocide, theories of why genocide occurs, and particular cases in the 20th and 21st centuries. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 318 prior to fall 2017

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine genocide in the modern world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Study theories of why genocide occurs. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine particular cases in the 20th and 21st centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Examine genocide in the modern world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Study theories of why genocide occurs. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine particular cases in the 20th and 21st centuries. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Graduate

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