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Apr 24, 2024
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INTS 164 Border and Genocidal Conflicts in the Modern World ( 5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
This course will examine the origins and evolution of many devastating conflicts in recent history. The teaching methodology will be based on combining the regional and chronological approaches and the intensive use of current articles in periodicals from all over the world.
Student Outcomes
1. Identify and analyze the pivotal developments in the evolution of the conflicts in question.
2. Explain the chief components of the irredentist or ethnic cleansing programs and campaigns of the governments responsible for the said conflicts.
3. Analyze the interconnections (social, ethnic, gender, artistic, intellectual, religious) within the affected populations.
4. Identify the major problems facing the nations impacted by these conflicts.
5. Draw conclusions from the past, discussing recent and present trends and their possible influence on the evolution of the aforementioned conflicts.
6. Compare and contrast the border and genocidal conflicts in question.
7. Determine the best possible approaches that could be used by the United Nations to end these conflicts.
8. Determine the most constructive position to be taken by the U.S. towards ongoing border and genocidal conflicts.
9. Discuss the impact of the said conflicts on regional and global security.
10. Discuss major features of the geography, as well as fundamental aspects of the politics, economics, culture, and demography of the countries involved in border and genocidal conflicts.
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