POLSC 38500

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POLSC 38500 - The Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons, War and Peace (4 cr)

Political ScienceARTSC - School of Arts and Sciences
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Course Title

The Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons, War and Peace

Catalog Description

An analysis of how nuclear weapons have influenced international politics and military strategies, why states seek or forego nuclear weapons programs, the policies designed for nuclear nonproliferation, and the risks of nuclear crises, escalation, entanglement with conventional forces, and nuclear terrorism.

Course Attributes

COPT - COPT (College Option), WRIC - WRIC (Writing Intensive)

Minimum

4

Max

4

Academic Progress Units

4

Repeat For Credit

No

Requirement Designation

Regular Liberal Arts

Prerequisites & Corequisites

035315

Lecture