Requirements for the concentration

The security policy concentration focuses on a wide range of national, transnational, and international security challenges and the way these challenges affect individuals, groups, states, and international organizations. Examples of security challenges include weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, territorial and maritime disputes, regional and ethnic conflicts, cyberattacks, international crime, and the security implications of a globalized economy, immigration, climate change, and pandemic disease.

Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least 15 credits (five courses) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.

Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least 9 credits (three courses) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.

Required
PSC 2449International Security Politics
or PSC 2449W International Security Politics
Supporting courses
For students in the BA in international affairs program: Four courses from the following. If PSC 2449 or PSC 2449W is being used to satisfy the International and Comparative Politics requirement, select five courses.
For students in the BS in international affairs program: Two courses from the following. If PSC 2449 or PSC 2449W is being used to satisfy the International and Comparative Politics requirement, select three courses.
GEOG 2147Military Geography
GEOG 3146Political Geography
HIST 2001Special Topics
or IAFF 3190 Science, Technology, and Espionage
HIST 2001
Special Topics (or IAFF 3190 (Science, Technology, and Espionage))
HIST 3035The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975
HIST 3044WThe Price of Freedom: Normandy 1944
HIST 3045International History of the Cold War
HIST 3061The Holocaust
or JSTD 2002: The Holocaust
HIST 3062
War Crimes Trials (or JSTD 2002 (The Holocaust))
HIST 3168Divided and United Germany Since 1945
HIST 3332History of American Foreign Policy Since World War II
HIST 3333History of American Foreign Policy Since World War II
HIST 3334The Nuclear Arms Race
HIST 3801Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII)
or IAFF 3188 (The Middle East Since WWII)
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory)
or IAFF 3205: (Holocaust Memory)
or JSTD 2002: Holocaust Memory
HONR 2047
Self and Society Seminar (or JSTD 2002 (Holocaust Memory))
HONR 2053Arts and Humanities Seminar (The History of Coups D'Etats in the 20th Century)
IAFF 2095The Middle East in International Affairs
IAFF 2190Special Topics (Nuclear Weapons)
IAFF 2190Special Topics (Gender in International Affairs)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Arab Politics)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Terrorism and Counterterrorism)
IAFF 2201WWomen in Global Politics
IAFF 2202WCritical Issues in U.S.-Asia Relations
IAFF 2444International Law
or PSC 2444 Public International Law
IAFF 3172Conflict and Conflict Resolution
IAFF 3179Special Topics in Science and Technology Policy (Space in International Affairs)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (all topics under IAFF 3180 and IAFF 3180W are approved for this requirement)
or IAFF 3180W Special Topics in Security Policy
IAFF 3182Special Topics in Foreign Policy
or IAFF 3180W Special Topics in Security Policy
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy
IAFF 3185Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (The West and Russia)
IAFF 3185Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukrainian Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Asian Order and Community Building)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Central Asia Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Indo-Pacific Security Challenges)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Cuba in the Global Arena)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Immigration and Weak States)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Security in the Americas)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Israeli Society and Politics)
or JSTD 2002 (Israeli Society and Politics)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Iran-US Relations)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Iran-US Relations)
or HIST 3801 (The Middle East Since WWII)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (US Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Iran in the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Political Economy of the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Partitions: A History)
or JSTD 2002 (Partitions: A History)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Islam, Drugs, and Empire)
or HIST 2805W (Islam, Drugs, and Empire)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Popular Politics: Middle East)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Africa: Declassified)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Arctic Affairs)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Arms Control and Nonproliferation)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Congress and National Security Enterprise)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Gender Policy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Geopolitics of Climate Change)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Governance)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs
or HONR 2047: Humanitarianism
or PSC 2454: Humanitarianism
IAFF 3190
Special Topics in International Affairs (or PSC 2454 (Humanitarianism))
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 4191W: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Introduction to Intelligence)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Issues in Contemporary Diplomacy and National Security)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Law and Diplomacy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (LGBTIQ+ in International Affairs)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (National Security Policymaking)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Refugee and Migrant Crisis)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Science, Technology, and Espionage. Same as HIST 2001: Science, Technology, and Espionage)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (The UN and the International System)
IAFF 3190WSpecial Topics (Masculinities in International Affairs)
IAFF 3201WChina’s Rise and Its Implications
IAFF 3202Space Policy
IAFF 3204Outer Space and International Security
or Same as HIST 2001: Spaceflight and the Modern World
IAFF 3205Holocaust Memory (or HIST 2001 (Spaceflight and the Modern World))
or JSTD 2002 (Holocaust Memory)
IAFF 3352Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding
IAFF 3633Gender, Conflict, and Security
IAFF 3753International Relations of South Asia
IAFF 3754U.S.-China Relations
IAFF 4191WResearch and Writing Seminar (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 3190: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Conflict & Stabilization Applied Research)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Conflict and Stabilization Applied Research)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Applied Research on Africa)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Holocaust Memory)
or IAFF 3205 Holocaust Memory
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli Society and Politics)
or IAFF 3188 (Israeli Society and Politics)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (The Holocaust)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (or HIST 3061 (The Holocaust))
NSC 2126Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
NSC 2160Evolution of Warfare
PSC 2333Reunification, Reconciliation, and Resentment
PSC 2368Politics in the Two Koreas
PSC 2371Politics and Foreign Policy of China
PSC 2374Politics and Foreign Policy of Japan
PSC 2377Comparative Politics of the Middle East
PSC 2444Public International Law
or IAFF 2444 International Law
PSC 2449International Security Politics
PSC 2454Humanitarianism
or HONR 2047 (Humanitarianism)
or IAFF 3190 (Humanitarianism)
PSC 2475International Relations of East Asia
PSC 2476The Arab-Israeli Conflict
PSC 2478International Relations of the Middle East
PSC 2484International Relations of Latin America
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Democratization)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Ukrainian Politics)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Violence in Latin America)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (IR in East Europe)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
SMPA 3194Selected Topics in Political Communication (US Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
SMPA 3350Public Diplomacy
SOC 2189Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Sociology of Terrorism)
SOC 2189Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Extremism)