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Interim Dean
James J. Wirtz, Ph.D.
Naval Postgraduate School
Code 04, Herrmann Hall, Room 308
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Monterey, CA 93943
(831) 656-3781, DSN 756-3781, FAX (831) 656-1018
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Mark Huber, CAPT, USN
Code 04, Herrmann Hall, Room 307A
(831) 656-3782, DSN 756-3782, FAX (831) 656-1018
The School of International Graduate Studies includes:
Center for Homeland Defense and Security |
NS |
Department of National Security Affairs |
NS |
Defense Resource Management Institute |
DR |
Center for Civil-Military Relations |
CM |
Center for Contemporary Conflict |
NS |
Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies |
CM |
International Graduate Programs Office |
IGPO |
Overview
The School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS) conducts research and offers Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Security Studies. Its programs seek to identify and address current and emerging security challenges, and to strengthen multi-lateral and bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and other nations. SIGS offers innovative interdisciplinary curricula, both in-residence and via distributed learning, in regional and international security studies, civil-military relations, defense resource management, and homeland security.
Programs Offered
Doctor of Philosophy in Security Studies
The Ph.D. in Security Studies awarded by the Department of National Security Affairs requires one year of in-residence course work beyond the Master's plus at least two years to develop and execute a satisfactory dissertation. While the entirety of the dissertation need not be written in-residence, candidates for the Ph.D. are encouraged to plan on a three-year tour, which is the norm for doctoral work at NPS.
Master of Arts in Security Studies (in-residence)
The Department of National Security Affairs offers Master of Arts degrees in a variety of regional and topical specialties within the field of Security Studies. MA programs require between twelve and eighteen months of in-residence study to complete.
Master of Arts in Security Studies (hybrid distributed learning)
The Department of National Security Affairs and the Center for Homeland Defense and Security offer a Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense), which may be obtained via a combination of web-based distance learning and brief periods of intense in-residence study.
Short Courses and Executive Education (in residence)
The Department of National Security Affairs, the Center for Civil-Military Relations, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, and the Defense Resource Management Institute offer a variety of in-residence, non-degree short courses, ranging from one to four weeks length. Topics vary from year to year, and are chosen to provide senior leaders with a concise, academically-grounded understanding of matters of particular current importance.
Mobile Education Teams
Mobile education teams comprised of or led by SIGS faculty provide a wide range of off-site short courses, senior executive seminars, and lecture series, similar in character to our in-residence short courses. Such programs may be delivered overseas, at other locations in the United States, or afloat and in-country with deployed forces.
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Chairman
Harold Trinkunas, Ph.D.
Code NS, Glasgow Hall, Room 394
(831) 656-2863, DSN 756-2863, FAX (831) 656-2949
Donald Abenheim, Associate Professor (1985); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1985.
Anne Marie Baylouny, Assistant Professor (2003); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2003.
Thomas C. Bruneau, Professor (1987); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1970.
Mark Chakwin, COL, USA, Army FAO Chair (2008); M.A., Columbia University, 1992; MBA, Strayer University, 1998.
Anne L. Clunan, Assistant Professor (2002); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2001.
Erik Dahl, CDR, USN (ret.), Assistant Professor (2008); Ph.D., Tufts University, 2008.
Timothy J. Doorey, CAPT, USN, Senior Intelligence Officer and Lecturer (2005); M.A., Naval War College, 2002; M.A., Naval Postgraduate School, 1986.
Sophal Ear, Assistant Professor (2007); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2006.
Jeanne K. Giraldo, Visiting Instructor (1999); M.A., Harvard University, 1992.
Mohammed Hafez, Associate Professor (2008); Ph.D., London School of Economics, 2000.
Maiah Jaskoski, Assistant Professor (2008); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2008.
Scott E. Jasper, CAPT, USN (ret.), Lecturer (2002); M.A., Naval War College, 1997; MBA, San Jose State University, 1988.
Thomas H. Johnson, Research Professor (2003); M.A., University of Southern California.
Abbas Kadhim, Assistant Professor (2005); Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, 2005.
S. Paul Kapur, Associate Professor (2008); Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1999.
Jeffrey W. Knopf, Associate Professor (2000); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1991.
Letitia Lawson, Visiting Assistant Professor (1996); Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1995.
Ted Lewis, Professor (1993); Ph.D., Washington State University, 1971.
Robert Edward Looney, Professor (1979); Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1969.
Michael Malley, Assistant Professor (2004); Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
James McMullin, LCDR, USN, Program Officer (2008); MBA, Auburn University, 2002; M.A., Naval Postgraduate School, 2008.
Alice Lyman Miller, Senior Lecturer (1999); Ph.D., George Washington University, 1974.
James Clay Moltz, Associate Professor (2007); Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, 1989.
Daniel Moran, Professor (1994); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1982.
Edward Allan Olsen, Professor Emeritus (1980); Ph.D., American University, 1974.
Jessica Piombo, Assistant Professor (2003); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002.
Douglas Porch, Professor (1996); Ph.D., Cambridge, 1972.
Maria Rasmussen, Associate Professor (1993); Ph.D., Yale University, 1990.
James Russell, Senior Lecturer; M.A. University of Pittsburgh, 1983
Zachary Shore, Associate Professor (2006); D.Phil., Oxford University, 1999.
Scott Siegel, Assistant Professor (2006); Ph.D., Cornell University, 2006.
Arturo Sotomayor, Assistant Professor (2009), Ph.D., Columbia University, 2004.
Robert Springborg, Professor (2008); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1974.
Paul N. Stockton, Associate Professor (1990); Ph.D., Harvard University, 1986.
Harold A. Trinkunas, Associate Professor (1999); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1999.
Mikhail Tsypkin, Associate Professor (1987); Ph.D., Harvard University, 1985.
Christopher Twomey, Assistant Professor (2004); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.
Robert Weiner, Assistant Professor (2007), Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2003.
James J. Wirtz, Professor (1990); Ph.D., Columbia University, 1989.
David Scott Yost, Professor (1979); Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1976.
Brief Overview
The Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) specializes in the study and teaching of international relations, regional politics and security, international and military history, international political economy, and United States security policy. NSA brings together a faculty comprised of historians, political scientists, and economists, with students from all the U.S. armed forces, from various defense agencies, and officers and civilians from more than 60 countries around the world.
Requirements for Entry
Applicants for MA programs must have obtained a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution. While NSA will accept applications from virtually all undergraduate major fields, admissions decisions will primarily be based on adequate performance in social science and humanities classes. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for Navy and Marine Corps applicants, but Army and Air Force applicants must include scores from the GRE, taken within five years of the date of application. Ph.D. admissions requirements are described under curriculum 694, below.
International students whose native language, or language of prior instruction, was other than English, are recommended to have obtained a minimum total score of 90 on the internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or a score of 560 on the written test.
Degree
NSA offers Master of Arts and Ph.D. programs in Security Studies. Master of Arts degrees always entail concentration in a particular regional or topical specialty, which is noted as part of the degree.
Regional Security Studies
NSA Regional Security curricula meet the high standards set by the U.S. armed forces for Foreign Area Officer education. Students can specialize in the following four areas:
International Security Studies
NSA offers a number of degree programs focusing on topics or problems with broad application to international security generally:
Curricular Structure
All Master's degrees in the Department of National Security Affairs require that courses taken to satisfy relevant degree requirements must include a minimum of 16 hours of graded credit obtained in courses numbered 4000 or above. Degree candidates must also complete whatever courses, course sequences, electives, or other requirements are specified by their particular curriculum.
All NSA curricula share a common structure, which is designed to provide a firm foundation in the basics of security studies, along with in-depth exposure to a particular regional or topical specialty. This structure consists of five components, which vary slightly depending on whether or not a degree program requires a Master's Thesis.
1. Disciplinary core courses. All NSA students are expected to acquire a basic familiarity with the underlying academic disciplines that constitute the multidisciplinary field of security studies: history, international relations, comparative politics, and economics. All curricula incorporate specific required courses in each of these fields, as well as a course in the methods of historical and social-scientific research. In addition to providing a foundation for more specialized study, the disciplinary core courses afford all NSA students a common academic experience which they all share, independent of subsequent specialization. Because of their foundational purpose, disciplinary core courses should be completed early in a student's stay at NPS.
2. Curricular core courses. Curricular core courses provide an introduction to a student's area of specialization, and may also include advanced seminars on topics of particular importance. In the same way that the disciplinary core courses provide a common intellectual foundation for all students in National Security Affairs, curricular core courses provide a common foundation for all those specializing in a particular region or topical area.
3. Curricular electives. Curricular electives are courses that are directly relevant to a student's area of specialization, but are not required by name, as the curricular core courses are. Curricular electives take the form of a list of selected courses from which degree candidates must choose a minimum number. They afford students a range of choices within their area of specialization, while insuring that the Education Skill Requirements of the program, as specified by the curriculum sponsor, are all adequately addressed. The opportunity to choose electives means that students must take care that the resulting course of study satisfies minimum degree requirements. In particular, students must insure, in choosing their curricular and general electives (described below), that they complete at least 16 hours of work in courses numbered 4000 or higher.
4. General Electives. Degree programs in National Security Affairs usually afford some opportunity for students to take courses in subjects outside their area of specialization. Such courses are called "general" electives, and they may be chosen from among the full range of course offerings by NSA, or by any other department or program at NPS. General electives exist to provide students with an opportunity to take courses relevant to their thesis research, which may lie outside their particular regional or topical area of concentration. They may be freely chosen with this objective in mind, but they are not optional. Curricula that provide scope for general electives also require that a certain number must be taken in order to complete the degree. The number of general electives available to students in a given program will vary may vary somewhat, depending on sponsor requirements.
5. Thesis research. Most NSA curricula require a Master's Thesis. Two courses provide students in these curricula with adequate time for independent research and writing. Students in these curricula must complete NS4080 Thesis Proposal no later than their third quarter prior to graduation. Afterward, they may take NS0810 Thesis Reserach up to three times. Note that NS4080, which is a prerequisite to NS0810, is a pass-fail course. It does not count toward the minimum of 16 credit hours of 4000 level course work described above.
5a. Comprehensive examination. Some NSA programs allow successful completion of language training at the Defense Language Institute to substitute for a Master's thesis. Others may allow students the option of substituting significant additional course work at the 4000 level in lieu of thesis research. In addition to either language training or additional course work, students who do not write a thesis also must take a comprehensive examination, for which they prepare by enrolling in NS0811.
Additional Requirements
1. SECNAV Requirement. The Secretary of the Navy has ordered that all DoN students at NPS take at least four hours of graduate-level course work addressing:
…the historical, current, and evolving elements of maritime strategy. Instruction in developments in naval warfare will include an analysis and comparison of present and emerging tactical and strategic naval doctrine as well as an analysis of emerging technical developments and their potential effect upon the prosecution of tactical and strategic naval warfare by the United States, our allies, and our potential adversaries.
Navy and Marine officers may satisfy this requirement by enrolling in NW3230, Strategy and Policy: The American Experience. Marine officers who either have attended or will attend the Command and Staff College may validate the requirement. Others may take the course at any time. Navy officers in the Regional Security curricula should take it during their first quarter, to ensure that they are able to complete the rest of the JPME requirement, described below, which includes this course as part of the required sequence.
2. Naval Intelligence Requirement. All Naval Intelligence officers in NSA are required to take NS3159, Principles of Joint Operational Intelligence, and NS4159, Intelligence Capstone Seminar. One of these courses may be used as a substitute for a curricular elective. The other must be taken in lieu of a general elective.
3. Strategic Studies Requirement. Navy officers in the four Regional Security curricula (681-84) must take one course in strategic studies. This requirement may be filled by taking one of the following strategy-related courses: NS4235, NS4280, NS4285, NS4669, NS4801 or NS4990.
4. JPME Requirement. Navy officers in the four Regional Security curricula (681-84) are required to complete a course sequence conveying Joint Professional Military Education Phase I certification. All four Regional Security curricula allocate four course slots to complete the sequence. JPME courses are an independent requirement, and may not be used to validate other required courses. Nor may JPME courses be taken in lieu of general electives.
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FL0001-9 Language As Required
This course is a generic identifier for a foreign language course taken at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). Prerequisites: None.
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NS0001 National Security Affairs Seminar (0-1) As Required
(No credit) Distinguished lecturer series. Lectures discuss matters and issues related to joint intelligence. Attendance is required by students every quarter. Prerequisites: None. Classification: TS/SCI.
NS0810 Thesis Research (0-8) Quarterly
Students conducting thesis research will enroll in this course. Prerequisites: NS4080, or permission of the Academic Associate.
NS0811 Preparation for Comprehensive Examination (0-8) Quarterly
Students preparing for comprehensive examinations will enroll in this course. Prerequisites: None.
NS2001 Comparative Politics (4-0) As Required
This course tries to explain why and how governments differ in what they do, and what their people prefer, by comparing the ways some nation-states in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America confronted modernity and industrialization, mediated conflicts among interest, religious and/or ethnic groups, constructed their national identities and developed political institutions. Prerequisites: None. Classification: for undergraduate.
NS2011 Research Methods (2-0) Quarterly
This course provides an overview of the methods/techniques used in social scientific inquiry. Students review various policy research designs, including hypothesis testing and comparative case studies. They also are introduced to measurement issues (such as sampling and scaling techniques) and to data analysis (such as analysis of elites, event data analysis, etc.). Prerequisites: None.
NS2012 History Colloquium (2-0) As Required
Overview of historical methods. Prerequisites: None.
NS2013 Policy Analysis and Research Methodology (2-0) Quarterly
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course provides an overview of the steps of the research process and methods used in social-scientific inquiry. Students review various policy research designs, including hypothesis construction and comparative case studies. They also are introduced to literature review and the appropriate use of evidence and warrants. Prerequisites: None.
NS2024 Introduction to International Relations (4-0) As Required
Overview of the basic concepts of international relations. Prerequisites: None.
NS2079 Foreign Language Maintenance (2-0) As Required
Intended for students with beginning or intermediate proficiency in an unusual language (i.e. one for which other language-maintenance courses are not offered). Such students may maintain or improve their proficiency by arranging for individualized instruction with appropriately qualified faculty at NPS or DLI. Such arrangements must be made by the student. Enrollment in NS2079 requires the approval of the cognizant Academic Associate and the Department Chairman, and is accomplished using the same procedure required for enrollment in NS3079 and NS4079.
NS2401 Language Maintenance: Russian (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to maintain the language proficiency of intermediate and advanced Russian speakers during their studies at the Naval Postgraduate School. It is primarily aimed at students who have completed language training at DLI. Recent DLPT 2/2 or higher in Russian is a required for participation. Prerequisites: None.
NS2501 Language Maintenance: Spanish (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to maintain the language proficiency of intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers during their studies at the Naval Postgraduate School. It is primarily aimed at students who have completed language training at DLI. Recent DLPT 2/2 or higher in Spanish is a required for participation. Prerequisites: None.
NS2601 Language Maintenance: Japanese (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to maintain the language proficiency of intermediate and advanced Japanese speakers during their studies at the Naval Postgraduate School. It is primarily aimed at students who have completed language training at DLI. Recent DLPT 2/2 or higher in Japanese is a required for participation. Prerequisites: None.
NS2602 Language Maintenance: Mandarin Chinese (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to provide a structured environment for students to practice spoken Chinese Mandarin. Prerequisites: None.
NS2701 Language Maintenance: French (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to maintain the language proficiency of intermediate and advanced French speakers during their studies at the Naval Postgraduate School. It is primarily aimed at students who have completed language training at DLI. Recent DLPT 2/2 or higher in French is a required for participation. Prerequisites: None.
NS2801 Arabic Language Maintenance: Arabic (2-0) As Required
This course is designed to maintain the language proficiency of intermediate and advanced Arabic speakers during their studies at the Naval Postgraduate School. Major topic areas include: Reading: Level 2+ and higher Authentic Materials; Listening: Videotapes of news summaries and interviews translation to and from Arabic; Speaking; Current events. Prerequisites: None.
NS3000 War in the Modern World (4-0) Quarterly
This course provides an introduction to war as a political and social phenomenon, and as a force in the international system. Major themes include: the development of leading ideas about war; the mutual interactions of politics, society, and warfare; the impact of military doctrine on war fighting; allocation of resources and coordination of effort among land, sea, and air forces; national strategic cultures, and their implications for strategic practice. Prerequisites: None.
NS3001 War and Its Impact on Post-Conflict Reconstruction (4-0) Annually
The problem of post-conflict reconstruction is hardly a new one. In the past, victors in wars frequently had to manage and rebuild societies shattered by conflict. This course will examine historical examples of post-conflict reconstruction. War creates a competitive environment exploited by groups who seek political power. This competition begins while the war is under way. Competitors seek to place themselves in a position to take advantage of the new post-war environment by choosing allies and enemies, perhaps also arming themselves. On the new post-war playing field, old antagonisms assume new guises. Groups who might have been insignificant or repressed before the conflict can often exploit the new post-war environment to seek power. The military may also be strengthened by war, posing challenges to civilian governments or occupying powers. Social disorder, economic dislocation, and the de-legitimization of old political groups or ideas may invite chaos and even civil war. Prerequisites: None.
NS3011 Research and Writing for National Security Affairs (4-0) Quarterly
This course provides students with the basic tools to understand and produce research in relevant areas of history, social science and policy analysis. The general objectives of the course are to make you a more critical reader and thinker and better writer and researcher. The course is designed to help you with your other classes at NPS, which require you to read and write research papers. The course will also introduce students to basic elements of research design and methodology. In addition, the course will provide information on the thesis process at NPS. By the end of the course, every student should be able to produce a well-designed and well-written research paper or thesis. Prerequisite: None.
NS3020 The Operational Level of War (4-0) As Required
This course provides a theoretical and historical introduction to the operational level of war, with emphasis on the conduct of joint and combined operations by American and other armed forces in the modern era. Topics include: the application of military theory and 'principles of war' at the operational level; campaign planning; the operational art; decision-making at the operational level; the theoretical and practical relationship between operations, strategy, and tactics; the role of war aim. Prerequisite: None.
