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PSC 407Q

Political Violence

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Causes and consequences of ethnic strife, low-intensity conflict, guerrilla warfare, and revolution, the impact of internal conflict on the international environment.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PSC 211
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PSC 211.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe and apply theories of military coups to case studies.
  • explain why state and non-state leaders are assassinated.
  • evaluate theories that explain why revolutions may occur.
  • describe the principles of guerilla warfare and insurgencies.
  • explain why terrorism emerges in states.