Aloha DMS and INTLREL/ST Majors,
We have two more weeks of registration before the start of
Term-1. We have some changes to courses offered as well as some interesting
courses that may interest you.
INTR 3000/PSCI 3100 International Relations
If you are waiting to take International
Relations, it is no longer offered as PSCI 3100 but INTR 3000. It’s offered online this term and the instructor is Kim
DeVidts. We are hoping to offer the course in the classroom in Term-3 if you
prefer not to take it online.
HIST 4661 History of Military Thought
If you are
planning to graduate in May 2013, please take this course in Term-1. This
course is normally offered only once a year.
PHIL 2090 Principles of Logic
This course
is being taught as a Directed Study this term. The class will meet the first
week and possibly another 4 or 5 more times in the classroom. The rest of the
time, the course will be online. Since it’s a directed study, we cap the
enrollment at 7. There are already 5 students in the class so if you need it to
graduate in December 2012, please register as soon as possible.
**CLASS IS FULL**
**CLASS IS FULL**
We are
offering several Upper-Division DMS Electives this term:
HIST 3411 US: Jackson to Civil
War (Hickam)
INTR 3900 Contemporary Nations:
India (Hickam)
PSCI 3200 Public Administration
(Online)
PSCI 3890 Homeland Security
(Online)
INTR 3900 Contemporary Nations: India
Most may not
see India as relevant but here’s some insight about this country and this
course from Dr. James Corcoran:
India is now designated as one of the Pacific Command’s
most important security and strategy partners in Asia. India is the
fourth most powerful military in the world, America #1, Russia #2, China #3
(reference Global Firepower, at http://www.globalfirepower.com/ ). India is in
the top 10 of the world’s economies (reference http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-india-to-be-among-top-10-economic-superpowers/20120514.htm ).
The competition with China for dominance over the Indian
Ocean increases where India’s navy (modeled on the British Navy as a legacy of
colonialization) is seen to be superior to China’s (now expanding) navy (Dr.
Corcoran’s article on the Indian Navy and Indian Ocean at http://www.hpu.edu/CHSS/History/HistoryDepartment/ADMSNewsletter/admsdeclassifiedfeb.pdf ).
My experience as the Defense and Army Attaché and
Security Assistance Officer in Dhaka Bangladesh, working directly together with
diplomatic and military personnel from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Burma, China and other regional neighbors, combined with my academic studies in
the field of India and South Asia make for a course of instruction which
combines practical field experience with academic achievement.
This course will include assessment of India in the
larger region to include relations with and roles of Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Russia, and other major
players to include the United States of America.
