PS 1508 - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction and overview of terrorism studies. Topics include: the history and development of modern terrorism (including the rise of religious terrorism in the last half of the 20th century); the psychology of terrorism including suicide terrorists; American domestic terrorism; and an examination of the problems of counterterrorism in a democratic society. The guiding thread for the course the difficulty of defining terrorism and what separates this political violence from guerrilla warfare and insurgencies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis

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