Department: Hist, Humanities, Intl Studies

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ANTH1500 Contemporary Social Activism in Hawaii This course is an ethnographic approach to social activism with a focus on Hawaii and Hawaiian organizations. Through a combination of field trips, observations and readings, this course will introduce students to the basic concepts of anthropology a...
ANTH2000 Cultural Anthropology A general introduction to cultural anthropology. Topics covered include: the nature of culture; basic concepts for analyzing cultural behavior; and consideration of the effects of culture upon the individual and society.
ANTH3000 Is Global Citizenship Possible? This course addresses "global citizenship" by focusing on two questions: (1) Given that cultural diversity is a key characteristic of our species, how can we organize political communities so different people with different beliefs and behaviors feel...
ANTH3100 The Anthropology of Polynesian Surfing The Anthropology of Polynesian Surfing provides students with an understanding of surf culture in the Pacific Basin. Environmental and cultural factors are assessed in relation to surfing’s development in Polynesia, integration into Hawaiian culture,...
ANTH3115 Culture, Religion, and the Environment Western and non-Western cultural and religious perspectives on the relationships between people and the environment.
ANTH3150 Island Surfing Sites: A Cultural Field Study Island Surfing Sites: A Cultural Field Study provides students with an understanding of surf culture in the Pacific Basin by using various islands as models to highlight the importance of surfing in ancient and modern cultures in Hawaii. Field activi...
ANTH3180 Culture, Economic Systems, and Management Selected economic questions regarding exchange, development, and business management within a broad cross-cultural perspective. The applicability of Western economic concepts to non-Western societies, theories of development and underdevelopment for...
ANTH3300 Japanese Society and Culture This course examines the culture of Japan with particular attention to values and behavior patterns. Issues to be addressed include the role of the family, gender, popular culture, economic and political issues, historical changes in Japanese society...
ANTH3350 Diversity in the Workplace The study of the dynamic changes taking place in the world of work due to increasing ethnic diversity and the numbers of women entering the work place. Using the concept of culture as developed by anthropologists, the course explores such topics as w...
ANTH3400 Anthropology of Food This course focuses on the political economy of food, agriculture, and nutrition from a cultural and historical perspective at both the local and global (or "glocal") levels. It explores local, national, and global food systems to answer puzzling que...
ANTH3500 Appreciating Pacific Worlds The cultural and historical traditions of Pacific peoples - in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Also considers how Pacific Islanders have coped with change during the past two centuries as well as the perceptions and misperceptions of Islanders b...
ANTH3580 Impact of Tourism on Local Culture The study of the impact of tourism upon the cultures where it has developed. Case studies are presented to illustrate these influences, with particular emphasis given to the Pacific region. Adaptive strategies to create cultural and environmental syn...
ANTH3600 Poverty and Culture This is a service-learning course offering direct participant-observation with homelessness in Hawai`i. The seminar will meet both on and off campus with social service organizations. Students examine the discursive role social science, social work,...
ANTH3650 Taboos This course examines what taboos are and how they operate in our lives and society. Tabu serves as an entrance into broader cultural analysis through examination of context and, when possible, explanation of prohibited behavior in various western and...
ANTH3900 Anthropological Thoughts and Theories The purpose of this course is to facilitate an understanding of recent developments in anthropology and the related human sciences. Students are introduced to dominant theoretical approaches that have shaped anthropological research and writing over...
ANTH6601 Seminar: Violence, Conflict, and War A course that looks at war and conflict from an anthropological perspective. Topics that are considered in the course may include the relationships between social organization and war, the biological factor in violence, and the role played by gender...
CLST1000 Great Books, East and West War, brutality, compassion, love, despair, and hope are just a few of the enduring themes which stem from the foundational epics of eastern and western classical civilizations. This course explores some of those epics for the significance their stori...
CLST2600 Greek and Latin Roots in English The systematic study of the influence of ancient Greek and Latin on the vocabulary and grammatical structure of English. Also examined are the ways in which words are used for communication and how languages develop and change. For students in a wide...
CLST3030 Ancient Drama An examination of the evolution of theatre in the Greco-Roman world, from its origins in ritual, to its growth as a civic event, and its development into a literary art form. Students will analyze ancient texts through close readings, essays, and in-...
CLST3100 Gender in Classical Greek Myth, Literature, and Religion Study of gender in the literary, mythical, and religious imaginations of the ancient civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea. Studied texts to extend from the epics of Homer through Classical myth and tragedy through the Greek gospels.
CLST4900 Seminar in East-West Classical Studies An examination of selected topics in comparative study of pre-modern civilizations of Europe and Asia. Topics vary but may include the rise and fall of empires, ideas of law and the state, religious and philosophical movements, comparative literature...
CLST4997 Directed Readings in Classical Studies Directed individualized readings.
DGS6997 Seminar: Special Topics in Diplomacy & Global Security This is a special topics graduate seminar in Diplomacy and Global Security. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change (up to 6 credits).