NS3021 Military Transformation (4-0) Annually
This course examines Joint and Service innovative concepts and experimentation programs for transforming the military to meet the operational challenges of the future security environment. The course will analyze emerging operational concepts, organizational configurations, technological capabilities, and doctrinal and training adjustments for shifting the character and conduct of warfare from both an historical and desired future capabilities perspective. The course will introduce revolutionary methods to improve command and control, fires, maneuver and logistics through concept development, field experiments, technology demonstrations, and war-games. The course will conclude with a glimpse of transformation-related initiatives to improve multinational and interagency coordination in operational planning and execution. Prerequisites: None.
NS3023 Introduction to Comparative Politics (4-0) Quarterly
This course is designed to introduce students to the major intellectual approaches to the study of comparative politics. Readings will be drawn from major theorists and leading schools of thought. Students will confront the central questions on the nature of economic, political, and cultural development. Prerequisites: None.
NS3024 Introduction to International Relations (4-0) Quarterly
This course provides an overview of the prominent theories of international relations. It surveys explanations based on decision-making, organizational behavior, domestic politics, international regimes and international systems, especially in terms of the insights they offer into the conduct of international relations in the post-Cold War world. Prerequisites: None.
NS3025 Introduction to Civil-Military Relations (4-0) Annually
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and issues in civil-military relations. It offers a historical and comparative analysis of different patterns of military participation in politics, defense policy making and national development. The course also introduces alternative models for structuring civil-military relations, and examines the problems associated with the models adopted by the United States and other nations. Prerequisites: None.
NS3026 Introduction to Post-Conflict Security Building (4-0) Annually
This course introduces students to the fuller program, intended to prepare them to work together in operations that build security in post-conflict environments. As such, it provides both conceptual tools for thinking about post-conflict security building and empirical referents to ground later study. Military strategists have written much about going to war, but have given less consideration to the movement from war to peace. How can one think strategically about the post-conflict environment? This course introduces students to characteristics of post-conflict environments and the diverse actors seeking to shape it. The course draws upon real-world cases to identify patterns of conflict and their consequences for post-conflict transition. In particular, the course will focus on interventions by external actors, civilian and military, in peace implementation. What are the typical components of post-conflict security building programs? This course covers practical issues in, and normative dimensions of, post-conflict security building. Prerequisites: None.
NS3028 Comparative Government for Homeland Security (4-0) Annually
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The objectives of the NS3028 course are: (1) to understand the trans-national nature of terrorism, organized crime, pandemics and other homeland security threats, (2) to assess homeland security strategies employed by liberal democracies around the world; (3) to distill and extrapolate policy implications from these examples; and (4) to apply these lessons to the organizational and functional challenges faced by homeland security leaders in the United States. The course will focus both on a discussion of shared threats such as the global Jihadi movement, Al-Qaeda activity in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Middle Eastern groups such as Hamas and Hizbollah as well as policies and strategies employed by a range of democratic countries to cope with terrorism and other homeland security related threats. In addition to looking at specific countries, the course will also look at issue areas such as bio-threats, health system preparedness, airport security and anti-radicalization policies across countries. This course will provide students with a knowledge base and methodology with which to learn from the practices of other countries and translate those practices into policies applicable in the United States. The course will also enable students to better understand the threats that other countries face (many of which are likely to affect the United States in the near term) and how they cope with those threats. Finally, the course will enable students to be prepared to engage with their international partners at the local, state or federal levels as Homeland Security becomes an increasingly global undertaking and all levels of government in the United States move toward conducting greater international outreach. Prerequisite: None.
NS3030 American National Security Policy (4-0) As Required
An overview of U.S. national security policy formulation. Covers the processes and actors involved, both governmental and non-governmental. At instructor's discretion, course might also address recent developments in U.S. national security strategy. Prerequisites: None.
NS3037 The Role of Congress in U.S. National Security Policy (4-0) As Required
Survey of the roles, processes and orientations of the U.S. Congress in making national security policy. The course examines the powers and responsibilities granted to Congress by the Constitution, how the role of Congress has changed over time, and the way the role may evolve in the future. Specific topics include the budget process, War Powers, security assistance, and the problems of executive-legislative coordination in foreign and military policy making. Prerequisites: None.
NS3040 The Politics of Global Economic Relations (4-0) Quarterly
Examination of the world economy. Focuses on implications for the United States over changes in the world trading and financial systems. Topics covered include trade patterns, economic integration, trade blocs, new international economic order, and international economic organizations. Prerequisites: None.
NS3041 Comparative Economic Systems (4-0) As Required
Examination of the economic systems and development problems in developing countries, including post-communist states. The course focuses on the political and ideological bases of economic organizations, and the nature of basic economic problems in these regions. Special attention is given to the socio-economic strategies and tactics used in the management of the economy, and institutions and techniques of decision making. Attention is also given to problems of economic stabilization in the developing world. Prerequisites: NS3040.
NS3042 Economics of Insurgencies for Security Building (4-0) As Required
The course examines the economic issues related to civil wars and insurgencies, and reconstruction and development after conflict. Prerequisites: None.
NS3077 Practicum in Regional Security Studies (4-0) As Required
This course combines scholarly research with unique field experience. Under the direct supervision of the faculty, the student conducts research on selected topics in civil-military relations and regional security issues. The student subsequently participates with faculty in a Center for Civil Military Relations (CCMR) seminar, offered in Monterey or abroad, dealing with these topics in the region studied in the course. The student will write a paper of approximately 30 pages on the status of these civil-military topics in that country or region. The Practicum is open to all students enrolled in the curricula in Regional or International Security Studies (681-684 and 689), with preference for students who are foreign area officers (FAOs) or participants in National Guard state partnership programs. Prerequisites: Extensive course background in the region and competence in the relevant language.
NS3078 Post-Conflict Bosnia: The Role of The United States in Promoting Peace and Stability (4-0) As Required
This is a course based on a combination of distance learning and in resident seminar. The seminar is held twice a year, in the spring and fall, for a total of forty hours of lectures during a period of one week. It is preceded by twenty hours of delivery of course material by distance learning, primarily via the Web. The in resident course is followed by a Web-based continuing education program based on the analysis of relevant current events. The student, in order to receive course credit, will submit a research paper of approximately thirty pages that will be evaluated by a NSA faculty member. While the course is primarily designed for military officers prior to deployment to Bosnia, other students can petition for enrollment. Prerequisites: None.
NS3079 Directed Studies in National Security Affairs (4-0) As Required
(Credit 1-0 to 4-0) Format and content vary. Normally involves extensive assigned readings, individual discussions with the instructor, papers and/or examinations. Prerequisites: None.
NS3118 Strategies for Building Consensus (4-0) Annually
Post-conflict environments bring together representatives from different nations and organizations. In order to accomplish the goals of interest, these varying representatives must develop awareness, appreciation, and ability to collaborate with each other. There is no formal organization that provides structures or standards to guide the collaboration of these individuals; they must rely on informal mechanisms for collaborative post-conflict efforts. Because the goals and interests of the participating parties frequently are not in alignment, consensus building capabilities contribute importantly to success. Consensus is a decision process that makes use of all available resources and perspectives for the resolution of problems. Consensus is difficult to reach and requires a complex set of skills related to interpersonal and group dynamics, such as conflict management, trust building, perspective taking, and negotiation. Prerequisites: None.
NS3155 Intelligence and Democracy (4-0) As Required
This course examines the methods civilian authorities in emerging democracies can use to establish strong, effective controls over their intelligence agencies. The course begins by examining the intelligence process in the United States and the United Kingdom, and the potential problems that intelligence activities can pose to democratic governance. Next, students will analyze the mechanisms used by the U.S., the U.K., France and other long-established democracies to maintain control over their intelligence organizations. These instruments of control include use of the power of the purse, structural and organizational arrangements, legislative oversight, and legal mechanisms. Employing the case study approach, students will examine the recent efforts by democracies in Latin America, Central Europe, Africa, and Asia to establish their own democratic controls over intelligence, and the challenges that such nations will face in the future. Prerequisites: None.
NS3157 Intelligence and National Security (4-0) As Required
This course is an introduction to the history, structure, roles, and functions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. It is intended for non-intelligence specialists. Students will be introduced to the intelligence cycle and the roles of various intelligence organizations in the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of intelligence to national foreign policy and homeland defense policy decision makers. The course also considers contemporary issues facing the Intelligence Community, such as combating terrorism, homeland defense, oversight and ethical questions, and structural reform. Prerequisites: None.
NS3159 Principles of Joint Operational Intelligence (4-0) As Required
This course examines the intelligence process, organizational structure and related C4I architecture within the context of intelligence support to the planning and conduct of joint and combined operations at the operational level of war. This course addresses the conduct of intelligence to include the development of requirements, collection management, threat analysis, assessments, and dissemination of intelligence to the decision maker. The course includes an overview of intelligence data systems and associated connectivity. Students are required to prepare and present intelligence briefings and staff intelligence studies, incorporating the knowledge gained in the course. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
NS3160 Human Intelligence (4-0) As Required
This course familiarizes students with the concepts, principles, and methodology of Human Intelligence collection. Additionally, students will comprehend the capabilities and limitations of various collectors and programs, learn the organizational architecture and understand the collection management process of Human Intelligence. This course is a requirement for all students in the Regional Intelligence Track of the Joint Intelligence Curriculum. Classification: Student must be a U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information.
NS3161 Principles of Open Source Intelligence (4-0) As Required
This course examines open source intelligence (OSINT) with a focus on the following areas: definition and nature of OSINT, OSINT policy and management, history and development of OSINT, current OSINT trends, OSINT-focused organizations, challenges, reform, and future prospects. Classification: SECRET NOFORN. Prerequisites: None.
NS3180 Introduction to Homeland Defense (4-0) Winter
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course provides an overview of the essential ideas that constitute the emerging discipline of homeland security. It has two central objectives: to expand the way participants think, analyze and communicate about homeland security; and to assess knowledge in critical homeland security knowledge domains. Prerequisites: None.
NS3181 Introduction to Homeland Defense and Security (4-0) Annually
This course surveys the distinctive features and challenges of homeland defense and security, with emphasis on the interagency process by which the contributions of the armed forces and defense agencies are integrated with those of civilian federal agencies and state and local governments.
NS3225 Civil-Military Relations and Defense Budgeting (4-0) As Required
This course provides a detailed analysis of the budget process used by the United States and other democracies to allocate defense resources. Students will become familiar with the planning, programming and budgeting system (PPBS) and other budgeting models and techniques. Students will also examine the sources of civil-military conflict in defense budgeting, and analyze different structures to resolve those conflicts. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
NS3230 Strategic Planning and the Military (4-1) Annually
Introduction to strategic planning approaches and methods inherent to national security policy formulation and, specifically, military defense planning. Includes long-range strategic planning, scenario building and forecasting of macro-trends affecting defense policies and capabilities, and the military dimensions of those factors. Theory and process meet through case study/analysis of U.S. defense planning practices and the evolution of the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS), including the changing roles of the Joint Staff, Unified CINC and Component, Joint Task Force, and Service staffs following passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act and post-Cold War international security developments. This course covers various learning objectives specified by the CJCS to meet Phase One Program for Joint Education (PJE) criteria. Prerequisites: NS3000, NS3159 (may be taken concurrently). Classification: U.S. citizen holding a SECRET clearance.
NS3260 Drug Control Strategy and Policy (4-0) As Required
This course provides an overview of the challenges posed by the production, trafficking, and consumption of illegal drugs, both in the U.S. and abroad, and evaluates government drug control efforts. It addresses the presidential, congressional, and bureaucratic politics that shape the formulation of domestic and international drug control policies. The challenges of implementing drug control policies will be analyzed, in particular the need for interagency coordination and international cooperation to address this complex threat. Both supply-side and demand-side policies will be discussed in detail and their effectiveness assessed. Prerequisites: None.
NS3280 Nuclear Strategy and National Security (4-0) As Required
This course surveys the history of U.S. nuclear weapons policies and explores deterrence and arms control theories. The course also evaluates the challenges posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and advanced delivery systems. Prerequisites: none.
NS3300 Islam (4-0) Annually
Islam is one of the great monotheistic faiths of the modern world. This survey course examines the history and tenets of Islam and the breadth of Muslim cultures and civilizations. Prerequisites: None.
NS3301 African History and Cultures (4-0) Annually
This course provides a broad overview of African history, with an emphasis on understanding the historical foundations of important contemporary issues. In addition, it examines the process of cultural change in Africa over the course of the twentieth century, through an in-depth study of the fiction of Chinua Achebe. Prerequisites: None.
NS3310 Survey of Middle East History to 1914 (4-0) Annually
A broad survey of Middle East history prior to World War I. While some earlier history may be covered, the emphasis in this course is primarily on the late Ottoman and Persian empires, and on the rise of colonialism in the Middle East. Prerequisites: None.
NS3311 Government and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa (4-0) Annually
This course is designed for graduate students with little or no background in the study of African government and politics. It introduces students to the main structures and processes of contemporary African politics, and to important theoretical debates in the field of African studies. The emphasis is less on formal institutions of government and more on the informal practices that comprise the primary arena of African government and politics. Prerequisites: None.
NS3320 U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East (4-0) Annually
The course reviews the historical background and current status of American interests and policies in the Middle East. The course focuses on how different U.S. administrations in the post-World War II era defined American interests in the Middle East, and on the major policies enacted to pursue those interests. Prerequisites: None.
NS3330 The Middle East in World Affairs (4-0) Annually
Focuses on the Middle East region's role in world events in the post-World War I era, including the impact of great power rivalries in the region, transnational movements, and environ-strategic considerations. Prerequisites: None.
NS3340 Middle East in the International Economy (4-0) As Required
This course explores timely international and regional economic development issues. We will examine both international and regional economic interactions and possibilities, including regional trade agreements, negative and positive international agreements (sanctions, foreign aid, the WTO, etc.) and shared international resources such as water. We will tackle the problem of late development, the effects of oil, labor migration, and tax regimes on the economies and business-government relations, privatization moves, and current prospects for employment and poverty-alleviation. Prerequisites: None.
NS3351 Anthropology of Africa (4-0) As Required
Examines various facets of African anthropology. Prerequisites: None.
NS3360 Politics and Security in North Africa (4-0) As Required
A survey course on the politics and security of North Africa in the post-World War I era. The geographic focus is on the countries of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Prerequisites: None.
NS3361 Politics and Security in Levant (4-0) As Required
A survey course on the politics and security of the Levant in the post-World War I era. The geographic focus is on the countries of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. Prerequisites: None.
NS3362 Politics and Security in the Northern Tier (4-0) As Required
A survey course on the politics and security of the Northern Tier in the post-World War I era. The geographic focus is on the countries of Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Prerequisites: None.
NS3363 Politics and Security in the Persian Gulf (4-0) As Required
A survey course on the politics and security of the Persian Gulf in the post-World War I era. The geographic focus is on the countries of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE. Prerequisites: None.
NS3367 Politics and Security of The Arabian Peninsula (4-0) As Required
Examines the twentieth century history of the Persian Gulf, the evolution of U.S. regional strategy and policy, and summarizes threats to regional security in the new century. The course will also provide students with general background behind security issues in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, and cover some of the more recent policy debates surrounding the war with Iraq. Prerequisites: None.
NS3400 History of Russia and Eurasia (4-0) Annually
An examination of the history of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asian nations. The emphasis is on historical influences, political institutions, ethnic and social problems, and the economy. Prerequisites: None.
NS3401 Contemporary Politics of Russia (4-0) Annually
This course introduces students to the contemporary politics of Russia focusing on the post-Soviet. Prerequisites: None.
NS3410 Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia in World Affairs (4-0) As Required
This course is concerned with the international conduct and security policies of Russia, the other countries of Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. It examines their major geopolitical, historical, demographic, and economic influences. Prerequisites: None.
NS3412 Government and Security in the Central Asian Republics (4-0) As Required
With China and Russia taking an ever-increasing greater interest in central Asia, U.S. policy makers face the challenge of maintaining an influential presence in the region. Over a decade since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the five Central Asian Republics have emerged as a critical security issue as WMD, terrorists and hard-line regimes have come to dominate the landscape. In a land where Islam is more cultural than religious, communism more trusted than capitalism, and ethnic divisions a Soviet invention, how can stable democracies emerge? This course will represent a comprehensive assessment of the newly formed states of central Asia that were formerly parts of the Soviet Union. Through examination of the complex historical, ethnic, religious, and linguistic factors that unite and divide the Central Asian Region, we will better understand the challenges of political modernization, economic reform, and integration into the international community. The course topics will include: the history of the region; the relationship between Islam and Central Asia; environmental issues; economic development and emerging energy markets in the region; the contemporary political scene; and the role of the region in world affairs. Special emphasis will be placed on the contemporary crises in the region. Prerequisites: None.
NS3450 Military Strategy in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (4-0) As Required
The course examines the international factors that condition military strategy and doctrine in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. It focuses on contemporary strategic concepts and strategy: conventional war fighting capabilities, strategy for nuclear war, roles played by the fleets in military strategy, threat and net assessment, and arms control. Emphasis is on the strategic and operational levels of warfare. Prerequisites: None.
NS3460 Government and Security in Eastern Europe (4-0) As Required
This course examines the countries of east central Europe that fell in the Soviet sphere of influence after World War II. It is concerned in particular with the complex relationship of Marxism and nationalism, the nature of communist revolution from abroad, revolutions against communist states including Hungary in 1956 and Poland in 1980, and the present situation of the Central European states in the transition from communism to democracy. Prerequisites: None.
NS3501 History and Cultures of Latin America (4-0) Annually
This introductory course examines the heritage of Latin America from pre-Columbian Indian traditions and Iberian colonial patterns, through the independence movements of the early 19th century, and the global economic relationships that re-oriented the region toward Northwestern Europe and the United States. Prerequisites: None.
NS3510 Government and Politics in Latin America (4-0) Annually
This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with the politics of contemporary Latin America. The course will cover such topics as the various types of political systems found in Latin America, the political economy of development and the issue of regime transition. Prerequisites: None.
NS3520 Latin America International Relations and Security (4-0) Annually
This course surveys the international relations of Latin American nations. It analyzes the relations of Latin America with the United States and other nations, both within and outside of the region. Attention is given to political, security, economic, and cultural issues. Prerequisites: None.
