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.

To fulfill this concentration, students complete five courses (15 credits) as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.

Required
PSC 2449International Security Politics
or PSC 2449W International Security Politics
Four courses from the following. If PSC 2449 or PSC 2449W is being used to satisfy the Advanced Fundamentals: International Politics requirement, select five courses.
GEOG 2147Military Geography
GEOG 3146Political Geography
HIST 2001Special Topics (Science, Technology, and Espionage. Same as IAFF 3190: Science, Technology, and Espionage)
HIST 2001Special Topics (Spaceflight and the Modern World)
or IAFF 3204 Spaceflight and the Modern World
HIST 2305WMajors’ Introductory Seminar: United States (Cold War in Asia)
HIST 2341History of FBI Counterintelligence
HIST 3031Military History since 1860
HIST 3033War and the Military in American Society from the Revolution to the Gulf War
HIST 3035The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975
HIST 3039Naval History since 1815
HIST 3044WThe Price of Freedom: Normandy 1944
HIST 3045International History of the Cold War
HIST 3046The Cold War in the Third World
HIST 3047WWriting Cold War History
HIST 3061The Holocaust (Same as JSTD 2002: The Holocaust)
HIST 3062War Crimes Trials (Same as JSTD 2002: War Crimes Trials)
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 Making of Modern Iraq and Syria)
HIST 3801Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII. Same as IAFF 3188: The Middle East Since WWII)
HIST 3850Modern Iran
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory. Same as IAFF 3205 and JSTD 2002: Holocaust Memory)
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Transitional Justice. Same as IAFF 3180: Transitional Justice)
IAFF 2095The Middle East in International Affairs
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Arab Politics)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (North Africa and the World)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Terrorism and Counterterrorism)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Turkey and Its Neighbors)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (U.S.-Asia: Critical Issues)
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)
IAFF 3181Special Topics in Conflict Resolution (Gender, Conflict, and Security)
IAFF 3182Special Topics in Foreign Policy (Contemporary Uses of Military Power)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Gender, Peace, and Security in Africa)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking)
IAFF 3185Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukraine and Georgia Between Russia and the West)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Asian Order and Community Building)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Asian Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Central Asia Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Indo-Pacific Security Challenges)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (North Korean Policymaking and Foreign Relations)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Taiwan: Internal Developments and Foreign Policy)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Taiwan: Present Challenges, Future Directions)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (U.S.-China Relations)
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 (American Policy in the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Iran-U.S. Relations)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (The Middle East Since WWII. Same as 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 (U.S. Policy in the Gulf)
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 (Congress and National Security Enterprise)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Geopolitics of Climate Change)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Governance)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Telecommunication and Internet Law)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarianism. Same as HONR 2047 and PSC 2454: Humanitarianism)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarian Assistance and International Development Law)
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 (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 Global Security)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Wartime Governance in Afghanistan)
IAFF 3190WSpecial Topics (Masculinities in International Affairs)
IAFF 3194WLatin America's Violent Peace
IAFF 3201WChina’s Rise and Its Implications
IAFF 3202Space Policy
IAFF 3204Spaceflight and the Modern World (Same as HIST 2001: Spaceflight and the Modern World)
IAFF 3205Holocaust Memory
IAFF 3352Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding
IAFF 3753International Relations of South Asia
IAFF 4191Research Seminar (Security)
IAFF 4191WResearch Seminar (Foreign Policy Decision Making)
IAFF 4191WResearch Seminar (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 3190: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar)
IAFF 4191WResearch Seminar (International Politics and Security Policy. Same as IAFF 3180W: International Politics and Security Policy)
IAFF 4191WResearch Seminar (Security Policy and Qualitative Analysis. Same as IAFF 3180W: Security Policy and Qualitative Analysis)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (topic: Holocaust Memory)
or IAFF 3205 Holocaust Memory
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (The Holocaust. Same as HIST 3061: The Holocaust)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (War Crimes Trials. Same as HIST 3062: War Crimes Trials)
NSC 2126Sea Power and Maritime Affairs (topic: Holocaust Memory)
or IAFF 3205 Holocaust Memory
NSC 2160Evolution of Warfare
NSC 2180Amphibious Warfare
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 2379Politics and Foreign Policy of Israel
PSC 2444Public International Law
or IAFF 2444 International Law
PSC 2454Humanitarianism (Humanitarianism. Same as HONR 2047 and 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 2990Selected Topics (Ending Wars and Making Peace)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Political Violence and the Jihadist Movement)
PSC 2993Special Topics in Comparative Politics (Political Violence in the Middle East)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (Nonviolent Resistance)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (Theory and Practice of Modern War. Same as IAFF 3180: Theory and Practice of Modern War)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
SMPA 3194Selected Topics in Political Communication (Advocacy and Technology)
SOC 2189Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Comparative Police Systems)
SOC 2189Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Sociology of Terrorism)