DGS7601 Seminar: Research Methods in Diplomacy & Global Security A seminar that exposes students to a variety of methodologies and tools for conducting research in the field of diplomacy and global security. There will also be considerable discussion on the evaluation of primary source materials as well as seconda...
DGS7602 Capstone Seminar: Writing in Diplomacy & Global Security A capstone seminar in which students, under the supervision of the course instructor, research and write their MA-DGS Capstone on the topic and with the two faculty mentors approved in DGS 7601.
DGS7603 Capstone Seminar: Continued Writing in Diplomacy and Global Security A continuation of the DGS 7602 capstone seminar in which students under the supervision of the course instructor research and write their MA-DGS Capstone on the topic and with the two faculty mentors approved in DGS 7601.
GEOG1000 Introduction to Physical Geography A non-laboratory introduction and survey of Earth's natural environment, including earth-sun relationships, weather and climate, landforms, soils, and vegetation. The effects of these physical elements on human activity are also stressed. The course...
GEOG1500 World Regional Geography This course studies the geography of the world's major culture regions. Emphasis is placed on the geographic foundations and cultural characteristics, changes, and divisions that provide insight and understanding to current world events and issues.
GEOG2000 Visualizing Human Geography GEOG 2000 introduces students to critical thinking from a human geography perspective. Students engage this perspective through innovative assignments using Google Earth and other media, as well as through a final project that emphasizes a multi-meth...
GEOG3700 Sustainable Cities The course explores urban sustainability from a historical, social and environmental perspective. It examines the development of cities from their ancient beginnings to the early part of the 21st century. With that foundation, students will gain an i...
HIST1001 Traditions and Encounters: World Cultures to 1500 This course is an interpretative survey of the development of cultures from prehistoric times to A.D. 1500. Students will analyze the characteristics of human societies, explore how human cultures have interacted with each other over time and investi...
HIST1002 Global Crossroads, 1500 to Present This course engages students in the study of modern world history in order to achieve a more critical and integrated understanding of global societies and cultures during the past five hundred years. Students will explore developments in Africa, Asia...
HIST1401 American Stories: Themes in American History to 1877 This course provides a survey of American History while identifying and focusing upon particular themes which characterized the founding of the United States through the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War. Themes covered might include the e...
HIST1402 The American Experience, 1865 to the Present This course is an introduction to United States History from the end of the Civil War to the present. This course will explore major themes in American history, emphasizing the people, events, and antecedents that have most influenced our world today...
HIST1558 Living History of Hawai'i This cross-disciplinary course focuses on aspects of the history of the Hawaiian Islands from the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. It includes interdisciplinary perspectives from history, museum studies, and preservation studies. In addition, the cou...
HIST2451 History of Latin America A study of Spanish and Portuguese settlement of Latin America from the European conquest to the present. Topics include Iberian and Native American institutions, economy, social structure, politics, and cultural evolution in Latin America.
HIST2630 The History of Science and Technology This course is designed to introduce major themes in the history of science and technology since the Sixteenth Century. It will introduce the major trends in science since the Scientific Revolution. It will discuss the origins of the Scientific Metho...
HIST2900 The Historian's Craft This course will introduce students to reading, research, and interpretation in history. It will focus on a specific topic or theme from a comparative perspective and on the global connections and broad implications of that issue. Students will becom...
HIST2999 Special Topics in History This course addresses unique and special topics. Consequently both course content and instructor will vary. Possible topics could include, for example: the world at war; history of gender; special topics in world history; aspects of the American expe...
HIST3070 Sex in History This course examines the historical construction of sexuality using a comparative and global perspective. The focus will be on the relationship between gender and sexuality and how cultural beliefs about religion, race, and romantic love have shaped...
HIST3101 Greek History to Alexander The history of the Greek world from Mycenaean times until the break up of Alexander's empire. A variety of topics include the origins of the classical Greeks, the evolution and decline of the polis as a political and social unit, the rise of Macedoni...
HIST3222 Europe and the Age of Revolution The cultural and political transformation of Europe from the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The course focuses on changes in the structure of European society and politics between 1750 and 1870 including the origins and impa...
HIST3225 The Enlightenment and the French Revolution This course examines the relationship between ideas, culture and politics in eighteenth-century France. Students will read works by major Enlightenment thinkers, and become familiar with the events and diverse historical interpretations of the French...
HIST3231 Europe: the 20th Century A study of the crisis in European civilization from 1890 to present. The course emphasizes the outbreak and impact of World Wars I and II, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism in the 1930s, and the major impact of the Cold War on Europe.
HIST3242 History of Spain This course explores the history of Spain from the ancient Iberians to the post-Franco era. Although the class will examine the ancient and medieval periods, it will focus on early modern and modern Spain.
HIST3322 History of Modern Japan An in-depth analysis of Japan, from its transition from the feudal mid-Tokugawa era to its emergence as a major power in the 21st century, focusing on the impact of the West, the Meiji Restoration, Japanese imperialism in Asia and the Pacific, the dr...