NS3600 History and Cultures of East Asia (4-0) Annually
This course addresses the historical development of the peoples of East, South, and Southeast Asia. It emphasizes their economic, political, and military development through the late nineteenth century. Prerequisites: None.
NS3601 History and Cultures of Southeast Asia (4-0) As Required
This course addresses the historical development of the peoples of mainland and island Southeast Asia from their origins to the end of the nineteenth century. It focuses on the political, military, social and economic development of these societies and on their belief systems, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Prerequisites: None.
NS3602 U.S.-Asian Relations: 18th Century to WWII (4-0) As Required
Examines U.S. Asian relations during the 18th Century through WWII. Prerequisites: None.
NS3605 Geography, History, and Culture of Asia (4-0) As Required
This course offers a general introduction to the history and cultures of China, Japan and Korea down to the early 19th century. It presumes no previous acquaintance with this subject. It highlights those themes that are useful for understanding these countries' modern development, and it focuses in particular on the foundations for modern state-making in these traditional societies. It also provides a glimpse of the historiographic controversies that carry implications for interpretations of these countries' behavior today. Prerequisites: None.
NS3620 Survey of Asian Politics (4-0) Annually
This course surveys the major themes of Asian politics. The goals of the course are to introduce students to major debates and various modes of political interaction and patterns of political development in Asia. Half of the course is devoted to Northeast Asia and the other half to Southeast Asia. Prerequisites: None
NS3621 International Relations of Southeast Asia (4-0) Annually
This course focuses on the contemporary international relations of South East Asia, to include Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Oceania. Prerequisites: None.
NS3635 Asian Civil-Military Relations (4-0) As Required
This course addresses the political, economic, and societal roles of the armed forces in the nations of East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central Asia from the mid-twentieth century to the contemporary era. It focuses on civil-military relationship successes and failures, as well as prospects for the future. Prerequisites: None.
NS3640 Asian Human Rights (4-0) As Required
This course examines trends in Asia that support or undermine the establishment of more democratic political forms and the protection of human rights. Topics include the relationship between political development and economic development, transformation of political cultures, evolving state-society relations, and the impact of regional institutions and international norms on domestic practices. Prerequisites: None.
NS3645 Political Economy of Asia (4-0) Annually
This course explores the reasons for the different timing and paths of economic development in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea. It examines the reasons for the lateness of development of East Asia relative to the West, and especially the lateness of development of China compared to Japan. Emphasis will be on the evolution of institutions in the course of state building, and the international geopolitical context of Asian development. Prerequisites: None.
NS3661 Government and Security in China (4-0) As Required
An examination of the rise of the Chinese Communist Party and the establishment of the Communist state; its domestic achievements and problems; the special problem of Taiwan; changing foreign policies and the current role of the People's Republic of China in world affairs. Includes an examination of U.S. relations with China. Prerequisites: None.
NS3662 Government and Security in Japan (4-0) As Required
An examination of Japan in the contemporary world, focusing on Japan's political dynamics, economic evolution, social transformation, the National Self Defense Forces and alternatives for ensuring national security. Includes examination of U.S. relations with Japan. Prerequisites: None.
NS3663 Government and Security in Korea (4-0) As Required
An examination of the division of the Korean nation into two states; the aftermath of the Korean war; domestic political, economic and social problems of North Korea and South Korea; the prospects for reunification; the military balance and the changing strategic environment; and the relations of Pyongyang and Seoul with their key allies. Includes an examination of U.S. relations with Korea. Prerequisites: None.
NS3664 Government & Security in Southeast Asia (4-0) Annually
This course examines the development of Southeast Asian politics from decolonization to the present day. Prerequisites: None.
NS3667 Chinese Foreign Policy (4-0) As Required
This course provides a systematic examination of contemporary Chinese foreign policy. It reviews the evolution of Beijing's international goals and policies since 1949, but focuses of Beijing's contemporary foreign policy goals, its policy-making process, and the foreign relations instruments at its disposal including military force. Prerequisites: NS3661 or consent of instructor.
NS3668 Politics and Security in South Asia (4-0) Annually
This course traces the history and evolution of South Asian politics leading up to the partition of the Subcontinent. It familiarizes students with the key debates and future trajectories in contemporary South Asia. This course creates a sound base for advance seminars on NS4668, which should be a logical follow-up and other regional security seminars. Prerequisites: None.
NS3700 History of Modern Europe (4-0) Annually
Review and analysis of the political and military history of Europe, including Russia, from the Congress of Vienna to the present. Prerequisites: None.
NS3710 Government and Security in Western Europe (4-0) Annually
Survey and analysis of government and security issues in contemporary Western Europe. The course emphasizes the political systems and security policies of Britain, France, Italy, and Germany. Prerequisites: None.
NS3720 European Security Institutions (4-0) Annually
Survey and analysis of the main international institutions dealing with European security, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Western European Union (WEU), and the European Community (EC). The survey will include selected challenges facing each organization, particularly NATO, and their relation to specific European countries and to U.S. foreign and defense policy. Prerequisites: None.
NS3730 The Balkans: History & Politics (4-0) Annually
A survey of the historical background of and contemporary developments in the Balkans region, with a special focus on the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, the various conflicts that followed, including that in Kosovo, the role of other regional actors in these events, and the prospects for future stability and progress in the region. Prerequisites: None.
NS3801 Introduction to Terrorism (4-0) Annually
This course provides an in-depth examination of the origins, nature, and political/military roles of contemporary international terrorism. It briefly examines the early history of terrorism, the contending theories that purport to explain the sources of terrorist behavior, the different types of terrorism and terrorist actions, and the challenge international terrorism poses for American interests and foreign policy. Functional topics, such as the special problems posed by state-sponsored terrorism, the relationship between terrorism and the media, and the range of possible military responses to terrorism are also examined. The course will conclude by comparing and contrasting different national responses to the problem of international terrorism, and examining the difficulties faced by the United States in its efforts to find an effective policy response. Prerequisites: NS3023 or consent of instructor.
NS3802 Counterterrorism Policy in Comparative Perspective (4-0) Annually
This course studies counterterrorist policy in a variety of countries, including the United States. It considers the means by which policies are formulated, and their effectiveness evaluated, as well as the implementation of counterterrorist policies as they affect human rights, civil liberties, and the population at large. We also look at issues such as oversight of institutions charged with internal security, executive power, and the impact of international law on domestic politics. Prerequisites: None.
NS3900 International Law and Organizations (4-0) Annually
An introduction to the principles of international law including origins, sources, sovereignty, states, territory, jurisdiction, persons, treaties, settlement of disputes and the Law of the Sea. The course also traces the evolution of international organizations from the Concert of Europe, through the League of Nations, United Nations, European Economic Community, NATO, and various forms of multi-national and transnational organizations. Prerequisites: None.
NS4020 Seminar on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (4-0) As Required
This course examines the evolution of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Prerequisites: None.
NS4021 Special Topics on Europe: Europe and the United States (4-0) As Required
A historical-political advanced seminar on the evolution of U.S. policy towards Europe from the end of the 19th century until the present; the character of anti-European ideas in U.S. political and strategic culture; the role of leading personalities in the formulation of U.S. policy towards Europe in the critical periods of the twentieth century; the character of anti-U.S. sentiment in continental Europe; U.S. alliance cohesion and cultural diplomacy in continental Europe. The seminar analyzes readings in common and requires a larger independent research project. Prerequisites: None.
NS4022 Special Topics on CMR: Soldiers and Politics in the Euro-Atlantic Region (4-0) As Required
A comparison in an advanced seminar format via historical case studies of the evolution of the soldier and the state in the Anglo-Saxon countries and their continental European counterparts. The evolution of civil-military relations from dynastic, absolutist Europe to the era of total war in the twentieth century, with special attention to the German, British and U.S. cases of the evolution of state, national and military institutions, alliance cohesion, and wars of ideology. Further attention is also paid to the proliferation of warfare, ideology, and mass politics and the professional soldier in modern history. An analysis of common readings as well as an independent research paper round out the seminar. Prerequisites: None.
NS4023 Special Topics on European Nations: State, Nation, and Nationalism. 1500-1945. (4-0) As Required
An advanced seminar on the evolution of the state, nation, and nation-state in western, central and eastern Europe from the seventeenth century until the middle of the twentieth. Special emphasis falls on the rise of national ideas in the eighteenth century, case studies of nation building and the propagation of nationalism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as the transformation of nationalism into a force of total war and genocide in the twentieth century. An analysis of the common readings as well as an independent research project is required. Prerequisites: None.
NS4024 Special Topics on Asia: Political Economy of China (4-0) As Required
This course explores how state, society and politics impinge on the Chinese economy in its transition from planned to market economy; and examines what political and economic adjustments China has to make as the country becomes increasingly integrated with the world economy. Prerequisites: None.
NS4025 Special Topics on Asia: Comparative Market Reform (4-0) As Required
We use a paired comparative method in order to assess some of the leading theories on market transformation, and examine the geopolitical context, the strategies, process of institutional adjustment, and the coalition of interests formed to support or resist change as Japan, North and South Korea, China and Russia undertake market reform. Prerequisites: None.
NS4026 Capstone Seminar: Reconstruction of Civil Society (4-0) As Required
This course pulls together empirical, experiential and theoretical student learning in the post-conflict security building track. It explores multiple approaches to reconstruction and the conditions under which they tend to work in post-conflict transitions. Fundamental questions are addressed. From the perspective of international financial institutions, how can societies experiencing humanitarian emergencies make transition from relief to development? From the perspective of external actors, civilian and military, what patterns of interventions emerge in peace implementation? Considering perspectives of the host nation and external implementers of peace agreements, what are the costs and benefits of outside intervention? How can program responsibility shift effectively from military officials to civilians? What institutions and processes are vital to reconstruction of civil society, and how might military demobilization, reconstitution programs and police reform programs fit with those institutions and processes? How can indigenous stakeholders "own" the reconstruction in the face of outside intervention? Students participating in this course will share their insights from case analyses and build a data set for future students and researchers. Prerequisites: None.
NS4027 Special Topics in Asia: Democratization in East and Southeast Asia (4-0) As Required
As in most other regions, the past few decades have been a period of unexpected democratic dynamics for East and Southeast Asia. When the "Third wave of Democratization" began in 1974, only one country (Japan) could be categorized as a "liberal democracy." Thirty years of "Third Wave" latter, at least five more political regimes have achieved some level of democratization since the mid 1980s; however, democratization in Asia is still a fragile process. Only a small number of regimes in Asia are clearly en route to becoming successful, well-functioning democracies, or at least have made some democratic progress and still enjoy a positive dynamic of democratization. Others have not achieved a relatively well-functioning democracy. Although de jure political rights, civil liberties, and the institutions of constitutionalism and the rule of law are found in many countries, a whole battery of de facto restrictions, usually informal ones, curb the effective working of the formal rules and significantly distort their value. In a small number of countries (e.g., Burma, Cambodia) initial political openings have failed and authoritarianism seems to re-solidify. Finally there is a number of "hybrid regimes," combining autocratic with democratic elements of governance (for example, Singapore). Prerequisites: None.
NS4030 Special Topics in National Security Policy (4-0) As Required
This course will focus on special topics in national security policy. The list of topics to be analyzed for the seminar is announced at least one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. A major, graded research paper is required. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4031 Special Topics in International Security Affairs (4-0) As Required
This course will focus on current topics in international security affairs. The list of issues to be analyzed for the seminar is announced at least one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. A major, graded research paper is required. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4032 Special Topics in International Relations (4-0) As Required
This course will focus on current topics in the broader international system. The list of issues to be analyzed for the seminar is announced at least one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. A major, graded research paper is required. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4033 Special Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy (4-0) As Required
This seminar focuses on contemporary topics in U.S. foreign policy. The list of issues to be analyzed for the seminar is announced at least one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. A major, graded paper research paper is required. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4034 Special Topics in American Government (4-0) As Required
This course will focus on special topics in American government. The list of issues to be analyzed for the seminar is announced at least one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. A major, graded research paper is required. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4035 Special Topics in Joint Intelligence (4-0) As Required
This seminar will focus on contemporary topics involving joint intelligence and related areas. The list of issues to be analyzed for the seminar is announced one quarter prior to the offering of the seminar. Advanced study and research is conducted on topics not covered in other seminars. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
NS4036 Comparative Strategic Cultures (4-0) As Required
Overview of strategic cultures around the world and the manner in which they affect defense/military strategies.
NS4037 NATO (4-0) As Required
This advanced seminar is a colloquium on the past and present policy and strategy of NATO via an examination of its leading crises from 1949 until 2003 in an effort to understand the nature of alliances in the Euro-Atlantic world, their strategies and issues of cohesion amid crisis. The class examines such themes as: a.) the evolution of ideas in the formulation of alliance statecraft and strategy; b.) the dimension of burden sharing in alliance statecraft and bi-lateral relations; c.) the problems of defense and military transformation in the past, especially connected with alliance politics and political biography; d.) the past instances of severe discord in national strategy and alliance statecraft with enduring importance for the essence of NATO; the modalities of NATO enlargement in the era 1989-1999 and beyond; the post-1990 shift from forward defense in central Europe to the rise of peace enforcement operations in S.E. Europe. Finally, attention is also given to the issues of the present connected with the role of NATO in ongoing security operations on a wide front. This class is taught in a colloquium format; further, it requires an additional book report and the preparation of large synthetic essay on the sum of the readings. Prerequisites: None.
NS4040 Conflict in Africa (4-0) As Required
This course examines multiple aspects of ethnic conflict in Africa. In the first half, we consider theoretical approaches to ethnicity, ethnic conflict, cross border contagion, and regional conflict. The second half of the course is dedicated to case studies, to be prepared and presented by the students. Prerequisites: None
NS4079 Advanced Directed Studies in National Security Affairs (V-0) As Required
(Variable credit, from 1-0 to 4-0.) Format and content vary. Normally involves extensive individual research under direction of the instructor and submission of a substantial paper of graduate seminar quality and scope. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4080 Thesis Proposal (0-8) Quarterly
This course is intended to assist students in the preparation of their Master's thesis proposals. A completed proposal, endorsed by the thesis advisors, the Academic Associate, and the department chair, is required to pass this course. Grading: Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: None.
NS4081 Research Colloquium (2-0) Quarterly
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course provides an overview of the steps of the research process and methods used in social-scientific inquiry. Students review various research methods, including policy options analysis, modeling, qualitative data analysis, and case study. The primary deliverable of the course is the thesis proposal. Prerequisites: NS2013.
NS4133 The Psychology of Fear Management and Terrorism (4-0) Winter
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course serves as an introduction for homeland security professionals to terrorism as a psychological phenomenon. Government agencies involved in homeland security need to understand the psychological consequences of mass-casualty terrorist attacks and other disasters. This course provides a broad overview of psychological effects of terrorism. Prerequisite: NS3180.
NS4152 Joint Warfare: Intelligence Analysis (4-0) As Required
Advanced seminar on intelligence support to military commanders and national-level officials. Using case studies, the course examines concepts of individual and organizational decision making, factors in threat analysis, and issues in intelligence activities. Prerequisites: NS3159 or consent of instructor. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
NS4156 Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges (4-0) Spring
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course examines key questions and issues facing the U.S. intelligence community and its role in homeland security and homeland defense. Students will have the opportunity to fully address policy, organizational and substantiative issues regarding homeland intelligence support. Prerequisites: None.
NS4157 Intelligence for Homeland Defense and Security (4-0) Annually
This course will provide students with a fundamental knowledge of U.S. operational intelligence capabilities to detect and deter terrorist and other unconventional threats to the United States. Topics will include the structure and function of U.S. intelligence organizations, systems, architecture, and capabilities. Issues in intelligence oversight, joint and inter-agency intelligence sharing, intelligence community administration, and intelligence support to national decision-making will be discussed. Classification: SECRET. Prerequisites: NS3181 or consent of the instructor.
NS4159 Seminar on Joint Intelligence Support to Crisis Operations (4-0) As Required
Advanced seminar on intelligence support to military commanders and national-level policy makers. Using case studies, the course examines concepts of individual and organizational factors affecting the analytic process. Students will identify near-to mid-term regional events with force employment implications, develop associated intelligence support requirements, and create collection plains in support of indications and warnings, crisis shaping and identified operational mission areas. Prerequisites: NS3159, or consent of instructor. Open to intelligence specialists. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
NS4160 Foreign Intelligence Services (4-0) As Required
This course examines selected foreign intelligence services. It emphasizes their organization, missions, and functions. This course is intended for students in the Joint Intelligence Curriculum and others upon consent of instructor. Prerequisites: NS3160 or consent of instructor. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility for access to SCI.
NS4200 Seminar on the National Interest (4-0) As Required
An advanced study of the underlying assumptions and objectives of American security and foreign policy. The core of the course is an in-depth analysis of approaches to understanding the American national interest in the international context. Students are required to write a major seminar paper on American national interest in a specific country or region. Prerequisites: NS3030.
NS4225 Civil-Military Relations and Transitions to Democracy (4-0) As Required
A seminar which reviews selected cases of transitions from authoritarian rule in the post-1945 period. The course compares the various roles played by the military and other actors in these transitions, examines the participation of the military in the consolidation of democracy and the problem of democratic consolidation. Students will also examine different theories and concepts of democratic transition and consolidation. Prerequisites: NS3025 or consent of instructor.
NS4230 Seminar on Joint Strategic Planning (4-0) As Required
Advanced study in the concept and methods of strategic planning and analysis, particularly with respect to Department of the Navy and other services, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of State, the National Security Council, White House, and the Congress. This course covers various learning objectives specified by the CJCS to meet Phase One Professional Joint Education (PJE) criteria. Prerequisites: NS3000 or NS3030 or consent of instructor. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a SECRET clearance.
NS4231 Seminar on Terrorism Financing and State Response (4-0) As Required
This course examines exactly how far we have come in understanding how terrorists raise, store, and transfer funds. It also evaluates challenges facing the U.S. government and international community in responding to this problem. In each module, we use a mix of official reports, academic papers, and other works to explore the subject and identify problems with the received wisdom about terrorist financing. Prerequisites: None.
