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Program checklist · B.A.

Peace, War, and Defense Major

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
30
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199120
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199120_5ffa6326
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Core Requirements

    major core · 5 items
    1. PWAD 250
      3
    2. PWAD/HIST 266
      Global History of Warfare
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PWAD/PHIL/POLI 272
      The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. Four courses from one concentration (see course lists below) 1
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    5. Two additional courses from any concentration or the list of PWAD major electives (see course lists below)
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Additional Requirements

    1 item
    1. Select one of the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Through level 5 of a single modern foreign language.

    0 items

      One course in statistics and data analysis: POLI 281, STOR 120, or STOR 155 2

      0 items

        The Culture of Peace and War

        45 items
        1. ANTH/PWAD 280
          Anthropology of War and Peace
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. ASIA/PWAD 69
          First-Year Seminar: Wars and Veterans: Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. ASIA/PWAD 331/HIST 335
          Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. ASIA/JWST/PWAD 425
          Beyond Hostilities: Israeli-Palestinian Exchanges and Partnerships in Film, Literature, and Music
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. ASIA/PWAD 427/CMPL 527
          Cold War Culture in East Asia: Transnational and Intermedial Connections
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. ASIA/PWAD 435/CMPL 535
          The Cinemas of the Middle East and North Africa
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. ASIA/JWST/PWAD 462
          The Arab-Jews: Culture, Community, and Coexistence
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. CLAR/PWAD 115
          Life in the Roman Army
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. CMPL/PWAD 489
          Empire and Diplomacy H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. COMM 574
          3
        11. COMM/PWAD 355
          Terrorism and Political Violence
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. COMM/PWAD 575
          Presidential Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. ENGL/PWAD 161
          Literature of War from World War I to the 21st Century
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. GERM 281
          3
        15. GERM/PWAD 283
          Freedom, Terror, and Identity: Modern Philosophy from Kant to Arendt
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. GLBL 450
          Social Change in Times of Crisis: Knowledge, Action, and Ontology
          As published: “Social Change in Times of Crisis: Knowledge, Action, and Ontology H”
          3
        17. GLBL 481
          NGO Politics
          As published: “NGO Politics H”
          3
        18. GSLL 85
          3
        19. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 134
          Modern East Asia
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. HIST/PWAD 248
          Guerrillas and Counterinsurgencies in Latin America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. HIST/PWAD 254
          War and Society in Early Modern Europe
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. HIST/JWST/PWAD 262
          History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. HIST/PWAD 273
          Water, Conflict, and Connection in the Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. HIST/ASIA 276
          The Modern Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 277
          The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. HIST/PWAD 281
          The Pacific War, 1937-1945: Its Causes and Legacy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. HIST/PWAD 421
          Alexander
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        28. HIST/PWAD 422
          Ancient Greek Warfare H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. HIST/PWAD 432
          The Crusades
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. HIST/PWAD 565
          Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1900
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. HIST/PWAD 570
          The Vietnam War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        32. LAW 252
          International Law
          As published: “International Law (permission of the PWAD chair and instructor)”
          3
        33. MUSC/PWAD 289
          Sounds of War and Revolution
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        34. PLCY/PWAD 450
          Internal and Interpersonal Conflict Management
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        35. POLI/PWAD/SOCI 260
          Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        36. POLI/PWAD 416
          Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        37. POLI/PWAD 458
          International Conflict Management and Resolution H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        38. POLI/PWAD 469
          Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        39. PWAD 364
          3
        40. PWAD 483
          3
        41. PWAD 675
          3
        42. RELI/PWAD 481
          Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        43. RELI/ASIA 583
          Religion and Culture in Iran, 1500-Present
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        44. SOCI/PWAD 411
          People, Power, and Politics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        45. SOCI 420
          3

        International Security and Intelligence

        51 items
        1. AAAD 312
          3
        2. ANTH/PWAD 280
          Anthropology of War and Peace
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. ASIA/PWAD 331/HIST 335
          Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. CMPL/PWAD 489
          Empire and Diplomacy H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. COMM/PWAD 575
          Presidential Rhetoric
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. ECON/PWAD 460
          International Economics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. GEOG/PWAD 120
          World Regional Geography
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. GEOG 453
          3
        9. GSLL 84
          3
        10. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 134
          Modern East Asia
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. HIST/PWAD 206
          War, Diplomacy, and Statecraft, 1815-1945
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. HIST/AERO/PWAD 213
          Air Power and Modern Warfare
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. HIST/PWAD 248
          Guerrillas and Counterinsurgencies in Latin America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. HIST/JWST/PWAD 262
          History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. HIST/ASIA 276
          The Modern Middle East
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 277
          The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. HIST/PWAD 370
          The Iraq War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. HIST/PWAD 577
          United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. HIST/PWAD 578
          Transatlantic Relations and Contemporary Geo-Politics from the Cold War to the Present
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. LAW 252
          International Law
          As published: “International Law (permission of the PWAD chair and instructor)”
          3
        21. PLCY/PWAD 101
          Making Public Policy H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. PLCY/PWAD 110
          Global Policy Issues H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. PLCY 210
          Policy Innovation and Analysis
          As published: “Policy Innovation and Analysis H”
          3
        24. PLCY/PWAD 220
          The Politics of Public Policy H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. PLCY/PWAD 430
          Analysis of National Security Policy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. POLI/PWAD 150
          International Relations and Global Politics H, F
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. POLI/PWAD 252
          International Organizations and Global Issues H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        28. POLI/PWAD 253
          Problems in World Order
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. POLI/PWAD/SOCI 260
          Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. POLI/PWAD 287
          Strategy and International Relations
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. POLI/PWAD 444
          Terrorism and International Peace
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        32. POLI/PWAD 452
          Africa and International Conflict
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        33. POLI/PWAD 457
          International Conflict Processes
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        34. POLI/PWAD 458
          International Conflict Management and Resolution H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        35. POLI/PWAD 459
          Trans-Atlantic Security H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        36. POLI/PWAD 469
          Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        37. POLI 487
          3
        38. POLI 631
          3
        39. PWAD 352
          3
        40. PWAD 359
          Comparative History of National Intelligence Regimes
          As published: “Comparative History of National Intelligence Regimes H”
          3
        41. PWAD 360
          3
        42. PWAD 361
          3
        43. PWAD 363
          3
        44. PWAD 364
          3
        45. PWAD 470
          3
        46. PWAD 474
          3
        47. PWAD 479
          3
        48. PWAD 482
          3
        49. PWAD 483
          3
        50. PWAD 488
          3
        51. RELI/PWAD 481
          Religion, Fundamentalism, and Nationalism
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        The Evolution of Warfare