HIST3411 US: Jackson to Civil War A class survey of the course of American history during one of its key formative periods includes the expansion of the United States up to the Civil war, the growth of sectional conflict, the slavery and abolitionist movement, the events leading up t...
HIST3441 U.S. History since World War II The study of social, political, economic, and cultural forces shaping the United States since 1945 through the 1990s. Featured units include surveys of influential people, development and conflict of political and economic ideas and policies, and cul...
HIST3470 Women in America This course examines major themes in women’s experiences in America through a focus on selected events between the pre-Columbian period and the present. Students will examine how women’s historical experiences have been shaped by class, race, ethnici...
HIST3480 History of Leisure and Sport in America This course examines the evolution of leisure and the role of sporting activities in the development of American culture from the colonial period to the present. The first part of the course looks at the growth of leisure time and its experiential qu...
HIST3501 Islam and the Middle East The history of the Middle East and the role played by Islam in the region. Topics include: the Middle East before the coming of Islam; Mohammed and the evolution of Islam; the creation and growth of Muslim states; and the modern Middle East and its i...
HIST3556 History of Hawai'i A course that deals with the heritage, history, and folkways of the various groups who have come to the Hawai'ian Islands, with emphasis upon local historical and cultural events. The course employs the perspectives of history, anthropology, and the...
HIST3571 The African Diaspora The course introduces the history of the African Diaspora from the A.D. 1500 to the present. It focuses primarily on the African impact on the Americans, Europe, and the Pacific Islands. It will examine important themes associated with identity forma...
HIST3650 History of Oil in the Modern World The History of Oil in the Modern World will explore the rise of oil as a strategic commodity and its influence on world politics and economic systems in the modern period, form its discovery in 1859 to its role in the strategic relationships between...
HIST3655 Bubbles, Panics, and Depressions: A World History of Economic Crisis This course will study the recurring economic crises in world history since 1500. The class seeks to understand the causes of economic crises within the context of the rise of mercantile capitalism in the 19th century and early 20th century and the r...
HIST3660 War and Society: Antiquity to Modernity War has existed since the first hominids organized socially and, unfortunately, will likely endure as long as our species survives. HIST 3660 helps us to understand the horrible nature of war and to identify the commonalities and differences between...
HIST3661 History of Warfare to 1500 The history of warfare from earliest times until A.D. 1500. It is not, however, merely the study of battles, weapons, and tactics, although these topics are covered. The course also examines how changes in society and technology affected the conduct...
HIST3662 War and Society Since 1500 The history of warfare from A.D. 1500 to the present. Examines how changes in society and technology have altered the conduct of war and how war affects society and technology. The primary focus is on Europe and the United States with some study of t...
HIST3666 U.S. Military History A survey of the development of U.S. military forces to the present day, including organizational, tactical, technological, and strategic aspects, with an emphasis on operations. The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, the U.S....
HIST3668 Military History of Hawai`i This course examines the Military History of Hawai`i from the time of the unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom to present. A “new military history” approach will be used that emphasizes institutions as well as “battle studies”. The course content is o...
HIST3670 Racism, Violence, and Genocide in Modern World History This course examines the emergence, evolution, varieties, and causes of the systematic exclusion of, and violence towards, populations defined by ethnicity, nationality, or race. Initially it examines instances of mass violence within the context of...
HIST3676 U.S. Diplomatic History A survey of U.S. diplomatic history from the American Revolution to the 1990s, emphasizing forces that have shaped America's behavior in the international arena. Themes include: landed and commercial expansion that drove the nation outward between th...
HIST3776 Modern Imperialism This course will study the origins and development of the modern imperial idea, formal and informal, from its apex in the 19th century, to its waning, if persistent, influence in the second half of the twentieth century and its contemporary manifesta...
HIST3777 Hawai‘i in World History This course will examine how Hawai‘i became integrated into global networks through its experience of trans-Pacific migrations, the rise and fall of the global whaling and sandalwood industries, the arrival of missionaries, the advent of colonialism,...
HIST3780 Modern World Revolutions This course examines the underlying causes and effects associated with revolutionary movements with emphasis on the twentieth century. It explores revolutionary philosophies and strategies of world leaders, analyzes how political, environmental and e...
HIST3910 The Historian's Craft This course introduces students to reading, research, and interpretation in history. It will focus on a specific topic or theme from a comparative perspective and on the global connections and broad implications of that issue. Students will become fa...
HIST3999 Special Topics in History This course addresses unique and special topics. Consequently, both course content and instructor will vary. Possible topics might include: gender, world history, race, politics, society, the world at war, the American experience, the Asia-Pacific, o...
HIST4661 History of Military Thought An examination of the role of military theorists throughout history and their impact both on the military and political establishments. Some of the authors who may be considered include Sun-tze, Machiavelli, Clauswitz, and Jomini, and their impact on...
HIST4900 Seminar in History A seminar style course that incorporates class discussions, oral presentations, and a major written research project. The focus varies depending on the instructor, but possibilities include historiography, a specific geographical region, or a chronol...
