Course Requirements

CURRICULUM

Students will take American National Security in the 21st Century in their first semester. This course introduces students to the topics and themes that the Global Security Studies degree covers and allows students to begin working on the first of three papers that can include in their thesis portfolio. Midway through the Program, students should take Pre-Thesis: Global Security. The other required classes are focused on the three pillars of the degree, strategic studies, economic security and energy and environmental security.

In addition to the required courses, students must take five elective courses from the list below. Students may choose to pursue an area of concentration in one of the fields listed below. This requires completing at least four electives from the approved list for that concentration.

Concentrations:
Strategic Studies
Economic Security
Energy and Environmental Security

Course Requirements

six core courses
- 470.606 - American National Security in the 21st Century OR 406.661 - Preserving American Security
- 470.605 - Economics, Interdependence and Security
- 470.692 - Military Strategy and National Policy
- Energy and Environmental Security OR Environmental Policy Making in the Global Economy OR Energy, Vulnerability, and War
- Pre-Thesis: Global Security
- Research and Thesis course
five elective courses (elective courses listed below)li>
symposia (see page 89)

For more information about core and elective courses, please see the Course Descriptions below. Please note that not all courses are available each semester.

For information on exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors for any term, students should consult the Advanced Academic Programs Course Schedule available several months before each semester or term begins. Courses are open only to students who meet enrollment requirements. All classes are held at the Hopkins Washington Center at 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. close to the Dupont Circle (South) exit.

ELECTIVE COURSES AND CONCENTRATIONS

Strategic Studies Concentration

470.632 Defense Policy
470.633 Analyzing Military Policy
470.634 Foreign Policy in the Age of Global Terrorism
470.662 Theory and Politics of Terrorism
470.664 War, Humane Behavior, and Morality
470.669 Seminar in Homeland Security
470.676 Understanding Islamist Terrorism
470.680 21st Century Conflict
470.689 Growing Apart? America and Europe in the 21st Century
470.693 National Security
470.696 Western Military Strategy
470.697 Nuclear Weapons and US Foreign Policy
470.704 Strategies in Insurgent and Asymmetric Warfare
470.710 The Politics of Foreign Policy
470.711 Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy
470.719 The Psychology of Terror
470.731 Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Theory and Practice
470.733 US Security Policy in the Middle East
470.745 Assessing Military Power
470.747 The Ethics of War
406.666 Contemporary Terrorism and the American Response
406.665 The Art and Practice of Intelligence
406.670 Crisis Management
406.681 Technology of Weapons of Mass Destruction
406.682 Technology and Security

Economic Security

470.624 Business and Human Rights in the Global Economy
470.630 Government, Banking and the Financial System
470.630 Government and the Credit Markets: Problems and Solutions
470.654 Government and the Global Economy
470.655 Multinationals and Governments in the Age of Globalization
470.721 Business Law and Corporations in the Global Economy
470.738 The Global Economic Crisis
470.744 Trade and Security

Energy and Environmental Security

420.614 Environmental Policymaking and Policy Analysis
470.698 The Politics of Food
420.657 Environmental Issues and Congressional Policymaking

General Electives (Count towards the degree but not to any area of concentration)

470.635 Executive Politics and Policymaking
470.636 Policy and Communications: The International Stage
470.638 Negotiating as a Leadership Skill
470.644 Democracy and its Modern Critics
470.653 Contemporary Russian Politics
470.656 Presidential Power and Politics
470.663 Administering Homeland Security
470.671 Politics, Language, and Culture of the Arab World
470.672 Politics, Language, and Culture of Iran
470.677 Governing in China and America: Comparisons and Bridges
470.678 Governing in Mexico and America: Trade, Migration and Security
470.679 America and the Globe: Critical Policy Issues
470.693 Constitutional Issues in National Security
470.700 Islamic Fundamentalism
470.707 Asian Politics: Challenges and Opportunities
470.708 Public Diplomacy and Arab Public Opinion
470.714 Policymaking in the US and Latin America
470.718 Dissidents in American Foreign Policy
470.725 China and America: Governance Alternatives for the 21st Century
470.739 Communications and Emergency Management
470.741 Democracy and Elections
470.746 Understanding Contemporary Iran
470.748 The Politics of Conflict and Security in South Asia
470.750 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Design
470.752 The United Nations and International Diplomacy
406.692 Constitutional Issues in National Security