Master of International Studies

Global Issues: International Security Studies

Required Course
PSc 249 International Security Politics
 
Supporting courses: (choose three)
The following courses are grouped into issues areas to help guide students in choosing appropriate coursework. Students do not necessarily need to select one concentration, however, what is important is that there is a logic and believable narrative to their course choices. Students should consult their Program Director to help with this determination.

Transnational Security Issues
Anth 250 Nationalism and Contemporary Problems
Anth 251 Anthropology and Contemporary Problems
Geog 224 Political Geography
IAff 258 Special Topics: Space and National Security
IAff 271 Fundamentals of Intelligence
IAff 273 Issues in International Criminal Law
IAff 274 Globalization and national Security
IAff 275 Transnational Security Issues
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Homeland Security Policy
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Forward Engagement
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: International Organized Crime
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Gang Violence and Transnational Threats
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Global Security and US Hegemony
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Health and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Response to Terrorism
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Terrorism and US Foreign Policy
IAff 332 Drug Trafficking in the Americas
Law 552 Law of War**
PPsy 204 The Theory and Practice of International Negotiation
PPsy 205 Political Violence and Terrorism
PSc 242 Politics and Practice of International Institutions
PSc 770 Turbulence in World Politics (also listed as IAff 770)
PSc 772 The Dynamics of Globalization (also listed as IAff 772)
 
Intelligence
FORS 208 Forensics: Terrorism
GEOG 293 Military Geography
IAff 218 Understanding Political Islam
IAff 238* Special Topics in IDS: Human Trafficking
IAff 263 Defense Policy and Program Analysis I
IAff 264 Defense Policy and Program Analysis II
IAff 267 Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation
IAff 271 Fundamentals of Intelligence
IAff 275 Transnational Security Issues
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Health and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Defense Trade in the 21 st Century
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Drug Trafficking in the Americas
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Energy and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Global Terrorism
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: International Organized Crime
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: International Law and Transnational Threats
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Responses to Terrorism
 
U.S. National Security Policy and Process
HIST 282 History of US Foreign Policy, 1775-1975
IAff 206 Secretaries of State
IAff 262 National Security Resources
IAff 271 Fundamentals of Intelligence
IAff 274 Globalization and national Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Covert Action and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Democracies and Intelligence
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Energy and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Strategic Planning for the 21 st Century
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Terrorism and US Foreign Policy
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Global Security and US Hegemony
IAff 371 U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Institute
LAW 386 Foreign Relations and National Security Law**
PSc 246 US Foreign Policy
PSc 248 Politics of US National Security Policy
PSc 257 U.S. National Security Policy Making
 
Political Psychology
PPsy 201 Fundamentals of Political Psychology
PPsy 202 Political Psychology Research Methods
PPsy 203 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
PPsy 204 The Theory and Practice of International Negotiation
PPsy 205 Political Violence and Terrorism
 
Defense Policy Analysis
Econ 239 Economics of Defense
IAff 246 U.S. Space Policy
IAff 258 Special Topics: Space and National Security
IAff 262 National Security Resources
IAff 263 Defense Policy and Program Analysis I
IAff 264 Defense Policy and Program Analysis II
IAff 265 Defense Transformation
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Defense Trade in the 21 st Century
PSc 248 Politics of U.S. National Security Policy
 
Homeland Security
IAff 206 Secretaries of State
IAff 253 Science, Technology, and National Security
IAff 262 National Security Resources
IAff 267 Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation
IAff 271 Fundamentals of Intelligence
IAff 274 Globalization and national Security
IAff 275 Transnational Security Issues
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS : Democracies and Intelligence
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Homeland Security: National Challenges
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: Homeland Security Policy
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: Intelligence and Homeland Security
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: International Law and Transnational Threats
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: Responses to Terrorism

With consultation and approval from the Program Director, students may choose additional classes from other schools within the University, which may include the School for Public Health and Health Services, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Media and Public Affairs, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
 
Strategic Concepts and Military History
Hist 228 Topics in Modern Military and Naval History
Hist 229 Seminar: World War II
Hist 230 Strategy and Military History
Hist 233 The Age of the Battleship: An Introduction to Modern Naval History
Hist 257 Rethinking the Cold War History
Hist 282 History of US Foreign Policy, 1775-1975
Hist 297 International History of the Cold War
Hist 297 Insurgency, Counterinsurgency and Imperialism
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Covert Action and National Security
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Strategic Planning for the 21 st Century
PSc 276 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
PSc 289 Major Wars: Theoretical Perspectives
 
Science, Technology, and National Security Policy
IAff 241 International Science & Technology Policy Cornerstone
IAff 246 U.S. Space Policy
IAff 247 Issues in U.S. Space Policy
IAff 252 Environmental Policy
IAff 253 Science, Technology, and National Security
IAff 258* Special Topics in ISTP: Space and National Security
MGT 241 Information Systems Security
 
Security and Development
ANTH 222 Culture, Risk, and Security
IAff 218 Nation Building : Theory and Practice
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Culture, Violence, and Conflict Resolution
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Human Trafficking
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Care of Children in Complex Emergencies
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Food, Globalization, and Security
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Violence, Gender, and Humanitarian Assistance
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Fragile and Transition States
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: Post Conflict Reconstruction in Africa
IAff 238* Special topics in IDS: HIV/AIDS and Development
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: Post Conflict Reconstruction
IAff 288* Special topics in SPS: War and Conflict in Africa
PPsy 205 Political Violence and Terrorism
PSc 236 Political Economy of Developing Countries
PSc 289 Ethnic Conflict
 
Regional Security

Students may also include courses on regional security issues to fulfill the required number of credits.
IAff 312 NATO & European Security
IAff 318 Special Topics: Transatlantic Security Issues
IAff 323 Asian Regional Security
IAff 328* Special Topics in Asian Studies: Force in Asian Politics
IAff 342 Regional Security in the Middle East
PSc 289 China 's Military and Security
PSc 289 Asian Security

* Other Special Topics courses (IAff 218, 238, 258, 308, 318, 328, 338, 358), may, with permission of the Program Director, be used to fulfill the required number of credits.

** Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the GW Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a law school course also requires permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott School's Academic Advising & Student Services office before enrolling in Law School courses.

Last updated: 10.15.07

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