HIST4961 Seminar: Military History An examination of selected topics in military history, possible topics for the course may include the development of the art of war in Western Europe, or the clash between western military methods and those of other regions including the Middle east...
HIST4997 Directed Readings in History Directed individualized reading.
HIST6600 Seminar: Military History: Methods, Approaches & Historiography A course that introduces the discipline of military history. It looks at the various methodological approaches that military historians have used to the field of military history. Included are discussions of traditional "battle studies" as well as th...
HIST6601 Seminar: Theory/Practice Diplomacy A course that links together the historical study of diplomacy in its implementation as national grand strategy. The seminar looks at some of the great diplomatic and military theorists from ancient times through today and then analyzes how their the...
HIST6602 Military and Diplomatic History: Methods, Approaches, and Historiography A course that introduces the disciplines of military and diplomatic history. It looks at the various methodological approaches that military and diplomatic historians have used in the field of military and diplomatic history and extensively surveys s...
HIST6622 Seminar: The Military Revolution A seminar that centers on a topic that has engaged historians for the past forty years¿the military revolution debate which suggests a revolution in warfare that helped place Europe on to the road of world dominance. This course examines the question...
HIST6628 Seminar: The Second World War This graduate readings course introduces students to some of the most recent and influential literature on, as well as the major historical themes and controversies regarding, the Second World War. Topics may include: race and ideology, the Holocaust...
HIST6631 Seminar: Ways of War in China A seminar that considers the nature of war and the role of the military in China from earliest times until the present. Some possible topics include the tradition of military thought in China, the military in Chinese society, western military influen...
HIST6632 Seminar: Ways of War in Japan A seminar that focuses on the impact of warfare and the military on Japanese history over the past one thousand years. Some of the issues covered in the course may include the development of a warrior class and martial ethic, the impact of the West o...
HIST6641 Seminar: The American Way of War A seminar that looks at the conduct of war in the context of the American experience. It does not focus on any particular campaign, but rather looks at how American strategic thought and military doctrines have evolved over time. Some themes that are...
HIST6643 Seminar: The American Revolution This seminar encompasses the history of the war for American independence and examines the conflict from contextual, strategic, operational and tactical levels. By considering all perspectives on the war, the student will draw analytical conclusions...
HIST6645 Seminar: The American Civil War A seminar that looks at one of the major conflicts of the 19th century and a forerunner of modern warfare. This course deals with the strategies and battles of the war as well as some of the salient issues that arise out of the conflict including its...
HIST6648 Seminar: Modern & Contemporary Warfare A seminar that examines global warfare in the modern era as well as in contemporary times. Topics to be explored include the causes of war, the character of conflict, war termination, as well as the challenges of creating peace and stability. Paralle...
HIST6649 Race, Sex, and War in U.S. History This seminar will examine the intersection of race, gender, sexuality and war throughout the history of the U.S. Students will be encouraged to consider a broad range of topics including the contributions and minorities to the U.S. military, the impa...
HIST6650 Oil: History, Security and Sustainability This course will explore the history of oil, its growth as a crucial strategic commodity and questions about whether the current world oil system is sustainable. Students will study the dominance of Western oil companies, the struggle of nations to s...
HIST6658 Seminar: Modern & Contemporary Maritime Operations A seminar that considers the evolution of naval and maritime operations in the modern and contemporary eras. Some of the themes that may be discussed include the impact of new technologies (e.g., submarines, aviation, drones, and space satellites) on...
HIST6661 Seminar: European Diplomatic History A seminar that explores the role of diplomatic relations in modern European history, in particular the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the themes explored may include the concept of the concert of Europe, great power diplomacy and the alliance syste...
HIST6662 Seminar: US Diplomacy A seminar that considers some of the key themes in the history of United States foreign relations, especially since the late 19th century. Some of the topics covered may include the development of American diplomacy in the age of imperialism, U.S. is...
HIST6663 Seminar: East Asian Diplomacy A seminar that examines diplomacy and foreign relations in the East Asian political arena. Topics vary but may include such issues as the Chinese tradition of tributary relationships, the role of militarism in Japanese diplomacy, and the impact of We...
HIST6664 Seminar: Middle Eastern Diplomacy This course provides students an enlarged perspective on contemporary Middle Eastern and Southwest Asian affairs. The course discusses traditional cultures, but concentrates on the twentieth century. We will cover cultural, social, economic, and reli...
HIST6665 International History of the Cold War This course considers problems and issues that affected different regions of the world as those problems and issues related to the Soviet-American rivalry, or the Cold War, between 1945 and 1991. Specifically, it explores the origin of the Cold War;...
HIST6667 Modern American Cultural Diplomacy: "A Diplomacy of Peoples" This seminar explores the power and global influence of modern American cultural diplomacy. Students will study the diplomacy of private citizens and cross-cultural encounters to understand public perception and opinion as well as U.S. governmental p...