        36 items
        1. AAAD 312
          3
        2. CLAR/PWAD 115
          Life in the Roman Army
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. COMM/PWAD 355
          Terrorism and Political Violence
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. HIST/PWAD 206
          War, Diplomacy, and Statecraft, 1815-1945
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. HIST/PWAD 207
          The Global Cold War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. HIST/PWAD 212
          History of Sea Power
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. HIST/AERO/PWAD 213
          Air Power and Modern Warfare
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. HIST/PWAD 238
          The American Revolution, 1763-1815
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. HIST/PWAD 248
          Guerrillas and Counterinsurgencies in Latin America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. HIST/PWAD 251
          The Thirty Years War (1618-1648): Europe in an Age of Crisis
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. HIST/PWAD 254
          War and Society in Early Modern Europe
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. HIST/PWAD/JWST 262
          History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 277
          The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 281
          The Pacific War, 1937-1945: Its Causes and Legacy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. HIST/PWAD 368
          U.S. War and Society to 1920
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. HIST/PWAD 369
          U.S. War and Society Since 1920
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. HIST/PWAD 370
          The Iraq War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. HIST/PWAD 373
          The United States in World War II
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. HIST/PWAD 421
          Alexander
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. HIST/PWAD 422
          Ancient Greek Warfare H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. HIST/PWAD 432
          The Crusades
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. HIST 507
          3
        23. HIST/PWAD/WGST 517
          Gender, Military, and War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. HIST/PWAD 565
          Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1900
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 570
          The Vietnam War
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. HIST/PWAD 577
          United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. HIST/PWAD 578
          Transatlantic Relations and Contemporary Geo-Politics from the Cold War to the Present
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        28. MUSC/PWAD 289
          Sounds of War and Revolution
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. POLI/PWAD 150
          International Relations and Global Politics H, F
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. POLI/PWAD 444
          Terrorism and International Peace
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. POLI/PWAD 459
          Trans-Atlantic Security H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        32. PWAD 352
          3
        33. PWAD 470
          3
        34. PWAD 474
          3
        35. PWAD 479
          3
        36. PWAD 482
          3

        Race, Gender, and Conflict Legacies

        39 items
        1. AAAD 286
          3
        2. AAAD 315
          3
        3. AAAD 332
          3
        4. ANTH/FOLK 370
          Southern Legacies: The Descendants Project
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. ANTH/ASIA 375
          Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in Southeast Asia
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. ANTH/ASIA/FOLK 429
          Culture and Power in Southeast Asia
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. ANTH 461
          3
        8. ANTH 464
          3
        9. ASIA/PWAD 331/HIST 335
          Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. COMM/PWAD 574
          War and Culture
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. GEOG 240
          3
        12. GEOG 435
          3
        13. GEOG 480
          3
        14. GLBL 383
          3
        15. GLBL 415
          Dealing with Difference: Criminal Justice, Race, and Social Movements in Globalization
          As published: “Dealing with Difference: Criminal Justice, Race, and Social Movements in Globalization H”
          3
        16. HIST/ASIA 136
          History of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh: South Asia since 1750
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. HIST 142
          3
        18. HIST 208
          3
        19. HIST/AMST 235
          Native America in the 20th Century
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. HIST/PWAD 248
          Guerrillas and Counterinsurgencies in Latin America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. HIST/PWAD 262
          History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. HIST/ASIA/PWAD 277
          The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. HIST/PWAD 312
          History of France and Algeria
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. HIST 385/WGST 382
          African American Women's History
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. HIST 443
          3
        26. HIST/PWAD 565
          Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1900
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. PLCY 349
          3
        28. POLI 255
          International Migration and Citizenship Today
          As published: “International Migration and Citizenship Today H”
          3
        29. POLI 258
          Political Economy of Migration and Mobility
          As published: “Political Economy of Migration and Mobility H”
          3
        30. POLI/PWAD 444
          Terrorism and International Peace
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. POLI 451
          3
        32. POLI/PWAD 452
          Africa and International Conflict
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        33. POLI/PWAD 469
          Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia H
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        34. POLI 474
          3
        35. PWAD 675
          3
        36. SOCI 122
          3
        37. SOCI 124
          3
        38. SOCI 125
          3
        39. SOCI 274
          3

        PWAD Major Electives

        electives · 7 items
        1. PWAD 89
          3
        2. PWAD 290
          3
        3. PWAD 400
          3
        4. PWAD 490
          3
        5. PWAD 680
          3
        6. PWAD 690
          3
        7. PWAD 691H
          3
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