NS4232 Knowledge into Practice: A Homeland Security Capstone Course (4-0) As Required
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. This course is intended to provide participants the opportunity to expand their ability to enact the knowledge and technical learning acquired in the courses leading up to the capstone. This course will provide students with the motivation and skills to perform their professional roles in new ways, ways that will initiate and sustain change even at the level of the broader institutional context of governance in which they must function. Prerequisites: NS4156, CS3660, SO3210.
NS4235 Seminar on Peace Support Operations (4-0) As Required
This seminar examines the problems of military alliances in the post-Cold War era, and the civil-military relation issues raised by defense cooperation, including operations other than war. Prerequisites: None.
NS4236 Stability Operations (4-0) As Required
The theme of this course is the nexus of policy, doctrine and operations in stability operations. In the first part of the course, we will discuss the policy in which doctrine and operations are embedded, and the considerations for translating policy into doctrine and operations. In the second part of the course, we directly address the challenges of war termination, occupation, counterinsurgency and coalition stability operations. This course focuses primarily on the American approach to stability operations. These military operations have been variously described as 'small wars,' 'low intensity conflict,' and in current joint doctrine JP 3-07 (1995), 'military operations other than war' (MOOTW). Prerequisites: None.
NS4239 Special Topics in American Government for Homeland Security (4-0) Quarterly
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an insight into the structural, conceptual and intellectual underpinnings and implications of the homeland security project. Looking at a wide range of topics and problems, the course seeks to stimulate a comprehensive discussion of how homeland security professionals and the general public think about homeland security; whether/why there may be significant differences in professional and public perceptions of homeland security; and how those differences constrain/leverage various elements of the homeland security effort. By incorporating a selection of key texts in Western political and social thought alongside current topical writings, the course seeks to equip participants with a deeper understanding of the prevailing discourse and its impact on the homeland security project. Prerequisites: NS4156, NS3180, and SO3210.
NS4240 Seminar on Regional Security Planning Problems (4-0) As Required
This seminar, which is the national security policy capstone course in the Resource Planning for Management and International Defense (RePMID) curriculum, provides advanced study of regional and inter-regional security problems which are likely to confront emerging democracies in the immediate and mid-range future. Potential roles of individual countries and coalitions are explored to develop new and innovative strategies for dealing with both common and unique security problems in diverse regions. Through the course readings, students critically analyze the implications of the most likely future security environment challenges and opportunities for each region. Prerequisites: Completion of previous RePMID courses, or consent of instructor.
NS4251 Seminar on Net Assessment (4-0) As Required
The seminar examines the methodology of comparative threat analysis (net assessment), including: security policies, forces, the RMA, and capabilities of the world's military superpowers. The course introduces the student to original source material. Prerequisites: NS3024. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility access to SCI.
NS4253 Seminar on Technology and Strategic Planning (4-0) As Required
This course is intended to develop an understanding of the interrelationship of technology and strategic planning. Issues include technological risk, affordability, institutional impediments to innovation, and a strategy for long range technology investments. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
NS4254 Air and Maritime Defense for Homeland Security (4-0) As Required
This course focuses on challenges of air and maritime defense of the United States.
NS4255 Naval History and Maritime Strategy (4-0) As Required
This course examines the role of naval power and maritime strategy during the period when global warfare conducted on and from the high seas was a central element of the international system; that is, from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Topics include: naval armaments, arms races, and arms control; economic warfare; "gunboat diplomacy"; neutral rights and the law of the sea; naval power projection. Prerequisite: prior completion of NS3000, or consent of instructor.
NS4261 Survey of Strategic Studies (4-0) As Required
Survey of the classical and contemporary literature on strategic thinking: national objectives and strategic alternatives; deterrence, counterforce, arms control, counter insurgency; components and rules of the international strategic system; and arms competitions, nuclear proliferation, and terrorism. Prerequisites: NS3030 or consent of instructor.
NS4280 Nuclear, Biological and Chemical: Proliferation and Non-Proliferation (4-0) As Required
This advanced research seminar examines the origins of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons proliferation, and its impact on U.S. and international security. The course investigates the causes and consequences of proliferation; studies central debates and key case-studies on the subject; and evaluates policy responses designed to impede, discourage, and cope with the spread of NBC weapons. This course is unclassified. The seminar presumes familiarity with U.S. national security approaches to proliferation, and prefers, though not require-prior participation in NS3280. The seminar refers to and draws upon topics that are covered in NS3280: nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, and strategic arms control. Prerequisites: NS3280.
NS4282 The Politics of Nuclear Nonproliferation (4-0) As Required
Examines the main political issues surrounding nuclear nonproliferation.
NS4285 Counter-proliferation (4-0) As Required
This course will prepare students to counter nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons threats in future operational or staff assignments by improving their understanding of the causes and consequences of NBC weapons proliferation and use and the strategies and capabilities available to counter these threats. Prerequisites: None. Classification: U.S. citizen holding a TOP SECRET clearance with eligibility access to SCI.
NS4287 Special Topics in WMD (4-0) As Required
Advanced course on the politics and strategy governing weapons of mass destruction. Topics vary.
NS4300 Seminar in Middle Eastern Politics (4-0) As Required
A research seminar on politics in contemporary Middle East. Students conduct and present original research on selected issues concerning Middle Eastern politics. Since the topic of the seminar will vary, the registrar will be provided with the full title each quarter the course is taught. Sample subject areas include the Arab-Israeli conflict, the politics of oil, and the revolution in the Middle East. This course may be repeated as long as the subject material and title of the class is different. Prerequisites: Two 3000 level Middle East courses or consent of instructor.
NS4301 African Political Economy (4-0) Annually
This course examines economic development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa from a very broad perspective. We will consider how political and social as well as economic structures impact economic growth and development, assess policy and performance in the postcolonial period, and discuss the challenges for the twenty-first century. Prerequisites: None.
NS4305 Military, Polity and Society in the Middle East (4-0) As Required
Seminar in Middle East military affairs, politics and society. Prerequisites: None.
NS4310 Seminar on Middle Eastern Security Issues (4-0) As Required
A research seminar on security issues in the contemporary Middle East. Students conduct and present original research on selected issues concerning Middle Eastern security. Since the topic of the seminar will vary, the registrar will be provided with the full title each quarter the course is taught. Sample subject areas include the domestic security implications of Middle East peace, environmental security in the Middle East, and terrorism in the Middle East. This course may be repeated as long as the subject material and title of the class is different. Prerequisites: Two 3000 level Middle East courses or consent of instructor.
NS4311 Contemporary Issues in African Politics (4-0) As Required
This course will survey the major issues confronting African states today: the HIV/Aids epidemic, endemic civil wars, dimensions of ethnicity and ethnic conflict, issues of democratization and authoritarian rule, the nature of states and the phenomenon of state collapse, and patterns of trade and economic development. The focus will cover the entire sub-Saharan region, while utilizing country case studies to elaborate each of the main issue areas. Designed as an upper-level seminar, the course will focus on discussion and debate of weekly reading assignments. Prior coursework in African Politics is desired, but not required.
NS4313 Government and Security in West Africa (4-0) As Required
This course introduces students to government and politics in West Africa, with an emphasis on political, economic, and social change since the end of the Cold War. Why are some countries in the sub-region making peaceful progress toward democratic consolidation while others are dissolving into violent conflict? How does the coexistence of zones of conflict and peace affect regional security? Prerequisites: None.
NS4315 Security and Politics in Iran (4-0) As Required
Iran has been one of the most important countries in the Middle East region. It is located strategically, connecting the Caucasus and Central Asia to the Persian Gulf on the one side, and South Asia to the Arab Middle East on the other. Iran is home to one of the principal languages and cultures of the region. It is also one of the most populous countries in the Middle East with one of the largest economies. Iran has been a politically and strategically significant country for most of the past century. It was a frontline state during the Cold War. It was the scene of a major revolution that changed the face of the Muslim world and the relations between the United States and regional powers. Since 1979, Iran has been an avowedly Islamic state that has been engaged in a protracted war with the West. However, Iran has also witnessed profound political, social, and cultural changes that can be consequential for the future of the region. This course provides an overview of Iranian politics. It also uses social science theory to examine what factors have determined the evolution of Iranian politics, and how those developments in turn change our views on political change in the Muslim world and beyond. Prerequisites: None.
NS4320 Islamic Fundamentalism (4-0) Annually
A research seminar on the ideology and practice of Islamic fundamentalists in the Middle East. Students read primary source translations of major fundamentalist ideologues, such as Ayatollah Khomeini and Sayyid Qutb, in addition to focusing on the strategies and histories of specific fundamentalist groups. Students will conduct and present original research on this topic. Prerequisites: NS3000 or consent of instructor.
NS4321 U.S. Interests and Policies in Africa (4-0) Annually
This course examines U.S. foreign policy in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1960, with emphasis on the post-Cold War period. Prerequisites: None.
NS4322 Seminar on U.S. Security Strategy in the Middle East and Persian Gulf (4-0) As Required
Examines current United States security strategy in the Middle East and Persian Gulf region. Prerequisites: None.
NS4325 War in the Middle East (4-0) As Required
This course studies the international history of the Middle East and North Africa since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, with a particular focus on the origin, conduct, and consequences of the region's major wars. Prerequisites: Prior completion of NS3000 and at least one 3000 level Middle East course, or permission of the instructor.
NS4326 Social Mobilization and Conflict in the Middle East (4-0) As Required
This course analyzes the organization, incentives, and goals of non-state actors. Subjects include protest and mobilization of civil society and their relations with violent actions, how available alternatives shape the form for opposition action takes, and the effects of repression and political inclusion. Prerequisites: Prior completion of at least one 3000 level Middle East course, or permission of the instructor.
NS4327 Southern African Politics (4-0) As Required
The countries of the Southern African region are closely linked by economics, social demographics, and history. This course will examine the dynamics of Southern Africa combining detailed studies of individual countries with themes that cross the region, such as migration, trade, regional security, economic development, and post-conflict reconstruction. Some of the topics we will cover include attempts by Southern African countries to strengthen regional integration; the role of South Africa as local hegemony; how recent events in Zimbabwe have impacted on regional dynamics; democratization and demobilization in South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique, and the peace process in Angola. Designed as an upper-level seminar, the course will focus on discussion and debate of weekly reading assignments. Prior coursework in African Politics is desired, but not required. Prerequisites: None.
NS4328 Government and Security in the Horn of Africa (4-0) As Required
Addresses government and security issues in the Horn of Africa. Its main focus is on how conflicts in the region -- persistent civil war in Sudan, state collapse in Somalia, contentious ethnic politics and secessionist movements in Ethiopia and Djibouti, state formation processes in (internationally recognized) Eritrea and (internationally unrecognized) Somaliland -- interact to produce a particularly challenging regional security environment. We conclude with a consideration of what this regional security environment means for the War on Terrorism, as well as how the War on Terrorism is impacting the regional security environment. Prerequisites: None.
NS4332 Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World (4-0) As Required
The goal of this course is to examine issues of ethnicity and ethnic identity as they relate to conflict and democracy in the non-Western world. This course will be offered as an elective that will fit in with the regional studies curricula for students in the Africa, Latin America, Middle East, and Asian curricula in the NS department. The course will provide students with the theoretical tools and approaches to the study of ethnicity and ethnic conflict in multiple-country contexts. The course is divided into three main subject areas: (1) the nature of ethnicity, (2) the nature of and explanations for ethnic conflict, and (3) solutions to ethnic conflict. Weekly course readings present a mix of theoretical approaches and case studies, and will cover all the major areas of the world: Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Prerequisites: None.
NS4361 Politics in Egypt (4-0) As Required
Course investigates contemporary Egyptian politics, including the roles of institutions, personalities and external forces, and the socio-economic context. Prerequisite: None.
NS4410 Seminar on Security Issues in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (4-0) Annually
This advanced seminar addresses the security problems of the successor states to the former Soviet Union, focusing on the military, the security environment, political culture, Russian and non-Russian nationalism, and the relationship between domestic and foreign policies. Prerequisites: NS3400 or NS3410, or NS3450, or consent of instructor.
NS4415 Seminar on Security Issues in Central Asia (4-0) As Required
For the purpose of this course, Central Asia refers to Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The seminar will consist of three parts. In the first part, the students will gain a general background in history of Central Asia. In the second part, the students will survey the current situation in Central Asia. The seminar sessions in the third part of the course will be dedicated to presentations of students' research. Prerequisites: None.
NS4425 Russian Foreign Policy (4-0) Annually
This advanced seminar introduces theoretical approaches to the study of foreign policy and focuses on the content of post-Soviet Russia's foreign policy. Students will learn what Russia's foreign policy consists of and who or what makes it. The course aims to give students a greater ability to analyze the critical determinants of foreign policy and an in-depth understanding of the various aspects of contemporary Russia's foreign policy interests. Prerequisites: None.
NS4501 Politics, Film and Fiction in Latin America (4-0) As Required
This course explores how Latin American film and fiction has portrayed politics. Specific novels, short stories and films (all with a political context) will be compared with social scientific readings analyzing the same topics. All movies will be in Spanish with English subtitles. All readings will be available in Spanish and English versions. Prerequisites: NS3501.
NS4502 Russian Film and Fiction (4-0) As Required
Examination of Russian culture through that country's film and fiction. Prerequisites: None.
NS4510 Seminar on Latin America Government and Politics (4-0) As Required
An advanced seminar on Latin American politics in government. The topics analyzed include those of most current relevance including political transitions, the changing role of different political movements and institutions, and the prospects for economic growth and political stability. Prerequisites: NS3510 or NS3520, or consent of instructor.
NS4540 The Political Economy of Latin America (4-0) As Required
This course examines the complex relationship between politics and economics in Latin America. The course is structured around two overarching sets of questions. First, how can political science help us understand the economic development strategies that Latin American countries have pursued at different points in time? How have political actors and forces shaped the paths of economic development and what national patterns have emerged in the conflict over economic policy making? Second, reversing the direction of causation, when these economic development strategies succeed or fail, what is the impact on politics across Latin America? How has the pursuit of different economic ideologies, ranging from Marxism to neo-liberalism, altered politics in the region? Prerequisites: None.
NS4560 Seminar on Latin American Security Issues (4-0) Annually
A research seminar on security issues in contemporary Latin America. Students focus on challenges to regional security, regime stability, and public safety. Students conduct and present original research on selected issues concerning Latin American security. Prerequisites: NS3510 or NS3520, NS3024 or consent of instructor.
NS4610 Asian Seminar: United States-Asian Relations (4-0) As Required
Overview of the current state of U.S.-Asia relations. Prerequisites: None.
NS4620 Seminar on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (4-0) As Required
This course is a reading seminar on the evolution of the PRC's military and its domestic and foreign policy roles. It reviews the evolution of Maoist and post-Mao security strategies, military decision making, professionalism versus politicization of the army, the calculus of deterrence and the use of force in PRC foreign policy, and party-army and civil military relations. Prerequisites: None.
NS4621 Political and Ethnic Violence in Southeast Asia (4-0) As Required
The course will examine the sources, evolution and outcomes of political violence in Southeast Asia in the post-World War II period. We will explore the reasons for violence, its manifestations, and the various instruments that might be used to hasten its end. Readings will include classic works on violence and war in the region, along with important contemporary analyses of ongoing conflicts. Throughout the course, we will investigate the evolution of war and other forms of large-scale violence, especially within states and as perpetrated by states against citizens. We will focus on Cambodia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand and the Philippines. Prerequisites: None.
NS4630 Seminar on Northeast Asian Security (4-0) Annually
Advanced research on national, regional, and global security dynamics among the states of Northeast Asia. The course explores policy options facing North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and China, their regional interaction, and the likely implications for the United States. Non-traditional security topics such as energy and space will be covered along with questions of military modernization, weapons, proliferation, alliance behavior, and deterrence. Prerequisites: Prior completion of at least one course in Asian politics and security (NS3620, NS3661, NS3662 or NS3663) or consent of the instructor.
NS4640 Seminar on Wars in Asia (4-0) As Required
This course studies the history of war and international relations in South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It emphasizes the relationship between military action and political developments within the region, and also seeks to explore the impact of regional developments on the larger world system. Students will write an independent research paper in this class. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4641 Political and Ethnic Violence in Southeast Asia (4-0) As Required
This course will examine the sources of political and ethnic violence in the Southeast Asia region. Prerequisites: NS3620.
NS4645 Asian Security: Theory and Practice (4-0) As Required
East Asia contains four "great powers," three-plus nuclear powers, two countries still divided since WWII, and several of the most dynamic economies on the globe. This course considers the prospects for war and peace in this complex constellation of powers in the current era. Will the United States and China become rivals? What are the prospects for stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait? Will Japan become a "normal" nation? What role do nuclear and other WMD play in shaping regional affairs? Why are security institutions so few in East Asian Security affairs? Is international cooperation fundamentally different in East Asia? What is the nature of civil-military relations across the countries of the region? Each of these questions will be addressed. The course will begin with a brief discussion of international security theory before turning toward specific regional security topics. Throughout the quarter we will make use, however, of theoretically informed arguments regarding East Asian security issues. Prerequisites: Prior completion of NS3024, plus at least one course on Asian politics and security, numbered NS3600-3667; or permission of the instructor.
NS4660 Seminar on Asia in World Affairs (4-0) As Required
Advanced study of Asia's contemporary economic, security, diplomatic and cultural roles in world affairs, with special emphasis on the policy interaction of China, Japan, India and other key states with the United States, Russia, Europe, and the developing world. Prerequisites: A NS3000 level course on Asia or consent of instructor.
NS4661 Contemporary Afghan Politics (4-0) As Required
This seminar examines the complex historical, ethnic, religious, and linguistic factors that unite and divide Afghanistan as it struggles with the challenges of political modernization, economic reform, and integration into the international community. The seminar places a fundamental emphasis on current Afghan politics as well as questions of U.S. interests and policy options. Prerequisites: None.
NS4662 Seminar on the Politics of Southeast Asia (4-0) As Required
Advanced seminar on the contemporary politics of South East Asia. Prerequisites: None.