HIST6670 Seminar: Modern and Contemporary Genocide This graduate seminar introduces student to issues and themes in the history of genocide, via a comparative case-study approach. It examines the phenomenon of genocide from the perspective of both perpetrators and victims for, only by truly understan...
HIST6680 Seminar: Strategic and Military Theory A seminar that examines the role of military and strategic theorists throughout history and their impact both on the military and political establishments. Some of the theorists who may be considered include Sun Tze, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Jomini,...
HIST6996 Special Topics in World History This is a special topics seminar in World History. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeated as contents change.
HIST6997 Directed Readings in History Directed individualized readings.
HIST6998 Special Topics in Diplomatic History This is a special topics seminar in Diplomatic History. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change.
HIST6999 Special Topics in Military History This is a special topics seminar in Military History. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change.
HIST7601 Seminar: Research Methods in Diplomacy and Military Studies A seminar that exposes students to a variety of methodologies and tools for conducting research in the field of military studies. There will also be considerable discussion on the evaluation of primary source materials as well as secondary studies us...
HIST7602 Capstone Seminar: Writing in Diplomacy and Military Studies A capstone seminar in which students, under the supervision of the course instructor, research and write their MA-DMS thesis on the topic and with the two faculty mentors approved in HIST 7601. Capstone course.
HIST7603 Capstone Seminar: Thesis Writing in Diplomacy and Military Studies A continuation of the HIST 7602 capstone seminar in which students under the supervision of the course instructor, research and write their MA-DMS thesis on the topic and with the two faculty mentors approved in HIST 7601. Capstone course.
HUM1270 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies What is gender? Why does it matter? How has it shaped the institutions that organize our lives? This course is an introduction to the key issues, questions and debates in the interdisciplinary field of gender and women's studies, with particular emph...
HUM4900 Interdisciplinary Seminar and Integrative Project A capstone honors seminar, interdisciplinary in approach, culminating in a major integrative project. The project may be either research-connected or creative. Although the course has been designed for students currently enrolled in Hawai'i Pacific's...
INTR1000 The International System This course introduces students to some of the most important and recent thinking on the new international system. How should we think about this new world that is marked by the integration of globalization and the division of terrorism and genocide?...
INTR1100 Global Environmental Politics and Sustainability This course examines the political impact of environmental issues and sustainability. Specific attention is paid to the relationship among individuals, civil society, the state, markets, international organizations, and NGOs in promoting or discourag...
INTR3000 International Relations An examination of the international political system focusing on relating theoretical approaches for analyzing the behavior of state and non-state actors in the international system. This course explores fundamental concepts like power, anarchy, sove...
INTR3100 International Political Economy An examination of the political determinants of international economic relations. Different schools of thought like realism, Marxism, and liberalism are analyzed and compared. Topics covered included the politics of international trade, problems and...
INTR3200 National and International Security The goal of this course is to give students grounding in the field of security studies, including external strategies and internal evolution of government institutions. It will first cover the historical development of American national security foll...
INTR3250 Peace-Building and Conflict Management The course examines approaches to preventing and managing international conflict, including preventative diplomacy, negotiation, third-party resolution, track-two diplomacy, and evolving collective security arrangements. It analyzes the institutions,...
INTR3275 Global Governance The course examines global governance in an increasingly interdependent world. This include international or transnational structures such as formal international intergovernmental organizations (UN, WHO, WTO, APEC) and international nongovernmental...
INTR3300 International Law This course is an examination of the nature and function of international law in international politics. The course introduces students to the principles and norms governing the contemporary community of nations, as well as questions about the role o...
INTR3350 International Human Rights A course that introduces students to the development of universal human rights' norms in the international system. The seminar examines contemporary debates concerning the universal implementation human rights, efforts to implement these at the natio...
INTR3375 Civil Resistance and Non-Violent Movements This course examines non-violent resistance movements utilized in the US and around the world, including civil resistance, civil disobedience, protests, boycotts, and unarmed revolutions. Students will learn how groups utilize various non-violent tec...
INTR3400 International Relations of Asia An analysis of the changing patterns of Asian international relations and the factors that determine national behaviors of Asian countries. Relations will be examined from multiple perspectives, from both security and conflict to economic interdepend...
INTR3500 Global Systems and Development A critical analysis of the historical and theoretical underpinnings of development and underdevelopment (i.e., how and why development happens, or fails to happen). The course examines a range of development projects and their effects, and explores s...
INTR3900 Contemporary Nations Seminar A seminar studying in depth a specific country (to be announced) through readings, research, and interaction with students from the target country. Topics may include political, economic, social, cultural and other areas relevant to understanding thi...
INTR3930 Contemporary Nations: China An interdisciplinary look at China in the post-Mao (post-1976) period. Readings and other educational media and activities will offer an understanding of the dramatic changes in the economy, political system, society, and public cultures of the Peopl...
INTR3932 Contemporary Nations: Taiwan An in-depth study of major developments (society, politics, economy, culture, foreign relations, etc.) occurring today in Taiwan, explored in the context of the significant historical changes occurring in the post-Chiang Kai-Shek era.
