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PSC 406E

Climate Change and International Security

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

This course examines climate change through the lens of international security. It explores how climate change differs from traditional security threats, analyzes the nature and extent of the security threats posed by climate change, and evaluates its implications for international relations, state policy, and global security frameworks.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PSC 231
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

PSC 231

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • analyze how climate change acts as a stressor across the principal dimensions of international security.
  • critically assess the political challenges, implications, and controversies associated with framing climate change as an international security threat.
  • describe the causal pathways through which climate change impacts are projected to influence state behavior, economic relationships, and the potential for international conflict and cooperation.
  • evaluate diverse international responses and governance approaches aimed at mitigating climate change-related security risks.