NS4663 Politics and Security in South-West Asia (4-0) As Required
This seminar is focused on the political and security dynamics of three countries: Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. No other region in recent history has undergone greater or more rapid transformation than these three contiguous countries, tied through history, geography, politics, and the nature of people. Internal schisms — ethnic and religious — have posed challenges to the state power in the past five decades. And as each state grapples with several internal challenges, each poses security challenges to the others. This complex interplay — of intrigues, proxies, and the involvement of outside regional and global powers — has made the region a hotbed for instability, a focal point and conduit for global terrorism, drug production and trafficking, and weapons proliferation and, consequently, a challenge for international security. Prerequisites: None.
NS4664 Religious Activism in South Asian Politics (4-0) As Required
The events of September 11 have underscored the importance of religious activism in South Asian politics. These movements have impacted regional politics and international security and are likely to continue to do so in the years to come. This course aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the role of religion in South Asian politics by familiarizing them with the historical context for religion's involvement in South Asian politics, introducing the important actors, key ideas and major events. The course will deal with both Islamic and Hindu religious movements in the Afghanistan-Pakistan-India arc. This will provide a comprehensive approach to the topic and will provide students with a comparative framework to analyze relevant issues. The course will use important works in the disciplines to provide a historical framework for the study of religion and politics in South Asia. Prerequisites: None.
NS4667 Political Development in South Asia (4-0) Annually
This course covers a selected range of topics for understanding current South Asian political developments and towards answering the larger question of why South Asia is the way it is: What are the internal and external structures and institutions in South Asian countries that shape their political activities and stance? In this course we study contemporary issues in the context of regional, national, and local political developments in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This will assist in thinking relationally and comparatively across nations of the region, as well as provide an understanding of different movements and events that shape this region. Prerequisites: None.
NS4668 Security in South Asia (4-0) Annually
The seminar places particular emphasis on the conditions affecting the occurrence, conduct and aftermath of war in the region. Topics covered in the seminar include the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 and the creation of political, ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes between the two countries; ethnic and religious sources of instability in the region; civil-military relations; South Asia during the Cold War; South Asia and the global war against terrorism; the foreign relations of India and Pakistan with the United States, Russia, China and neighboring countries; the origins and military conduct of the three India-Pakistan wars; and the acquisition of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan and their impact on regional security and international stability. Depending on student interest, the course also will cover security dynamics of smaller South Asian states (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan). Prerequisites: None.
NS4669 Conflict and Cooperation in World Politics (4-0) As Required
This course introduces students to representative literature on key topics in the fields of strategic studies and security studies. The course is taught as a research seminar. It is organized around four main topic areas: the parameters of strategic studies and security studies, and alternative definitions of security; alternative approaches to maintaining order at a regional or global level, with the main focus on the prospects for stability when there is a hegemonic power; the concept of strategic culture; and the effectiveness of alternative strategies for influencing states in bilateral relations so as to reduce security threats and the chances of military conflict. Prerequisites: NS3024.
NS4677 Space and National Security (4-0) Annually
This course studies the political history of the space age from the perspective of U.S. national security, as well as U.S. relations with other major, space-faring countries. It also covers arms control treaties, legal issues, international negotiations, and space management questions from a current policy perspective. A significant independent research paper is required. Prerequisites: NS3011 and NS3024 or consent of instructor.
NS4690 Seminar on International Security Issues of Asia (4-0) As Required
Advanced study of Asian security issues with special emphasis on the balance of forces, regional and external alliances, prospects for conflict, and Asian concepts of security and strategy. Prerequisites: A NS3000 level course on Asia or consent of instructor.
NS4710 Seminar on European Politics (4-0) Annually
A research seminar on politics in contemporary Europe. Students conduct and present original research on selected issues concerning European politics, with an emphasis on defense and security problems. Prerequisites: NS3710 or consent of instructor.
NS4720 Seminar on European Security Issues (4-0) Annually
A research seminar on security issues in contemporary Europe. Students conduct and present original research on selected issues concerning European security. Prerequisites: NS3720 or consent of instructor.
NS4722 Special Topics in European Security Issues (4-0) As Required
Upper level seminar that debates advanced issues in European Security. Specifics topic vary by instructor. Prerequisites: None.
NS4755 Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Homeland Security (4-0) Summer
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Homeland security requires programs in such disparate areas as counter-terrorism, information security, border security, counter-drug activities, etc. This course will provide students with an analytical framework useful for translating long-term plans into programs and budgets. Prerequisites: NS3180.
NS4801 Seminar on Terrorism (4-0) As Required
This course attempts to provide a broad sweep of the field of terrorism. We explore general issues — the structure of terrorist groups, the motivation of those who join, the patterns of authority and decision making within groups, and the impact of different types of operations on governments and the public. In the second portion of the course, we discuss in greater depth the campaigns of a few selected terrorist organizations. We will also look at what some scholars call the "new" terrorism. Prerequisites: None.
NS4802 The Intelligence Dimension of Counterterrorism (4-0) Annually
This course examines the intelligence process, organizational structure and related policy issues at the operational level of counter-terrorism operations. The course addresses the conduct of intelligence collection, threat analysis, assessment, and dissemination. Particular attention is devoted to the inter-agency process, international (combined) intelligence sharing, data fusion, data mining, intelligence oversight, and legal issues.
NS4805 Modeling Terrorism: New Analytical Approaches (4-0) Spring/Summer
Terrorism and the groups that foment it are at the forefront of concern for policymakers and defense analysts worldwide. This seminar and associated lab will focus on applying a variety of proven analytic techniques to terrorism for the purpose of understanding it, building actionable models of it, and suggesting policy alternatives aimed at successfully deterring, disrupting and defeating it. The course will use as a test bed a particular global terrorist organization. Appropriate readings and background materials will be augmented with hands-on lab exercises analyzing group, organization, environment, process and narrative-related dimensions of terrorism. Instruction will be augmented by subject matter experts and guest speakers. Approaches to be covered include system dynamics, game theory, Bayesian analysis, cross-impact analysis, and rhetorical modeling and simulation. Prerequisite: None.
NS4806 Seminar on Applied Terrorism/Insurgency Research Methods (4-0) Annually
This course studies the use and application of advanced methodologies for investigating the organizational dynamics of terrorist and insurgent movements. A significant independent research paper is required. Prerequisite: Prior completion of NS4805 or consent of instructor.
NS4880 Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence (4-0) Annually
The course will first review the variety of legal and military policy options open to any state that confronts political violence, with particular attention to short versus long-term consequences of different policy options. It then analyzes a few individual cases (the British in Ulster, violence in Spain) in depth, in order to assess how different policy options combine or cancel each other. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
NS4881 Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Homeland Security (4-0) Summer
Offered through the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Homeland security efforts in the United States constitute a project framed by the rule of law. Constitutional concerns, civil rights issues and the roles if the various disciplines engaged in the effort are driven and impacted by the various local, state, and federal systems of law. This course allows students to explore the homeland security project in relation to the laws that support and constrain it. Prerequisites: None.
NS4900 Seminar on International Negotiations (4-0) As Required
Advanced study in the international negotiating process, designed to provide students with an opportunity to analyze specific topics related to negotiating national security. Prerequisites: NS3900 or consent of instructor.
NS4903 Ethics: Good in Theory (4-0) As Required
Ethics is not simply distinguishing right from wrong — more often it is a choice of which is more right - or less wrong. Most of the time we think we know what is right — other times we read the news and wonder how good officers find themselves making ethically poor decisions. And as we move from junior officer to senior, are the issues different? How does a good XO make tough choices? As we move from operational focus to the policy arena, do the standards change? When it is up to us to decide, how do we take apart the difficult issues to make a better choice — a choice that will not come back to bite us, whether it is our conscience or outside authorities doing the biting? We will explore classic theories, common sense, and fresh ideas to widen our options as we climb the professional responsibility ladder. Prerequisites: None.
NS4904 Right Across Cultures: Comparative Ethics in the World's Religions and Philosophies (4-0) As Required
This course will examine where the concept of something being right began and how it has evolved over the ages, paying particular attention to the religions and philosophies of various cultures and how they have influenced that society's sense of what is right. We will explore the distinctive characteristics of the world's major religions and the cultures we are most likely to deal with in the military, as well as the significance of fundamentalism in all religions. We will look at tools for planning, negotiation, and meaningful dialogue in many settings. Prerequisites: None.
NS4920 Special Topics in Civ-Mil Relations (4-0) As Required
Selected special issues in Civ-Mil relations. Prerequisites: None.
NS4930 Media and War (4-0) As Required
This seminar will analyze the interaction between the media, in the United States and abroad, and society during wartime. Prerequisites: None.
NS4940 Seminar on International Political Economy (4-0) Annually
This course addresses how governance is and can be created at the global level. It examines how states are coping with the multiplicity of global issues that affect them and how these issues and efforts impact state sovereignty. It will address how political actors respond to and create the drivers of globalization — the global processes, such as the spread of ideas such as neo-liberal market economic theory and universal human rights, as well as environmental, demographic and resource changes, that make actors dependent on each other for their management. Prerequisites: NS3024 and NS3040 or consent of instructor.
NS4941 National Security Law for Homeland Security and Defense (4-0) As Required
The course studies the legal framework within which defense strategy is formulated and executed, with emphasis on the identification and resolution of jurisdictional conflicts, the interaction of municipal and international law governing the use of force, and the organization challenges presented by the coordination of military activities with those of civilian law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. Prerequisites: NS3000, NS3023, or NS3024 or consent of the instructor.
NS4950 Planning and Organizational Methods (4-0) As Required
Uses organizational theory to examine approaches to problem solving. Prerequisites: None.
NS4990 Seminar in Strategic Studies (4-0) Annually
This course studies the theory and practice of national defense strategy, approached by means of selected theoretical texts and historical case studies in military and political decision-making. Topics include combined-arms land warfare, maritime strategy, strike warfare, nuclear strategy, and revolutionary insurgency. A significant independent research paper is required. Prerequisites: NS3000, plus at least one other 4000 level seminar in National Security Affairs.
NS4991 Seminar in United States Foreign Policy (4-0) Annually
This course studies the conduct of foreign policy by the United States from the founding of the American Republic through the end of the Cold War. A significant research paper is required. Prerequisites: NS3024, plus at least one 4000 level seminar in National Security Affairs, or consent of instructor.
NS5810 Dissertation Research (0-8) As Required
Dissertation research for doctoral studies. Required in the quarter following advancement to candidacy and then continuously each quarter until dissertation is approved by the Academic Council.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Daniel Moran, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 316
(831) 656-2059, DSN 756-2059
djmoran@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Curriculum 681 studies politics and security in the Middle East, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Degree requirements vary somewhat depending upon which of these sub-regions is the focus of effort. Separate tracks, with their own sets of requirements, exist for each of these three regions as described in the Curriculum Requirements section below. Depending upon sponsor requirements, study at NPS may be preceded or followed by language instruction at the Defense Language Institute, co-located on the Monterey Peninsula. In addition, courses conveying Phase I JPME certification, as well as selected U.S. Marine Corps PME courses, are available to NSA students while in residence at NPS.
Entry Date
Curriculum 681 is a four- to six-quarter (12-18 month) program. Students may enter in any quarter, with study commencing in January, April, July, or October.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Middle East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: 2101P
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
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Introduction to Comparative Politics |
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Introduction to International Relations Either |
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Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
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Comparative Economic Systems |
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Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Curricular Core Courses
Middle East Track
Islam |
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Survey of Middle East History to 1914 |
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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East |
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The Middle East in World Affairs |
Africa Track
African History and Cultures |
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Government and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Contemporary Issues in African Politics |
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U.S. Interests and Policies in Africa |
South Asia Track
Politics and Security in South Asia |
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|
Either |
Islamic Fundamentalism |
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Or |
Religious Activism in South Asian Politics |
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Political Development in South Asia |
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Security in South Asia |
Curricular Electives
Middle East Track
Four of the following, of which at least two must be at the 4000 level.
Middle East in the International Economy |
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Politics and Security in North Africa |
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Politics and Security in the Levant |
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Politics and Security in the Northern Tier |
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Politics and Security in the Persian Gulf |
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Special Topics (region-specific titles) |
|
Seminar in Middle Eastern Politics |
|
Military, Polity, and Society in the Middle East |
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Seminar in Middle Eastern Security Issues |
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Security and Politics in Iran |
|
Islamic Fundamentalism |
|
War in the Middle East |
|
Social Mobilization and Conflict in the Middle East |
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Government and Security in the Horn of Africa |
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World |
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Government and Politics in Egypt, Turkey and Israel |
|
Contemporary Afghan Politics |
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Politics and Security in South-West Asia |
|
Low-Intensity Conflict: Middle East |
Africa Track
Four of the following, of which two of which must be at the 4000 level.
Islam |
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Anthropology of Africa |
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Politics and Security in North Africa |
|
Contemporary Issues in African Politics |
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Government and Security in West Africa |
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Southern African Politics |
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Government and Security in the Horn of Africa |
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World |
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Low Intensity Conflict: Africa |
South Asia Track
Four of the following, of which at least two must be at the 4000 level:
Islam |
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Politics and Security in the Northern Tier |
|
Asian Civil-Military Relations |
|
Asian Human Rights |
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Chinese Foreign Policy |
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Special Topics (region-specific) |
|
Seminar on the Chinese People's Liberation Army |
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Islamic Fundamentalism |
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World |
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Seminar on Wars in Asia |
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Seminar on Asia in World Affairs |
|
Contemporary Afghan Politics |
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Politics and Security in South-West Asia |
|
Political Development in South Asia |
|
Seminar on International Security Issues of Asia |
Thesis-related Courses (thesis-students only)
Thesis Proposal |
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Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
Students who are not required to write a thesis enroll during their final quarter in NS0811, Preparation for Comprehensive Examination.
General Electives
The number of required general electives in Curriculum 681 varies depending upon service affiliation, length of stay and other factors.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
Core and elective courses on:
Core and elective courses on:
NWC course on:
To include a focus on one of the following five areas:
Core and elective courses available on customized list for each major region:
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Michael S. Malley, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 392
(831) 656-2409, DSN 756-2409
Brief Overview
Curriculum 682 studies politics and security in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Depending upon sponsor requirements, study at NPS may be preceded or followed by language instruction at the Defense Language Institute, co-located on the Monterey Peninsula. In addition, courses conveying Phase I JPME certification, as well as selected U.S. Marine Corps PME courses, are available to Regional Security Studies students while in residence at NPS.
Entry Date
Curriculum 682 is a four- to six-quarter (12-18 month) program. Students may enter in any quarter, with study commencing in January, April, July, or October.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: 2102P
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
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Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations Either |
|
The Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
|
Comparative Economic Systems |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Curricular Core Courses
|
Either |
History and Cultures of East Asia |
|
|
or |
History and Cultures of Southeast Asia |
|
Survey of Asian Politics |
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Political Economy of Asia |
|
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Either |
Seminar on Northeast Asian Security |
|
|
or |
Asian Security: Theory and Practice |
|
|
or |
International Relations of Southeast Asia |
Curricular Electives
Four of the following (excluding courses chosen to satisfy the curricular core requirement), of which at least two must be at the 4000 level.
Islam |
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History and Cultures of East Asia (if not used for core requirement) |
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History and Cultures of Southeast Asia (if not used for core requirement) |
|
NS3605 |
Geography, History & Culture of Asia |
International Relations of South East Asia (if not used for core requirement) |
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Government and Security in China |
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Government and Security in Japan |
|
Government and Security in Korea |
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Government and Security in Southeast Asia |
|
NS3665 |
US-Japan Security Relations |
Chinese Foreign Policy |
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Politics and Security in South Asia |
|
Special Topics (region-specific). The following is not a comprehensive list. |
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Seminar on the Chinese People's Liberation Army |
|
NS4024 |
Special Topics on Asia: Political Economy of China |
NS4028 |
Vietnam |
Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World |
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Seminar on Security Issues in Central Asia |
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Asian Seminar: United States-Asian Relations |
|
Seminar on Northeast Asian Security (if not used for core requirement) |
|
Seminar on Wars in Asia |
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Political and Ethnic Violence in Southeast Asia |
|
Seminar on Asia in World Affairs |
|
Seminar on the Politics of Southeast Asia |
|
Political Development in South Asia |
|
Seminar on Security in South Asia |
|
Seminar on International Security Issues of Asia |
|
Low-Intensity Conflict: The Far East |
Thesis-related Courses (thesis-students only)
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be taken up to three times) |
Students who are not required to write a thesis enroll during their final quarter in NS0811, Preparation for Comprehensive Examination.
General Electives
The number of required general electives in Curriculum 682 varies depending upon service affiliation, length of stay, and other factors.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
All four Regional Security curricula share a common set of ESRs. These are detailed under Curriculum 681, above.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Michael S. Malley, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 392
(831) 656-2409, DSN 756-2409
Brief Overview
Curriculum 683 studies politics and security in the Western Hemisphere, excluding Canada and the United States. Depending upon sponsor requirements, study at NPS may be preceded or followed by language instruction at the Defense Language Institute, co-located on the Monterey Peninsula. In addition, courses, conveying Phase I JPME certification, as well as selected U.S. Marine Corps PME courses, are available to Regional Security Studies students while in residence at NPS.
Entry Date
Curriculum 683 is a four- to six-quarter (12-18 month) program. Students may enter in any quarter, with study commencing in January, April, July, or October.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Western Hemisphere)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: 2103P
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
|
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations Either |
|
The Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
|
Comparative Economic Systems |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Curricular Core Courses
History and Cultures of Latin America |
|
Government and Politics in Latin America |
|
Latin American International Relations and Security |
|
Seminar on Latin America Government and Politics |
|
Seminar on Latin American Security Issues |
Curricular Electives
Three of the following:
Intelligence and Democracy |
|
International Law and Organizations |
|
Special Topics (region-specific) |
|
NS4031 |
Special Topics in International Security Affairs |
Civil-Military Relations and Transitions to Democracy |
|
Seminar on Operations Peace Support Operations |
|
Politics, Film and Fiction in Latin America |
|
Political Economy in Latin America |
|
International Terrorism |
|
Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence |
|
Low-Intensity Conflict: Latin America |
Thesis-related Courses (thesis-students only)
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
Students who are not required to write a thesis enroll during their final quarter in NS0811, Preparation for Comprehensive Examination.