INTR3933 Contemporary Nations: Southeast Asia An examination of the cultural history and political economy of mainland Southeast Asia, a region that includes Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Topics include the rise and fall of ancient empires, colonialism, the Vietnam War, as well a...
INTR3936 Contemporary Nations: Korea An examination of the political, economic, and social systems on the Korean peninsula. The course provides an in-depth analysis of changes and continuity in these systems with a focus on the post-World War II period. It also explores U.S.-Korean rela...
INTR4900 Senior Seminar in International Studies A capstone course for international Studies majors that includes an in-depth survey of the major methodologies and theories in the fields of International Relations and International Studies. Students will be responsible for leading a discussion semi...
INTR6300 International and Domestic Emergency Management A comparative study of international and domestic emergency management. The course provides the basic tools for planning and implementing disaster and recovery plans. Topics include civil-military coordination in complex emergencies, NGO and public h...
INTR6500 Seminar: International Relations and National Security of Asia This seminar is the course for graduate students who are interested in the international relations of Asia. The goal of this course is to analyze the changing patterns of Asian international relations and the factors that determine national behaviors...
INTR6640 Seminar: Transnational Security Threats This course provides a comprehensive overview of transnational security threats and why states and international organizations must anticipate the evolution of these threats to national governments, international institutions, elements of civil socie...
INTR6997 Special Topics in International Studies This is a special topics seminar in International Studies. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change (up to 6 credits).
PHIL1001 Philosophies of Hawai'i and the Pacific An Introductory study of the intellectual traditions of civilizations native to the Asian-Pacific region. Primary attention is on the intellectual traditions of Polynesia, China and Japan, These are encountered through translated works, oral traditio...
PHIL2090 Principles of Logic The study of the elements of logic. The course promotes critical thinking and sound decision-making by clarifying the nature and importance of logical consequences, and by providing intensive practice in recognizing examples of logical consequences....
PHIL2500 Ethics in America This course introduces students to a range of moral issues (such as abortion, euthanasia, and gay marriage) which are the subject of social ethics and moral policy in America, as seen through the lenses of indigenous and African-American thought and...
PHIL3301 Yoga Philosophy A study of classical Indian philosophy through yoga philosophy and practice. Emphasis is on reading original texts (e.g., Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, etc.) in English translation accompanied by secondary source writings and lectures on key...
PHIL3651 Environmental Ethics An examination of ethical issues in the resolution of conflicts between individual and societal needs and wants and environmental well-being.
PHIL4500 Global Justice This course will focus on concepts, dilemmas, and ideals which give rise to perplexities regarding social justice. Topics include: conflicts between nationalism and cosmopolitanism, human rights and the dangers of interventionism, global poverty and...
PHIL6600 Seminar: Professional Ethics and the Military This course is concerned with the ethics of warfare and professional conduct. Attention will be paid to ethical theory, the tradition of military virtues, and the moral imperatives that distinguish the profession of arms. Topics may include legal and...
PSCI1400 American Politics An analysis of the American political system. Topics include the central theme of democracy in American politics as well as structural factors including the Constitution, our federal system, media, public opinion, interest groups, and social movement...
PSCI2000 Introduction to Politics This course is designed to help the student better understand the political world. It surveys the central analytical concepts of political science that help explain the realities of the political world in the early 21st century. The level of analysis...
PSCI2100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research This course will introduce students to the field of social scientific research with special emphasis on their roles as consumers of research in their intended majors.
PSCI3000 History of Political Thought A survey of contemporary political thought to include philosophic and popularized treatments of communism, anarchism, and democratic theory (e.g., conservatism and liberalism). The relationship between political theory and both political institutions...
PSCI3200 Public Administration A general introduction to the administration of and in the public bureaucracy. Topics include: theories of administrative organization; principles and methods of administrative management; executive leadership; interpersonal and intergroup relationsh...
PSCI3250 Public Policymaking Politics begins with ideas, complaints, and demands. How does an idea become a law? What is the process? What are the strategies for trying to forward one's concerns? These matters are the focus of this course.
PSCI3401 Issues in American Politics A course that provides students with immediate understanding and analysis of current political issues, trends, dilemmas, processes, and problems. Students read a variety of approaches to the issues that are the focus of the course, and they become co...
PSCI3412 American Foreign Policy A survey of the variety of forces that shape foreign policy for the United States. It highlights major policy problems on the agenda and addresses questions of grand strategy, regional and bilateral relations, and the ways in which domestic forces af...
PSCI3415 State and Local Government A survey of state and local government and politics. The course includes units on: constitutions and charters; executives, legislatures, and judiciaries; parties and pressure groups; elections; styles of local and state politics; urban problems and t...
PSCI3416 Elections in Hawaii The study of the electoral process in general, particularly at the state and local levels; and analysis of past and current political races in Hawai'i. Candidates are invited to be guest speakers. This course is given only in election years.
