IRLS603 - Politics and War

Course Details

Course Code: IRLS603 Course ID: 3469 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

This course examines the relationship between military affairs and statecraft, ranging from how war is a logical consequence of political behavior. Case studies in the great powers' use of force and military issues clarify the connection between politics and the use of force, including war in its international context, attitudes toward war and its causes, the notion of "vital interests," WHY humans fight, and aspects of past areas of conflict that appear relevant to the future.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration03/31/2025 - 08/29/2025 Course Dates09/01/2025 - 10/26/2025 Start Month September SessionSummer 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration06/30/2025 - 11/28/2025 Course Dates12/01/2025 - 01/25/2026 Start Month December SessionFall 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration08/25/2025 - 01/30/2026 Course Dates02/02/2026 - 03/29/2026 Start Month February SessionWinter 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session
Registration03/31/2025 - 08/29/2025 Course Dates09/01/2025 - 10/26/2025 Start Month September SessionSummer 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration06/30/2025 - 11/28/2025 Course Dates12/01/2025 - 01/25/2026 Start Month December SessionFall 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration08/25/2025 - 01/30/2026 Course Dates02/02/2026 - 03/29/2026 Start Month February SessionWinter 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.