General Electives
The number of required general electives in Curriculum 683 varies upon service affiliation, length of stay, and other factors.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
All four Regional Security curricula share a common set of ESRs. These are detailed under Curriculum 681, above.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Daniel Moran, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 316
(831) 656-2059, DSN 756-2059
djmoran@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Curriculum 684 studies politics and security in Europe and Eurasia. Depending upon sponsor requirements, study at NPS may be preceded or followed by language instruction at the Defense Language Institute, co-located on the Monterey Peninsula. In addition, courses conveying Phase I JPME certification, as well as selected U.S. Marine Corps PME courses, are available to Regional Security Studies students while in residence at NPS.
Curriculum 684 distinguishes between Europe and Eurasia based on the designations used in the Army FAO program as follows:
Europe: United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia Montenegro, Macedonia, Finland, Romania, Greece, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, Slovenia, and Iceland.
Eurasia: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Separate tracks, with their own set of requirements, exist for these two regions, as described in the Curriculum Requirements section below.
Entry Date
Curriculum 684 is a four- to six-quarter (12-18 month) program. Students may enter in any quarter, with study commencing in January, April, July or October.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Europe and Eurasia)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: 2104P
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
|
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations Either |
|
The Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
|
Comparative Economic Systems |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Curricular Core Courses
Europe Track
History of Modern Europe |
|
Government and Security in Europe |
|
European Security Institutions |
|
Seminar in European Politics |
|
Seminar in European Security Issues |
Eurasia Track
History of Russia and Eurasia |
|
Contemporary Politics of Russia |
|
European Security Institutions |
|
|
Either |
Seminar on Security Issues in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
|
|
or |
Russian Foreign Policy |
Curricular Electives
Europe Track students choose three of the following, Eurasia Track student choose four:
History of Russia and Eurasia |
|
Contemporary Politics of Russia |
|
NS3412 |
Government and Security in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
Military Strategy in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
|
Government and Security in Eastern Europe |
|
NS3700 |
History of Modern Europe |
NS3710 |
Government and Security in Western Europe |
NS3730 |
The Balkans: History and Politics |
International Law and Organizations |
|
Special Topics on Europe: Europe and the United States |
|
Special Topics on CMR: Soldiers and Politics in the Euro-Atlantic |
|
Special Topics on European Nations |
|
Comparative Strategic Cultures |
|
NS4030-39 |
Special Topics (region-specific) |
Seminar on Security Issues in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia |
|
NS4415 |
Seminar on Security Issues in Central Asia |
Russian Foreign Policy |
|
Russian Film and Fiction |
|
Contemporary Afghan Politics |
|
Seminar in European Security Issues |
|
Regional Seminar in Low-Intensity Conflict: Europe and the Trans-Caucasus |
Thesis-related Courses (thesis-students only)
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
Students who are not required to write a thesis must enroll during their final quarter in NS081, Preparation for Comprehensive Examination.
General Electives
The number of required general electives in Curriculum 684 varies depending upon service affiliation, length of stay, and other factors.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
All four Regional Security curricula share a common set of ESRs. These are detailed under Curriculum 681, above.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Jeffrey Knopf, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 361
(831) 656-7729, DSN 756-7729
Brief Overview
The Civil-Military Relations curriculum is an interdisciplinary program tailored for international officers and civilians, and members of the U.S. National Guard. The program is designed to meet three related needs. First, it gives international students the skills they need to resolve the security problems confronting their own democracies. Second, the program offers an in-depth understanding of civil-military relations. Finally, the program prepares students to resolve the civil-military issues raised by participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, membership in the Partnership for Peace and other alliances, and security cooperation between other nations and the United States.
Entry Date
For international students, Curriculum 685 is a five-quarter (15 month) program. International students must enter in Winter Quarter, with study commencing in January. For National Guard students, 685 is a four-quarter (12 month) program with an entry date in July.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Civil-Military Relations)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: None
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
|
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations Either |
|
Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
|
Comparative Economic Systems |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Additional courses required for International Students
Information Program Seminar for International Officers |
|
Communication Skills for International Officers |
|
Academic Writing for International Officers |
Curricular Core Courses
Military Transformation |
|
Introduction to Civil-Military Relations Theory |
|
International Law and Organizations Either |
|
Seminar on Peace Support Operations or |
|
Stability Operations |
Curricular Electives
685 students can choose to take up to four regional electives focused on one region of the world. They can also choose any of the following:
American National Security Policy |
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The Role of Congress in the U.S. National Security Policy |
|
Intelligence and Democracy |
|
Civil-Military Relations and Transitions to Democracy |
|
Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence |
|
The Media and War |
Thesis-related Courses
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
General Electives
Curriculum 685 students must take at least three general electives.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
None.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Jeffrey Knopf, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 361
(831) 656-7729, DSN 756-7729
Brief Overview
The curriculum on Stabilization and Reconstruction is based on a very simple premise. Sustainable economic and political development can go forward only when effective, democratically-controlled institutions can provide security for a nation's people. In nations where U.S. and international forces are providing this security, those forces need to work with civilian development agencies and NGOs to help build indigenous security institutions. Otherwise, military forces risk creating a climate of dependency, in which continued local reliance on those forces slows their exit and impedes progress towards broader political and economic development.
The purpose of the program is the creation of a security environment within which economic and political development can flourish. By building indigenous capacities to provide security, military forces can "work themselves out of a job" and facilitate their own exit. Moreover, by conducting operations in close cooperation with civilian development agencies and NGOs, forces can facilitate the hand-off to these partners and contribute directly to their development work. In short: the Security Building program is designed to help the United States and its allies win and maintain the peace long after their military forces have returned home.
The program will accomplish its purpose by providing the specialized expertise, problem-solving skills, and management tools required by civilians and military officers (U.S. and international) operating in the post-conflict environment.
Entry Date
For U.S. Navy students who will be completing JPME Phase I while in residence, curriculum 686 is a five-quarter (15 months) program. Students must enter in the Summer Quarter, with study commencing in July.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Stabilization and Reconstruction)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: None
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War and Its Impact on Post-conflict Reconstruction |
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Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations |
|
Economic Development in Stabilization and Reconstruction |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Additional courses required for International Students:
Information Program Seminar for International Officers |
|
Communication Skills for International Officers |
|
Academic Writing for International Officers |
Curricular Core Courses
Introduction to Civil-Military Relations Theory |
|
Introduction to Stabilization and Reconstruction |
|
Negotiation and Consensus Building |
|
Organizing & Planning in Complex Networks |
|
Capstone Seminar: Reconstruction of Civil Society |
|
|
Either: |
Seminar on Peace Support Operations |
|
|
or |
Stability Operations |
Curricular Electives
686 students can choose to take up to four regional electives focused on one region of the world. They can also choose any of the following:
Right Across Cultures: Comparative Ethics in the World's Religions and Philosophies |
|
Civil-Military Relations and Transitions to Democracy |
|
Guerrilla Warfare |
|
Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence |
|
Ethnic Conflict |
|
International Law and Organizations |
|
International Terrorism |
|
Anthropology of Conflict |
Thesis-related Courses
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
None.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Jeffrey Knopf, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 361
(831) 656-7729, DSN 756-7729
Brief Overview
This five- or six-quarter curriculum prepares future strategists by providing an understanding of the domestic and international variables involved in the formulation of defense and security policy. It combines the interrelated areas of general strategic studies, international organization, and negotiation to address the dynamic challenges of the future security environment.
This interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes the strategic interests and objectives of the United States Armed Forces, their allies, and potential adversaries; the roles, structures, and effectiveness of international organizations and international law as they affect national security policy; the effects of military transformation and threat proliferation; and the process of U.S., allied, and adversary strategic decision-making.
The program will accomplish its purpose by providing the specialized expertise, problem-solving skills, and management tools required by U.S military officers to address current and emergent strategic problems. The NSA department is a unique environment in which to pursue this course of studies since its student body is inherently joint and combined, providing students with both a stimulating intellectual environment and an opportunity to establish networks and life-long working relationships with fellow officers from other services and countries.
While fulfilling academic requirements, students in the five-quarter program have an option of either completing a thesis or taking three additional 4000 level courses and writing a departmental Comprehensive Exam. This means non-thesis students must take seven classes total (counting core courses) at the 4000 level. Students in this curriculum will have the opportunity to complete Joint Professional Military Education Phase 1 through a five-course sequence offered by the Naval War College detachment at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Entry Date
Curriculum 687 is a five- or six-quarter (15-18 month) program. Students may enter in any quarter, with study commencing in January, April, July, or October.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Defense Decision-Making and Planning)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: None
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters - Political / Military officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
|
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations |
|
Politics of Global Economic Relations; or NS 3041-Comparative Economic Systems |
|
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Curricular Core Courses
|
One of the following two: |
NS3802 |
Counterterrorism Policy in Comparative Perspective or |
International Terrorism [US Air Force PAS students must take NS3801] |
|
Strategic Planning and the Military |
|
|
One of the following three: |
Introduction to Nuclear Strategy and Planning or |
|
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Proliferation and Non-Proliferation or |
|
Seminar on Counter-Proliferation |
|
|
One of the following two: |
Seminar on Peace Support Operations or |
|
Stability Operations |
|
|
One of the following two: |
Seminar on Conflict and Cooperation or |
|
Seminar in Strategic Studies |
Curricular Electives
Students electing the non-thesis option must select five curricular electives, three of which must be taken at the 4000 level. Students electing to write a thesis must select two curricular electives at the 4000 level. Any optional Curricular Core course that is not taken to fulfill the Curricular Core requirement may be counted as a Curricular Elective.
Military Transformation |
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Introduction to Civil-Military Relations |
|
American National Security Policy |
|
Role of Congress in U.S. National Security Policy |
|
Principles of Joint Operational Intelligence |
|
Drug Control Strategy and Policy |
|
International Law and Organizations |
|
Comparative Strategic Cultures |
|
Intelligence for Homeland Defense and Security |
|
Seminar in Net Assessment |
|
Seminar on Technology and Strategic Planning |
|
Space and National Security |
|
International Terrorism |
|
Seminar in United States Foreign Policy |
|
Defense Financial Management |
Thesis-related Courses (for students who elect to write a thesis)
Thesis Proposal |
|
Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
Students who choose the Comprehensive Examination option enroll during their final quarter in NS0811, Preparation for Comprehensive Examination. Such students are required to complete a total of 28 hours of graded work in 4000 level courses.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
None.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin, LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Jeffrey Knopf, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 361
(831) 656-7729, DSN 756-7729
jwknopf@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Homeland Security and Defense provides military officers with a theoretical and practical understanding of the domestic security environment, asymmetric and unconventional threats, and organizational strategies to deal with such threats. It explores the Department of Defense's primary role in deterring and preventing attacks on the territory of the United States and in consequence management, should such attacks occur. The strategic interests and objectives of the United States; the roles missions, structures, and effectiveness of U.S. Homeland Security organizations and intelligence organizations, as well as potential threats to U.S. domestic security are examined.
Entry Date
For U.S. Navy students who will be completing JPME Phase I while in residence, curriculum 691 is a six-quarter (18-month) program. For all other students, curriculum 691 is a five quarter (15-month) program. In all cases, students must enter in Fall Quarter, with study commencing in September.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)
Subspecialty
Navy P-Codes: 2600P
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various Joint Command Positions
Service Headquarters-Homeland Defense/Critical Infrastructure Protection
Major Staff Jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Academic Certificate Program
NSA offers an Academic Certificate in Homeland Security and Defense to students in other curricula at NPS. The program is designed to provide organizational and strategic dimensions of homeland security and defense, and to facilitate scientific and technical research in the field by providing those engaged in such projects with a useful understanding of the specialized challenges that arise in this relatively new area of public policy. The Certificate may be obtained by successful completion of the other five Curricular Core Courses listed below. Successful completion of the program is recorded on a student's transcript.
Curriculum Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
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NS3011 |
Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
|
Introduction to International Relations Either |
|
The Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
|
Comparative Economic Systems |
Curricular Core Courses
Introduction to Homeland Defense and Security |
|
NS3802 |
Counterterrorism Policy in Comparative Perspectives |
Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Analysis & Protection |
|
Intelligence for Homeland Defense and Security |
|
NS4941 |
National Security Law for Homeland Security and Defense |
Curriculum Electives
691 students should take three curricular electives form the following:
Intrusion Detection and Response |
|
Computer Forensics |
|
Computer Network Attack and Defense |
|
Jihadi Information Operations |
|
The Unconventional Threat to Homeland Security |
|
Dark Networks |
|
Terrorist Financing |
|
Wireless Networking |
|
Negotiation and Consensus Building |
|
MN4123 |
Organizing and Planning in Complex Networks |
NS3037 |
The Role of Congress in US National Security Policy |
Drug Control Strategy & Policy |
|
Nuclear Strategy and National Security |
|
American National Security Policy |
|
NS3161 |
Principles of Open Source Intelligence |
Islam |
|
International Terrorism |
|
International Law & Organizations |
|
Economic Intelligence |
|
Seminar on Joint Intelligence Support for Crisis Operations |
|
Seminar on Terrorism Financing and State Responses |
|
Air and Maritime Defense for Homeland Security |
|
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical: Proliferation and Non-Proliferation |
|
The Politics of Nuclear Non-Proliferation |
|
Counter-proliferation |
|
Special Topics in WMD |
|
Islamic Fundamentalism |
|
NS4650 |
Advanced Seminar in Drug Control Strategy and Policy |
NS4677 |
Space and National Security |
NS4801 |
Seminar on Terrorism |
Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence |
|
NS4903 |
Ethics: Good in Theory |
NS4991 |
Seminar in United States Foreign Policy |
SO3101 |
Warfare in the Information Age |
SO4101 |
Concepts in Information Operations |
SO4106 |
Trust, Influence and Networks |
SO4900 |
Advanced Directed Studies in Special Operations Low Intensity Conflict |
Thesis-related Courses
Thesis Proposal |
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Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
General Electives
Students in Curriculum 691 must take three general electives.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
Curriculum Sponsor and ESR Approval Authority
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) (N3/N5)
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Academic Associate
Jeffrey Knopf, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 361
(831) 656-7729, DSN 756-7729
Brief Overview
This five-quarter curriculum provides an understanding of the nature and dynamics of terrorist organizations, and the domestic and international variables involved in the formulation of counter-terrorist policy. The curriculum allows the students to combine a regional focus with comparative courses that discuss terrorist organizations and operations, the financing of terror, legal and policing developments in counter-terrorism, intelligence, and the military role in homeland defense.
The NSA department is a unique environment in which to pursue this course of studies since its student body is inherently joint and combined, providing students with both a stimulating intellectual environment and an opportunity to establish networks and life-long working relationships with fellow officers from other services and countries.
Entry Date
For U.S. Navy students who will be completing JPME Phase I while in residence, curriculum 693 is a six-quarter (18 month) program. For all other students, curriculum 693 is a five-quarter (15 month) program. Students must enter in Winter Quarter, with study commencing in January.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Combating Terrorism Policy and Strategy)
Subspecialty
Navy P Codes: None
Typical Subspecialty Jobs
Defense Attaché
Foreign Area Officer
Intelligence Officer
Plans Officer, Staff Planner
Various joint command positions
Service Headquarters- Political/ Military Officers
Major staff jobs in Combatant Commands and Fleet Commands
Course Requirements
Disciplinary Core Courses
War in the Modern World |
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Introduction to Comparative Politics |
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Introduction to International Relations Either |
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The Politics of Global Economic Relations or |
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Comparative Economic Systems |
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Research and Writing for National Security Affairs |
Additional required courses for International Students
Information Program Seminar for International Officers |
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Communication Skills for International Officers |
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Academic Writing for International Officers |
Curricular Core Courses
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One of the following two: |
Introduction to Civil-Military Relations; or |
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NS3802 |
Counterterrorism Policy in Comparative Perspective |
International Terrorism |
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One of the following two: |
NS3161 |
OSINT; or |
NS4157 |
Intelligence for Homeland Defense |
Legal and Military Responses to Political Violence |
Curricular Electives
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Four from the following: |
NS3042 |
Economics of Insurgencies |
Islam |
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International Law |
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Seminar on Terrorism Financing |
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DA4601 |
Terrorist Financing |
Social Mobilization and Conflict in the Middle East |
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Islamic Fundamentalism |
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict in the Developing World |
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International Terrorism |
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Media and War |
Thesis-related Courses
Thesis Proposal |
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Thesis Research (may be take up to three (3) times) |
General Electives
Students must also take three general electives during their course of studies. One of these electives must be taken at the 4000 level.
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
None.
Program Officer
James A. McMullin LCDR, USN
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2067, DSN 756-2067
Doctoral Committee Chair
Daniel Moran, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 316
(831) 656-2059, DSN 756-2059
Brief Overview
Security Studies is an multidisciplinary field based on the traditional academic disciplines of Political Science, History, and Economics. The doctoral program in Security Studies seeks to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to do work of the highest professional quality in these areas, with emphasis on understanding the challenges and characteristics of modern security and defense policy. Doctoral training is inherently open-ended, being dependent upon completion of a Ph.D. dissertation of significant scope and originality. Successful completion of the program requires one year of in-residence course work beyond the Master's degree, and the completion of a doctoral dissertation of sufficient scope and quality to constitute an original and independent contribution to knowledge. A normal Ph.D. tour is three years, of which the last two are spent writing the dissertation.
Requirements for Entry
Admission to the Ph.D. program in Security Studies is available to officers of all the U.S. armed services, civilian federal employees, a limited number of Department of Defense contractors, and to individuals sponsored by selected allied nations. Civilians who are United States citizens may also apply via the "scholarship-for-service" program conducted by the NPS National Security Institute (which is not affiliated with the Department of National Security Affairs.) Applicants must possess a Master's Degree in Security Studies or a closely-allied field (Political Science, History, Economics, etc.) by the time doctoral instruction begins.
Admissions decisions are made twice per year: in late April, and late September. Applications are due by April 15 or September 15, depending upon when the applicant wishes to be considered. Applicants should submit a statement describing their research interests and qualifications for doctoral work, along with the following supporting materials.