PSCI3500 Comparative Politics The course explores how different political systems are formed, maintained, and then change. It examines politics in democratic, democratizing, and authoritarian nations, and highlights issues such as governmental systems (parliamentary and president...
PSCI3525 Islam and Politics This course introduces students to a variety of political movements that purport to be based on an interpretation of Islam. These interpretations, the movements' ideologies, objectives and strategies will be compared in order to appreciate the range...
PSCI3550 Women and Politics This course examines women in various countries around the world in respect to their access to power and decision-making. The course is predicated upon the history of women in the U.S. political system. Comparisons are made between and among women in...
PSCI3560 The Politics of Culture and Race This course will focus on the concept of Race as it functions and is experienced in Latin America, North America, South Africa, the Pacific, and East Asia. We will investigate the ways in which race serves to express, negotiate, and challenge power r...
PSCI3610 Politics in Literature A consideration of various Asian, European, and American writers whose works have attempted to create political consciousness in the reader. A key theme of the course is the power of literature to move individuals, groups, and societies. The politica...
PSCI3650 Intelligence Studies This course gives students grounding in the academic field of intelligence studies, including both the intelligence community and the uses of intelligence. It will first cover the historical development of the modern intelligence community. Then it w...
PSCI3950 Political Science Practicum Repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
PSCI3997 Special Topics in Political Science This course is an examination of selected topics in political science for upper-level undergraduates. Students will learn a special subfield, research methods, or a variety of issues currently explored by political scientists. This course can be repe...
PSCI4900 Senior Seminar A capstone course for International Relations and Political Science majors that includes an in-depth survey of the major methodologies and theories in the fields of American, Comparative, and International Relations. Students will be responsible for...
PSCI6151 Global Governance This course examines global governance in an increasingly interdependent world. This includes international or transnational structures such as formal international intergovernmental organizations (UN, WHO, WTO, APEC) and international nongovernmenta...
PSCI6300 Indian Foreign and Security Policy In this course, students explore the foreign and security issues dealing with the rise of India in both Asia and the wider world. The course will cover India from indepence to the present, with an emphasis on the post-Cold War period. Equal attention...
PSCI6400 Seminar: Chinese Foreign & Security Policy An overview of the foreign and security policies of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since 1949, emphasizing the post-Cold War period, and its role as a regional power in Asia. The PRC-US relationship will also be explored, with reference to thei...
PSCI6451 Seminar: Security in the Americas A seminar that examines broad security issues and themes across the Americas. Foci of the seminar may include the experience of military governments and dictatorships in Latin American politics, major issues of civil-military relations, challenges po...
PSCI6601 Seminar: Diplomacy and International Relations A graduate-level seminar that highlights the changing nature of international relations in a new era of Globalization and Terrorism. The course introduces students to the "classical" study of international relations using the opposing paradigms of mo...
PSCI6605 Seminar: Islam and Politics This course introduces students to a variety of political movements that purport to be based on an interpretation of Islam. These interpretations, as well as the movements’ ideologies, objectives and strategies, will be compared in order to appreciat...
PSCI6610 Seminar: Politics of Developing Nations A survey of political, social, and economic change in less developed countries and the relationship among elements of change. The course provides a critical overview of dominant theories of development, highlighting international and internal forces...
PSCI6620 Peacebuilding and Conflict Management A graduate-level course that examines approaches to preventing and managing international conflict, including preventative diplomacy, negotiation, third-party resolution, track-two diplomacy, and evolving collective security arrangements. It analyzes...
PSCI6630 National and International Security This course explores how conceptions of national security have changed from the Cold War to the Global War on Terror, and how institutions of American government have adapted to these new conceptions. Theoretical discussion will be linked to such pra...
PSCI6650 Seminar: Foreign Intelligence The course is a graduate level introduction to U.S. intelligence, its practice, effectiveness, and rationale. It explores the relationship between intelligence and U.S. national security, both during and after the Cold War. The course will address su...
PSCI6660 Seminar: Civil Resistance and Non-Violent Movements This course examines non-violent resistance movements utilized around the world, including: civil resistance, civil disobedience, protests, boycotts, and unarmed revolutions. Students will learn how groups utilize various non-violent techniques and w...
PSCI6661 Seminar: The Politics of Terrorism Clausewitz argued that war was "an extension of politics by violent means." If we substitute terrorism for war we confront one of the major challenges facing the world today. This course explores the historical context, the theoretical origins, and "...
PSCI6670 Seminar: Democratization and Human Rights A course that introduces students to the development of universal human rights norms in the international system. The seminar examines contemporary debates concerning the universal implementation of human rights, efforts to implement these at the nat...
PSCI6671 Seminar: Transitions to Democracy An examination of the recent transitions to democracy (successful or still in process) in European, Latin American, and Asian countries. The first part of the course considers a number of theoretical questions, among them the nature and weaknesses of...
