300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 412 Aspects of Violence
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
SEM
This is a topics course in World History which will focus on the study of violence, war and peace. We will read selections from some of the great literary accounts of war, starting with the Greeks, Indians, and Chinese,and then move forward to more recent and contemporary writing. Readings are concerned with such issues as whether violence is inherent or learned, how wars begin and are ended, and what conditions would be required to assure peace.
Course Syllabus (PDF)