Domestic applicants should forward the materials just described to the NPS Director of Admissions. International students should forward their materials to the International Graduate School Programs Office.
Finally, all applicants must provide an expository writing sample, chosen to demonstrate their ability to do high-quality academic work. Writing samples should be forwarded in electronic form directly to the Chair of the NSA Doctoral Committee.
Entry Date
Once a student has been admitted, doctoral study may begin in any subsequent quarter during the following twelve months.
Degree
Doctoral of Philosophy in Security Studies.
Curriculum Requirements
General Degree Requirements: The NSA doctoral program requires one year of formal course work beyond the Master's degree. Required courses include a core sequence of seminars in strategic theory, international relations, international political economy, and American foreign policy, supplemented by a program of directed reading intended to prepare the student to take the qualifying examination. Additional courses, chosen to assist students in developing their dissertation topic, or to satisfy specific sponsor requirements, will be incorporated based on individual circumstances. Such work will normally include a field of concentration comprised of four or more related courses in a single topical or regional specialty.
Degree Candidacy and Dissertation Research: Doctoral students are admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. following successful completion of written and oral qualifying examinations, and the submission of a satisfactory dissertation proposal. All three requirements should be met by the end of the fifth quarter in residence. Students admitted to candidacy for the degree are thereafter expected to be engaged full-time in dissertation research and writing. Once a dissertation has been submitted the student must defend it before a board comprised of the dissertation committee, a representative of the Academic Council, and other interested observers.
Typical Course of Study
All Ph.D. candidates must complete four required core seminars:
Conflict and Cooperation in World Politics |
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Seminar in International Political Economy |
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Seminar in Strategic Studies |
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Seminar in United States Foreign Policy |
Each seminar is supplemented by a program of Directed Reading (NS4079, Directed Research) designed to prepare the student for the written and oral comprehensive examinations.
Doctoral students also take a least eight elective courses chosen to prepare them to do research on their dissertation, or to satisfy other, specified sponsor requirements. Such courses must be taught by faculty who possess a doctoral degree. At least four must comprise a Concentration Sequence in a single topical area (e.g. nuclear strategy, terrorism, defense management) or a regional sub-field (e.g. East Asia, Middle East, western Europe).
Active work on the dissertation should have begun by the fifth quarter in residence. A student is expected to have completed written and oral qualifying exams, and secured approval of his/her dissertation proposal by the committee that will supervise its completion, by no later than the end of the fifth quarter.
Curriculum Sponsor and ESR Approval Authority
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) (N3/5).
Academic Programs
Questions about the academic content of NSA degree programs should be addressed to the cognizant Academic Associate or Program Committee Chair, as noted in the descriptions of the individual curricula, above.
Service Related Matters
Dora Martinez
Educational Technician
Glasgow Hall, Room 309
National Security and Intelligence Programs
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943
(831) 656-2845, DSN 756-2845
Joint Professional Military Education
Questions about Joint Professional Military Education should be addressed to:
Professor Fred P. Drake
Chairman, Joint Professional Military Education
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Halligan Hall, Room 239
Monterey, CA 93943
(831) 656-3003, DSN 756-3003
Admissions
Questions about admission to the Naval Postgraduate School should be addressed to:
Susan Dooley
Director of Admissions
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Herrmann Hall, Room 022
Monterey, CA 93943
(831) 656-3093, DSN 756-3093
International Students
International students may also wish to contact the International Graduate Programs Office:
Gary Roser, Col, USMC (Ret.)
Assistant Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Herrmann Hall, Room 047D
Monterey, CA 93943
(831) 656-2186, DSN 756-2186, FAX (831) 656-3064
Website: www.nps.edu/Adminsrv/IGPO/index.html
Website
Executive Director
Ted Lewis, Ph.D.
Code 06, Watkins Hall, Room 370
(831) 656-2830, DSN 756-2830, FAX (831) 656-2575
tlewis@nps.edu
Director
Glen Woodbury
Code 06, Watkins, Hall, Room 372
(831) 656-2356, DSN 756-2356, FAX (831) 656-2619
Robert Bach, Adjunct Professor (2005); Ph.D., Duke, 1978.
Christopher Bellavita, Director, Academic Programs (2003); Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1980.
Richard Bergin, Visiting Assistant Professor (2002); M.S., Marshall School of Business, 1998.
David Brannan, Adjunct Professor (2003); Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, 1999.
Jim Breckenridge, Visiting Professor (2003); Ph.D., University of Houston, 1982.
Rudy Darken, Associate Professor (1996); DSc., George Washington University, 1995.
Lauren Fernandez, Adjunct Professor (2007); DSc, George Washington University, 2007.
Ellen Gordon, Associate Director for Executive Education Program (2005); M.A., Naval Postgraduate School, 2004.
Seth Jones, Adjunct Professor (2005); Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2004.
Robert Josefek, Adjunct Professor (2007); Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1999.
Nola Joyce, Adjunct Professor (2007); M.A., Security Studies, NPS, 2007.
David Kaufman, Adjunct Professor (2007); M.A., University of Michigan.
Ted Lewis, Professor (1993); Ph.D., Washington State University, 1971.
Thomas Mackin, Adjunct Professor (2005); Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1991.
Patrick Miller, Adjunct Professor (2007); M.A., NPS, 2005.
Fathali Moghaddam, Adjunct Professor (2007); Ph.D., University of Surrey, 1979.
Nadav Morag, Adjunct Professor (2005); Ph.D., Tel Aviv University, 2000.
Anke Richter, Associate Professor (2003); Ph.D., Stanford University, 1996.
John Rollins, Adjunct Professor (2007); J.D., American University
Robert Simeral, Senior Intelligence Officer ( ); M.A., NPS, 1979.
Paul Stockton, Senior Research Fellow at Stanford University (2006); Ph.D., Harvard University, 1986.
Paul Smith, Adjunct Professor (2008); B.A., University of Bristol, 1978.
Anders Strindberg, Adjunct Professor (2007); Ph.D., St. Andrews University, 2001.
Stan Supinski, Adjunct Professor (2005); Ph.D., Florida State University, 1996.
Gail Fann Thomas, Associate Professor (2007); Ed.D., Arizona State University.
David Tucker, Associate Professor (1998); Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1981.
James Wirtz, Professor (1990); Ph.D., Columbia University, 1989.
Lauren Wollman, Managing Director, Academic Programs (2004); Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2000.
Phillip Zimbardo, Visiting Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1959.
Overview
CHDS is the nation's homeland security educator. Established in 2002, CHDS is focused on producing graduate-level education programs designed to meet the immediate and long-term leadership needs of organizations responsible for homeland defense and security. The graduates of the program will return to key positions in federal, state, and local government organizations and the military with the education, skills and ability to expand national homeland security capacity.
Our Approach
CHDS is a unique organization that is the result of a partnership between DHS National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, and the Department of the Navy. CHDS conducts a wide range of graduate education programs to assist current and future homeland security leaders develop the strategies, policies, and organizational elements to defeat terrorism in the U.S. Through graduate and executive-level course work, seminars and research, government leaders gain the analytical skills and substantive expertise to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist attacks and to bridge gaps in interagency and civil-military cooperation. Participants are actively engaged in full-time missions and duties in local, state and federal homeland security agencies. The programs under CHDS are custom-built to accommodate the challenges of these officials. All programs are aimed at developing leaders with a prevention-focused approach to homeland defense and security.
Mission
To strengthen the national security of the United States by providing graduate level educational programs and services that meet the immediate and long-term leadership needs of organizations responsible for Homeland Defense and Security.
Vision
The Center is the nation's leading educational institution for the innovation and refinement of highly relevant curricula, the creation of depositories of applicable knowledge and the national center for the distribution, transfer and exchange of Homeland Defense and Security information and educational products.
Program Goals
Strengthen national capacity for Homeland Security by advancing the study of Homeland Security as a substantive field of research, scholarship, and professional discipline. To create a "multiplier effect" to maximize federal investment - share program content, research results, and educational resources with organizations across the nation to build national Homeland Security preparedness through education.
Programs Offered
Master of Arts Degree
Participants: U.S. students only.
This 18-month program is offered at no cost to eligible senior and fast-track local, state, tribal and federal officials and NORTHCOM-sponsored officers with significant homeland security responsibilities.
Program: Designed to accommodate busy officials, the Master of Arts degree program requires participants to be in residence (at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California or at the Office of Personnel Management's Eastern Management Development Center facility in Shepherdstown, West Virginia) two weeks each quarter (for a total of 12 weeks). Participants complete the remainder of their coursework via network-based distance learning methods. The curriculum and research are focused on current policy, strategy and organizational design challenges. Participants complete research papers and a thesis on policy development issues confronting their city, state, or sponsoring organization.
The program graduated its first class in June 2004 (class started in January 2002) and graduates approximately 30 officials three times a year. A military variant of the program, including classified courses, is available through the Department of National Security Affairs.
Homeland Security Executive Education Programs
Mobile Education Team (MET) Seminar
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: METs are intensive, half-day seminars, designed for state governors and their homeland security team. It is also available for major urban area leaders, and focuses exclusively on enhancing the capacity of top government officials to address new homeland security challenges. Topics are discussed in an interactive roundtable format and may include: Local/State/Federal Responsibilities and Coordination, Intelligence Collection, Assessment, and Dissemination and Information Sharing and Critical Infrastructure Protection.
Homeland Security Executive Leaders Program
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: The Executive Leaders Program is a non-degree graduate-level program for the nation's most senior homeland defense and security leaders. There are a total of four one-week sessions over 9 months. The goal of this program is to enhance senior leaders' capacity to identify and resolve problems as well as to build networks among the nation's local, state, federal, and private sector homeland security officials. Participants consider complex issues and case studies. They work through problems and scenarios that enable them to strengthen working relationships across regions, agencies, and jurisdictional lines, and to develop innovative strategies and policies.
Army National Guard Certificate Program - (INACTIVE)
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: CHDS has launched a certificate program in Homeland Defense and Security (HD/S) specifically for the National Guard (NG). The new program is designed to help the NG to fulfill its critical roles, responsibilities and tasks in conducting HD/S and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. Additionally, it will provide an avenue to degree completion for NG personnel at all levels, to raise the level of education across the force, to provide leadership education as personnel progress through their careers, and to help them think critically in dealing with the asymmetric threats faced in the Global War on Terror.
Homeland Security Online Courses
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: Non-credit versions of the CHDS master's degree courses are available online. The courses are designed for homeland defense and security professionals who wish to enhance their understanding of key homeland security concepts and require the flexibility of self-paced instruction. NPS does not provide credit for the courses. Participants are encouraged to inquire with their professional associations regarding continuing education units/credits.
University and Agency Partnership Initiative
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: The partnership initiative increases the number and diversity of students receiving homeland security education by accelerating the establishment of high-quality academic programs nationwide. It provides an opportunity for all those engaged in thinking about and teaching homeland security collaborate and to create an intellectual multiplier effect that furthers the study of homeland security. CHDS makes available through the partnership its curriculum, distance learning technology, Homeland Security Digital Library, and all other resources. In return, partners share their curriculum, and specialized expertise with CHDS and other partners. This provides a cost-effective way to educate thousands of students nationwide by reducing the expense and difficulty of universities and agencies having to "reinvent the wheel" and build their own curricula and programs from scratch.
Resources
Homeland Security Digital Library
Participants: U.S. students only.
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents. It supports local, state and federal analysis and decision making needs and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research. It provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from national universities and organizations as well as local and state agencies. The resources are selected and reviewed by a team of homeland security researchers and organized in a unique homeland security taxonomy. HSDL content includes state-of-the-art multi-media offerings and other valuable assets identified by CHDS master's degree participants and instructors.
Homeland Security Affairs Journal
Homeland Security Affairs is the online journal of CHDS and is the nation's preeminent peer-reviewed journal, providing a forum to propose and debate strategies, policies, and organizational arrangements to strengthen U.S. homeland security. CHDS instructors, participants, alumni, and partners represent the leading subject matter experts and practitioners in the field of homeland security. E-published quarterly, it captures the best of their collective work, as well as that of scholars and practitioners throughout the nation. These articles constitute not only the "smart practices" but also the evolution of homeland security as an emerging academic and professional discipline.
CS3660 Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis and Protection (4-0) Spring
Critical Infrastructure is one of the cornerstones of homeland security. At the completion of the course, students will be able to apply the model-based vulnerability technique to any critical infrastructure within their multi-jurisdictional region, and derive optimal strategies and draft policies for prevention of future terrorist attacks. Prerequisites: NS3180.
IS4010 Technology for Homeland Security (4-0) Spring, Fall, Winter
Government agencies in today's information age are more dependent than ever on technology and information sharing. This course provides individuals involved in homeland security a broad overview of homeland security technology. This course focuses on technology as a tool to support homeland security personnel regardless of functional specialty. The ultimate objectives are to show students how homeland security professionals can exploit technology and to use it in the most efficient, innovative and productive manner. Prerequisites: None.
NS2013 Policy Analysis and Research Methodology (2-0) Quarterly
This course provides an overview of the steps of the research process and methods used in social-scientific inquiry. Students review various policy research designs, including hypothesis construction and comparative case studies. They also are introduced to literature review and the appropriate use of evidence and warrants. Prerequisite: None.
NS3028 Comparative Government for Homeland Security (4-0) Quarterly
The objectives of the NS3028 course are: (1) to assess important counterterrorism strategies employed by liberal democracies around the world; (2) to distill and extrapolate policy implications from these examples; and (3) to apply these lessons to the organizational and functional challenges faced by homeland security leaders and first responders in the United States. Prerequisites: None.
NS3180 Introduction To Homeland Security (4-0) Winter
This course provides an overview of the essential ideas that constitute the emerging discipline of homeland security. It has two central objectives: to expand the way participants think, analyze and communicate about homeland security and to assess knowledge in critical homeland security knowledge domains. Prerequisites: None.
NS4081 Research Colloquium (2-0) Quarterly
This course provides an overview of the steps of the research process and methods used in social-scientific inquiry. Students review various research methods, including policy options and analysis, modeling, qualitative data analysis, and case study. The primary deliverable of the course is the thesis proposal. Grading: Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: NS2013.
NS4133 The Psychology of Fear Management and Terrorism (4-0) Winter
This course serves as an introduction for homeland security professionals to terrorism as a psychological phenomenon. Government agencies involved in homeland security need to understand the psychological consequences of mass-casualty terrorist attacks and other disasters. This course provides a broad overview of psychological effects of terrorism. Prerequisites: NS3180.
NS4156 Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges (4-0) Spring
This course examines key questions and issues facing the U.S. intelligence community and its role in homeland security and homeland defense. Students will have the opportunity to fully address policy, organizational and substantive issues regarding homeland intelligence support. Prerequisites: None.
NS4232 Knowledge into Practice: A Homeland Security Capstone Course (3-0) As Required
This course is intended to provide participants the opportunity to expand their ability to enact he knowledge and technical learning acquired in the courses leading up to the capstone. This course will provide students with the motivation and skills to perform their professional roles in new ways, ways that will initiate and sustain change even at the level of the broader institutional context of governance in which they must function. Prerequisites: NS4156, CS3660, SO3210.
NS4239 Special Topics in American Government for Homeland Security (4-0) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
The purpose of the Special Topics course is to provide students with an extra focus on 2 or 3 major issues that have current visibility in debates about homeland security. Currently, those topics focus on dilemmas in the evolving relationships between civil and military authority and between government and community. Prerequisites: NS4156, NS3180, SO3210.
NS4755 Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Homeland Security (4-0) Summer
Homeland security requires programs in such disparate areas as counter-terrorism, information security, border security and counter-drug activities. This course will provide students with an analytical framework useful for translating long-term plans into programs and budgets. Prerequisites: NS3180.
NS4881 Multi-Discipline Approaches to Homeland Security (4-0) Summer
Homeland security efforts in the United States constitute a project framed by the rule of law. Constitutional concerns, civil rights issues and the roles if the various disciplines engaged in the effort are driven and impacted by the various local, state, and federal systems of law. This course allows students to explore the homeland security project in relation to the laws that support and constrain it. Prerequisites: None.
DA3210 The Unconventional Threat to HLS (4-0) Spring
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the operational and organizational dynamics of terrorism. It considers those who act as individuals, in small groups or in large organizations. By the end of the course, students should be able to design effective measures for countering and responding to terrorism based on an understanding of its organizational and operational dynamics. Prerequisites: None.
Program Manager
Heather Issvoran
Code 38, Herrmann Hall, Room 021A
(831) 656-2003 or (831) 402-4672, DSN 756-2003, FAX (831) 656-2575
Academic Associate
Ted Lewis, Ph.D.
Code 06, Watkins Hall, Room 370
(831) 656-2830, DSN 756-2830, FAX (831) 656-2575
Requirements for Entry
Applicants eligible for sponsorship must be full-time state, local, tribal or federal DHS officials. All others, including military and NORTHCOM, are eligible to apply but must obtain financial sponsorship from their command. A baccalaureate degree or its equivalent is required. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or its equivalent is required. A complete application is available online at www.chds.us.
Entry Date
This is an 18-month program with entry dates in spring and fall for Monterey cohorts; summer and winter entry dates for NCR cohorts.
The program requires 12 weeks of in-residence attendance, with the balance of coursework conducted online.
Degree
Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Defense and Security)
Typical Subspecialty Jobs (Executive Level)
Homeland Security
Emergency Management
Public Health
Public Safety (Law, Fire Enforcement)
Public Policy
Subspecialty Code
Navy P-Code: 2600P
Typical Course of Study
Quarter 1
Introduction to Homeland Security |
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DA3210 |
The Unconventional Threat to Homeland Security |
Quarter 2
Technology for Homeland Security |
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Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges |
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NS2013 |
Policy Analysis and Research Methodology |
Quarter 3
Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis & Protection |
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Special Topics in American Government for Homeland Security |
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NS4081 |
Research Colloquium |
Quarter 4
Multi-Discipline Approaches to Homeland Security |
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Comparative Government for Homeland Security |
Quarter 5
Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Homeland Security |
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Psychology of Fear Management and Terrorism |
Quarter 6
Knowledge into Practice: A Homeland Security Capstone Course |
Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: MET are intensive, half-day seminars, designed for state governors and their homeland security team. It is also available for major urban area leaders, and focuses exclusively on enhancing the capacity of top government officials to address new homeland security challenges. Topics are discussed in an interactive roundtable format and may include: Local/State/Federal Responsibilities and Coordination, Intelligence Collection, Assessment, and Dissemination and Information Sharing and Critical Infrastructure Protection.