PSCI6680 Seminar: International Negotiating The theory and practice of negotiating in the world arena. The emphasis is on negotiations with foreign governments. With the end of the Cold War, multilateral negotiations have acquired primary importance and provide additional complications. Studen...
PSCI6997 Special Topics in International Relations This is a special topics seminar in political science. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change (up to 6 credits).
REL1000 Introduction to World Religions This course offers a secular, interdisciplinary, and comparative approach to the world's religious traditions. It is designed to foster an understanding of diversity and difference. The focus of the course is on origins. We begin with the oldest conc...
REL3000 Religion, Sacrifice, and Violence Sacrifice and violence are persistent themes in the world's religous traditions and have invited scrutiny from anthropological, sociological, psychological, political, theological and other perspectives. This course will explore some classical exampl...
REL3310 Asian Traditions Survey of the literature, history, and cultural traditions associated with Asian religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Bo, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, and numerous folk traditions. Course begins in ancient India and expands into Nepal, Ti...
REL3600 War in World Religions A survey of the historical link between religion and war, from antiquity to the present, from west to east. Students will peruse literature justifying war, imagining war, and condemning war from different cultures, religions, and historical periods.
REL3700 Gender in the Bible Course explores representations of gender in the Hebrew and Greek scriptures and in apocryphal literature associated with Judaism and Christianity extending into the 4th century CE. Students harness a variety of literary, historical, and archaeologic...
STSS6301 China's National Security and Modern Military Doctrine The course provides an in-depth analysis of China's present and future and national security requirements and how that shapes their modern military thought and doctrine. We will discuss China's economic developments, trade and national security conce...
STSS6600 Seminar: Modern & Contemporary Intelligence The course provides an in-depth analysis of modern and contemporary intelligence operations, examining how changes in technology, cultures, economies, and strategic situation have affected, are affecting, and may affect future intelligence requiremen...
STSS6666 Seminar: Insurgency & Counterinsurgency This seminar examines the interrelated historical phenomena of insurgency and counterinsurgency and the challenges both have posed in the past, currently pose in the present, and may pose in the future. Students will consider historical case studies...
STSS6668 Seminar: Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism This seminar familiarizes students with the challenges of counterterrorism and counterintelligence operations. The course focuses on both U.S. and foreign aspects of counterterrorism and counterintelligence, including their history and evolution, the...
STSS6997 Special Topics in Strategic and Security Studies This is a special topics graduate seminar in strategic and security studies. Course content will vary as set forth in an approved syllabus. Course may be repeatable as contents change (up to 6 credits).
SUST6000 Sustainable Human Systems Students will learn to think systematically through the study of the systemic structure and values underlying the modern world view. Alternative, emerging world views focused on sustainable structures will be emphasized. Systems thinking and a system...
SUST6001 Seminar in Environmental Governance Increasingly, citizens, civil society institutions, and international governmental organizations are playing crucial roles in environmental and natural resource management. This shift of power away from states, both “upward” to the international leve...
SUST6005 Research Methods for Environmental and Social Policy Formation Students will learn to conduct and evaluate environmental and social science research design, data quality, quality of reasoning, judgments in interpretation of evidence and alternative interpretations of environmental and sustainability research. Em...
SUST6310 Sustainable Tourism The study of how advances to the global tourism industry impacts on local cultures, eco-systems and livelihoods. Case studies are presented to assess relationships between natural resources and tourism industries, challenges to sustaining cultural id...
SUST6320 Sustainable Cities The course explores urban sustainability from an historical, social, and environmental perspective. It examines the development of cities from their ancient beginnings to the early part of the 21st century. With that foundation, students will gain an...
SUST6330 Industrial Ecology and Sustainability Industrial Ecology and Sustainability is the systematic study of the global, regional and local material and energy flows of industrial production systems as they interact with the environment and human communities. Ecological science concepts are us...
SUST6500 Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development Ecological economics is a relatively new, trans-disciplinary field that studies the interdependency between the human economy and natural ecosystems. Its premise holds that the economy is a subset of the larger and finite ecosystem that sustains it,...
SUST6600 Colloquium: I Ka‘ana Like ‘Ana o Ka Ike This colloquium series builds upon core sustainability competencies introduced in MASUST courses. The seminars develop students' knowledge of emerging sustainability initiatives at the global and local levels, community engagement opportunities and c...
SUST6920 Special Topics in Sustainability The title, content and pre-requisites for this course will vary with instructor and need in the MAGLSD program. The course may be repeated when the title and content have changed.
SUST6950 Sustainability Practicum The SUST 6950 Practicum offers students the opportunity to integrate the theoretical knowledge of sustainability, environmental policy/science, or sustainable development with practical experience in either a research project or an organizational emp...
SUST6997 Directed Readings in Sustainability Directed individualized readings.
SUST7100 Professional Paper I Initial design and development of the major research paper for students in the MA program in Sustainability.
SUST7200 Professional Paper II Capstone Follow on to the SUST 7100 Professional Paper I to complete the professional paper. Finalize and formalize the development of the major research project for students in the MA program in Sustainability.