POLS 5 - Introduction to Modern International Terrorism

    Recent Professors
    Marc Turetzky
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of POLS 5
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8
    Description
    This course centers on conceptually defining terrorism (all types-foreign and domestic, left and right-wing, religious, environmental, and political, state and non-state), tracing the history and beginnings of modern international and domestic terrorism, critically examining the various U.S.- global responses to the 9-11-01 attacks, as well as generally evaluating and assessing how countries and people around the world try to cope with, prevent and/or respond to attacks by terrorist organizations, groups, or acts of terrorism perpetrated by nation-states or groups working with nation-states. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. This course is also listed as AJ 5.