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The War and Society minor explores the social, cultural, political, military, and strategic
challenges and struggles associated with conflict and war. A capstone course invites students to reflect broadly and comparatively on these developments at the individual, collective, institutional, national, and regional levels.

Program Requirements 15 credits

Electives: Choose four (4) courses from the following offerings in War and Society *

HIST 301 Dealing with the Past in Post-Conflict Societies - 3 credits
HIST 302 The Middle Ages (500-1250) - 3 credits
HIST 306 The French Revolution - 3 credits
HIST 307 European History (1789-1914) - 3 credits
HIST 308 Interwar Europe - 3 credits
PACS 308 Special Topics in Peace and Conflict Studies - 3 credits
HIST 309 World War II and the Cold War - 3 credits
HIST 314 A History of Modern Russia - 3 credits
HIST 320 Topics in Cold War History - 3 credits
HIST 326 History of Germany Since 1870 - 3 credits
HIST 332 Q* Age of Alexander and The Roman Republic - 3 credits
HIST 338 War and Memory - 3 credits
HIST 339 The Great War - 3 credits
HIST 342 Twentieth Century Europe - 3 credits
HIST 344 Conflict and Society - 3 credits
HIST 347 Pre-modern Japan: The Rise and Fall of the Samurai - 3 credits
HIST 348 Q* Modern Japan: From the Last Samurai to the Pacific War - 3 credits
HIST 349 Modern China: Reform and Revolution in the Modern Age - 3 credits
HIST 350 Vietnam: The American Experience, 1941-1982 - 3 credits
HIST 354 The Modern Middle East since 1918 - 3 credits
HIST 356 History of Latin American Foreign Relations - 3 credits
HIST 357 Exploring Middle Eastern Conflict - 3 credits
HIST 358 A History of Eastern Europe & the Balkans - 3 credits
HIST 366 Comparative Empires - 3 credits
HIST 370 Revolutionary America - 3 credits
HIST 371 Civil War and Reconstruction - 3 credits
HIST 375 Exploring Peace in the Middle East - 3 credits
HIST 379 World War II America - 3 credits
HIST 433 Modern and Contemporary France - 3 credits
HIST 440 Pacific Front of World War II - 3 credits
HIST 444 The Norman Conquests of England, Sicily and South Italy - 3 credits
HIST 446 Age of Crusades - 3 credits
HIST 454 Seminar in Conflict, Peace, and Social Justice in Latin America - 3 credits
HIST 456 Genocide in Comparative Perspective - 3 credits
HIST 460 American Military History - 3 credits
HIST 461 The Pursuit of Peace - 3 credits
HIST 462 The Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of War - 3 credits
* Related courses may be substituted with the approval of the History Dept. One (1) substituted cognate course may come from a department other than history.

Capstone: Take one (1) of the following*

HIST 338 War and Memory - 3 credits
HIST 344 Conflict and Society - 3 credits
HIST 460 American Military History - 3 credits
HIST 461 The Pursuit of Peace - 3 credits
HIST 462 The Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of War - 3 credits
* Courses beyond the one (1) necessary from this category for fulfilling the Capstone requirement may be used toward the completion of the Electives requirement.