Spring 2027

The Comparative Study of Genocide

The Comparative Study of Genocide examines the phenomenon of genocide in the modern world, covering its concept, causal theories, and specific cases from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.54 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.58 GPA, 84.7% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine genocide in the modern world.

  • Study theories of why genocide occurs.

  • Examine particular cases in the 20th and 21st centuries.

  • Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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INTLST/POLISCI 439

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.54 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.58 GPA, 84.7% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Concept of genocide, theories of causation, and case studies from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Skills

  • Assessing scholarly literature, identifying gaps, and formulating original research questions.
  • Understanding the concept of genocide, theories of its causes, and specific historical cases.

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About this comparison

1007 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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