Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University


CISAC Courses


The Face of Battle (Sophomore College Only, 8/31-9/18, 2009)

Course number(s): POLISCI 22SC
Offered Fall quarter in the 2009-2010 academic year

Instructors
Scott D. Sagan - Co-Director of CISAC and Professor of Political Science

Investigation into the complexity of translating strategy into tactical decisions by officers and foot soldiers on the field of battle, with a focus on three important battles in American history: Gettysburg, the Battle of Little Bighorn, and Mogadishu. Fieldtrips to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the Little Bighorn battlefield in Montana.

Level
Undergraduate

Units
2

Department
Department of Political Science
School of Humanities and Sciences