Executive Education
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: The Executive Education Seminar is a multi-day program designed to help senior local, state, and federal officials build U.S. capacity to defeat terrorism. Each program offers presentations on selected topics such as: intelligence, critical infrastructure, or public health issues. Participants consider complex issues and case studies and work through problems and scenarios that will enable them to strengthen working relationships across regions, agencies, and local-state-federal jurisdictional lines. This program is designed to bridge the education gap between the 18 month Master's Degree Program and the half-day MET Seminar.
Participants: U.S. students only.
Program: Program provides "first preventers" in homeland security the knowledge and skills necessary to execute the national homeland security mission. Conducted exclusively online with cutting-edge distance learning technologies, the program is tailored to the needs of each discipline involved in homeland security, especially at the state and local levels. The Certificate Program is being conducted by the Center for Rural Development with support from NPS' Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
Website
Executive Director
Charles J. LaCivita, Ph.D.
Code DRMI, Halligan Hall, Room M5
(831) 656-2104 / 2306, DSN 756-2104 / 2306,
FAX (831) 656-2139
Overview
Established in 1965, DRMI pioneered the education program that teaches the principles and concepts of defense resources management. The DRMI course is taught in residence (at Naval Postgraduate School) and overseas (by the requesting country). DRMI's teaching methods have served as a model in numerous foreign countries.
Note: Over 35,000 officials, of whom over 16,000 represented 162 foreign nations, have participated in programs conducted by DRMI.
Our Approach
The focus of all programs conducted by DRMI is on the development of knowledge and improvement of understanding of the concepts, techniques and application of modern defense management, with specific emphasis on analytical decision making. The mission, objectives and responsibilities of DRMI are set forth in Department of Defense Directive 5010.35.
Programs Offered
Defense Resources Management Course - Four weeks in length; presented five times a year
International Defense Management Course - Eleven weeks in length; presented twice a year
Senior International Defense Management Course - Four weeks in length; presented once each year; normally starting the last week of June
Multi-Criteria Decision Making Course - Ten days in length; presented as scheduled
Budget Preparation, Execution and Accountability Course - Eight days in length; presented as scheduled
Streamlining Government Through Outsourcing, Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships Course - Five days in length; presented as scheduled
Base Realignment, Closure and Economic Redevelopment Course - Two weeks in length; presented as scheduled
Risk Management - Two weeks in length; presented as scheduled
Mobile Education Courses - Normally one to two weeks in length, for U.S. military services and defense agencies, and for foreign governments upon specific request and approval.
Courses for Other Agencies - Programs are from one to two weeks duration, resident or on-site, for non-defense federal governments upon specific request and approval.
DRMI Curricula
Integrate economic reasoning, management systems, and quantitative analysis in a systems approach to decision making.
Course Descriptions
In-Resident Courses
Defense Resources Management Course (DRMC)
Participants: U.S. and international military officers and civilians.
(U.S.): Military officers from all services (grades O-4 and above); DoD civilians GS-11 and above.
(International): Equivalent military and civilians as above. English language capability required.
The objective of this four-week course is to provide an appreciation of the concepts, principles, and methods of defense management as they concern planning, programming, budgeting, and related activities. Emphasis is placed on the analytical aspects of management, stemming from the disciplines of management systems, economics, and quantitative analysis.
Course methodology includes lectures, small group discussions reinforced by case studies and problem sets, as well as selected daily reading assignments.
International Defense Management Course (IDMC)
Participants: International students only. Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
The course provides a series of lectures in three major areas: the defense management environment, quantitative and economic analysis, and management systems in the context of strategy, implementation, and operations. The lectures are supplemented by small group discussions and workshops that concentrate on the lecture topics and associated readings, problems, and cases.
During the course, DRMI conducts a field trip to selected military and government agencies in the Washington D.C. area. This trip provides an opportunity for the participants to receive special briefings on management techniques and problems, and to observe actual practices at the operating level.
Senior International Defense Management Course (SIDMC)
Participants: Senior international students only. Enrollment is restricted to military flag and general officers (grades O-7 and above) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank, except for countries where the O-6 grade is comparable to flag/general rank, in which case officials may be enrolled on a waiver basis.
Participation in this course is normally 50-54 senior officials from as many as 45 countries.
The course is presented in English.
The lecture, small discussion group, case study, and problem format and content described above for the International Defense Management Course also apply, but are compressed in time. Two or three senior U.S. guest speakers are invited to address the class and a short field trip is conducted.
Multi-Criteria Decision Making Course (MCDM)
Participants: Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
This course develops a method of approach to support decision-making by managers in defense organizations. The focus is on practical application to management decisions involving many organizational objectives. Emphasis is placed on formulating the problem, understanding the analytical process involved in evaluating potential solution alternatives, and interpreting the results of the analysis in support of choosing a solution.
Budget Preparation, Execution and Accountability Course
Participants: Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
This course examines the preparation, execution and accountability of defense budgets. We provide the foundation for preparing and executing the budget by discussing the overall budget process beginning with planning and programming. Planning and programming are the stages where policy formulation and allocation of resources support national priorities, goals and objectives. This course reviews these concepts, and then illustrates how to take the programming decisions from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) through the budget cycle.
Streamlining Government Through Outsourcing, Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships Course
Participants: Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
The course weaves economic decision-making and contract theory together with U.S. and international defense examples to offer participants an overview of the current state of knowledge and experience in streamlining government operations. Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) techniques are applied to evaluate the costs and benefits of Outsourcing, Privatization, and Public-Private Partnerships, while recognizing legal, political, and regulatory realities. Participants work closely with faculty to develop implementation proposals upon their return home.
Base Realignment, Closure and Economic Redevelopment Course
Participants: Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
This course focuses on the use of analytical methods in selecting military facilities for closure and realignment as well as the economic redevelopment of former military facilities. In the first part of the course, we will examine the concepts and application of strategic planning and the linkages between strategic plans, military capabilities and program budgets. In the second part of the course, we will discuss how we can employ analytical tools to support base closure and realignment decisions. In the third part of the course, we will explore the issues related to economic redevelopment of facilities selected for closures.
Risk Management
Participants: Military grades of O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander) through O-6 (Colonel/Captain) and defense-related civilians of equivalent rank.
The course is presented in English.
This course focuses on the question of risk and how to incorporate risk analysis into public sector policymaking. The course examines the question of uncertainty and how to quantify uncertainty. The course then moves into the question of how to quantify risk. Questions of acceptable and unacceptable risk are examined and participants are challenged with a series of case studies to manage risk in a public sector decision making environment.
In-Resident Course Dates
Dates |
Course Name |
20 APR - 24 APR 2009 1 Week
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Financial Integrity, Accountability and Transparency FIAT 09-1 |
20 APR - 14 MAY 2009 4 Weeks |
Defense Resource Management Course DRMC 09-2 |
18 MAY - 22 MAY 2009 1 Week
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Streamlining Government through Outsourcing, Privatization, and Public/ Private Partnerships SGOP 09-1 |
18 MAY - 12 JUN 2009 4 Weeks |
Defense Resource Management Course DRMC 09-3 |
22 JUN - 17 JUL 2009 4 Weeks |
40th Annual Senior International Defense Management Course SIDMC 09 |
20 JUL - 13 AUG 2009 4 Weeks |
Defense Resource Management Course DRMC 09-4 |
03 AUG - 14 AUG 2009 2 Weeks |
Base Realignment, Closure and Economic Redevelopment BRCER 09 |
17 AUG -11 SEP 2009 4 Weeks |
Defense Resource Management Course DRMC 09-05 |
31 AUG -11 SEP 2009 2 Weeks |
Multi-Criteria Decision Making MCDM-09-2 |
14 SEP - 24 SEP 2009 1.3 Weeks |
Budget Preparation, Execution and Accountability BPEA 09-1 |
21 SEP - 04 DEC 2009 11 Weeks |
International Defense Management Course IDMC 09-2 |
These courses convene in one fiscal year and continue into the next fiscal year.
Mobile Education Courses
Mobile International Defense Management Course (MIDMC)
MASL P319016
The Mobile International Defense Management Course (MIDMC) is suitable for professionals concerned with the economic, efficient and effective allocation and use of scarce defense resources in today's complex and uncertain security environment. Participants normally come from a broad spectrum of fields, to include logistics, operations, personnel, acquisition, financial management, program management, planning, engineering, and program evaluation. This course is designed for military officers rank O-4 to O-6 and equivalent civilian officials.
Mobile International Defense Management Course - Stability, Security, Transition, Reconstruction (MIDMC SSTR)
MASL P319026
The MIDMC SSTR is designed for civilian officials and military officers responsible for the efficient and effective allocation and use of resources in support of SSTR operations. Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of SSTR operations supports not only the goals of the forces charged with bringing peace and stability to war-torn lands, but also the national security objectives of those nation's contributing forces. DRMI faculty integrate analytical concepts, principles, and modern management techniques drawn from the disciplines of accounting, economics, and management and apply them to decisions involving the allocation of resources in environments characterized by strategic and operational risk.
Mobile International Defense Management Course - Counter Terrorism (MIDMC CT)
MASL P319025
The MIDMIC CT is designed for military officers and civilian officials who are responsible for the economic, efficient and effective allocation and use of resources to combat terrorism. DRMI faculty integrate analytical concepts, principles and modern management techniques drawn from the disciplines of management, economics and quantitative methods, and apply them to decisions involving the allocation of financial, logistic and human resources. A variety of analytical frameworks are presented that will enhance individual competence in assessing and evaluating risk tradeoffs that must be made among competing counter-terrorism programs at both the strategic and operational levels of the organization.
Analytical Decision Making Course (ADMC)
The ADMC is suitable for professionals concerned with the economic, efficient and effective allocation and use of scarce defense resources in today's complex and uncertain security environment. Participants usually come from a broad spectrum of fields, to include logistics, operations, personnel, acquisition, financial management, program management, planning, engineering, and program evaluation. This course is designed for military officers rank O-3 to O-6 and equivalent civilian officials.
Website
Director
Richard J. Hoffman
Code CCMR, Glasgow Hall, Room 341B
(831) 656-3171, DSN 756-3171, FAX (831) 656-3351
Overview
Established at NPS in 1994, the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) provides graduate level education to foreign civilian and military participants through resident and nonresident courses. Its programs assist foreign nations in resolving civil-military issues resulting from defense transformation, stability and support operations, combating terrorism, and other security challenges.
Our Approach
CCMR has a long record of meeting the unique civil-military requests and requirements of the security cooperation community and partner countries. The CCMR employs seminars, workshops and courses, encouraging active and applied learning to:
Our Programs
Civil-Military Relations
The Civil-Military Relations (CMR) program is tailored to the needs of the recipient country and addresses general or in-depth aspects of civil-military relations, including challenges of democratic consolidation, formulating national defense strategy, civilian control of the military, military professionalism, media-military relations, building linkages between the military and the legislature, intelligence and democracy, and defense transformation.
Peace Operations
The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) program builds peace support operations (PSO) capability and capacity through education and training worldwide.
The Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program prepares U.S. military leaders and units deploying to Stability Operations, to accomplish the mission in cooperation with multinational partners, other U.S. Agencies and civil authorities. LDESP provides an educational foundation enabling leadership and units to establish a frame of reference for understanding the complex, ambiguous, and rapidly changing stability operations environment.
International Defense Acquisition
The International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) program offers a wide range of defense acquisition resource management courses that address acquisition, contracting, and program management.
Combating Terrorism
In support of The "Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program" (CTFP), CCMR developed a series of custom-built courses for bilateral, regional, and global audiences. The program provides a comprehensive approach to countering ideological support to terrorism and international homeland defense.
Stabilization and Reconstruction
The Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS) is a teaching institute created in September 2004 to educate the full-spectrum of stabilization and reconstruction (S&R) actors, including U.S. an foreign military officers, civilian government officials, and representatives from non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.
Long Term Education Projects
CCMR's unique capacity-building programs provide recipient counties with Department of Defense expertise in the area of defense management. These programs respond to, and facilitate the spread of, democratic defense management norms throughout the world in order to improve legitimacy, effectiveness and efficiency of defense and security institutions.
Program Administration
All courses will be administered in accordance with the applicable laws, policies, and regulations of the U.S. funding provided for course execution. International participation is arranged through the Office of the Secretary of Defense and individual service security cooperation agencies. Overall quota control and programming is exercised by the Naval Education and Training Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA).
Programs are designed for mid- to senior-grade military officers, civilian officials, legislators, and personnel from non-governmental organizations, both in residence and overseas. All programs provide participants with insights and analytical tools for enhancing civil-military cooperation at all levels.
Course Titles
Mobile Education Teams (MET) Programs
MASL |
Description |
P179021 |
MET Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and Combating Terrorism |
P273001 |
MET Regional Civil-Military Relations |
P273011 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism (Regional) |
P273013 |
MET Regional GPOI Peace Support Operations (PSO) |
P309041 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism: Consequence Management |
P309042 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism: Countering Ideological Support of Terrorism (CIST) |
P309043 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism: Intelligence and Combating Terrorism |
P309044 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism: Maritime Security |
P309045 |
MET International Defense Transformation |
P309064 |
MET Preparing for Peacekeeping Deployments: Negotiating Effective Support Agreements with International Org |
P309065 |
MET Preparing for Peacekeeping Deployments: Reviewing Inter-Ministerial Peace Keeping Roles & Missions |
P309066 |
MET Preparing for Peacekeeping Deployments: Reviewing MOD and Defense HQ's PK |
P309067 |
MET Preparing for Peacekeeping Deployments: Adopting Task Lists and Standing Operating Procedures |
P309068 |
MET GPOI UN CMCOORD |
P309069 |
MET Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism |
P309070 |
MET Civil-Military Relations |
P309073 |
Civil-Military Relations Pre-Survey |
P309077 |
Enhanced International Peace Keeping Capabilities (EIPC) Peace Support Operations Phase I Pre-Survey |
P309078 |
MET EIPC Peace Support Operations |
P309079 |
MET Enhancing Border Security through National Means and International Cooperation |
P309098 |
MET Civil-Military Relations Continued Education |
P309102 |
MET GPOI Program Design & Development Visit (PDDV) |
P309103 |
MET GPOI Peace Support Operations (PSO) |
P309104 |
MET IDARM Project Management |
P309116 |
MET LATAM Strategic Leadership |
P309117 |
MET LATAM National Security Strategy Development Practicum |
P309121 |
MET Enhancing Civil Military Relations (CMR) through Security Sector Reform (SSR) |
P309136 |
MET IDARM Contracting for Pre-Deployment & Deployment Operations |
P309140 |
MET Implementing Strategic Planning: Developing Effective Personnel Management Policy |
P309141 |
MET Defense Strategic Planning: Transformation Strategies for Defense Reform |
P309142 |
MET Implementing Strategic Planning: Developing Strategic Guidance |
P309143 |
MET Implementing Strategic Planning: The Operational Dimension |
P309144 |
MET Implementing Strategic Planning: The Development of National Tasks Lists |
P309145 |
MET Translating National Level Policy into Defense Guidance: Approaches & Implementation |
P309146 |
MET Implementing Strategic Planning: Developing National Logistics Concepts |
P309148 |
MET The Media and the Military |
P309149 |
MET Intelligence and Democracy |
P309150 |
MET Building Linkages between the Legislature and the Military |
P309151 |
MET Domestic Support Operations (Military Support to Civilian Authorities) |
P309152 |
MET Civilian Control of the Armed Forces in a Democracy: Methods, Techniques and Applications |
P309153 |
MET Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC): Support of Multinational and Interagency Relief and Reconstruction Operations |
P309154 |
MET Civil Affairs (CA)/Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Support of Information Operations (IO) |
P309156 |
MET Establishing Democratic Civil-Military Relations and the Rule of Law |
P309157 |
MET Global Peace Ops Init (GPOI) |
P309158 |
MET International Homeland Defense |
In Residence Programs
MASL |
Description |
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P159200 |
Principles of Defense Acquisition Management (IDARM) |
P159202 |
Principles of Defense Procurement and Contract Management (IDARM) |
P170001 |
Executive Program in Defense Decision Making |
P171400 |
Civil-Military Relations CONUS Planning |
P171401 |
Planning Peace Operations (PPO) |
P171402 |
Defense Restructuring |
P171404 |
Intelligence and Democracy |
P171405 |
Multinational Logistics |
P171406 |
International Defense Transformation |
P173400 |
EIPC Instructor Course |
P179018 |
Civil-Military Response to Terrorism (Global) |
P179022 |
Maritime Terrorism |
P179023 |
GPOI UN CMCOORD |
P179045 |
Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) United Nations Staff Officers Course |
P179046 |
Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) United Nations Military Observer Training |
P179047 |
Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) United Nations Logistics Officers Course |
P179048 |
Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) United Nations Peace Support Operations Instructors' Course |
P179069 |
International Negotiations (IDARM) |
P181006 |
Distinguished Visitor Orientation Tour (DVOT) |
Website
Co-Directors
Christopher Twomey, Ph.D.
Code NS, Glasgow Hall, Room 376
(831) 656-3543, DSN 756-3543, FAX (831) 656-2949
James Russell
Code NS, Glasgow Hall, Room 395
(831) 656-2109, DSN 756-2109, FAX (831) 656-2949
Overview
As the research arm of the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs, the Center for Contemporary Conflict conducts research on current and emerging security concerns of the United States and its allies. Projects range from tightly focused queries that engage one or two center members, to broad collaborative efforts that bring in outside experts from the United States, its allies, and other cooperating nations.
Activities
Publications
CCC members regularly publish research on current and emerging security issues. Recent books, book chapters, monographs, and journal articles are listed in the CCC webpage listed in the above. A number of edited books listed on those pages have grown out of collaborative efforts begun at the Center.
Conferences, Forums, and Lectures
The CCC hosts and participates in conferences and forums that advance understanding of contemporary security challenges facing the United States and its allies. Often, the CCC organizes conferences in support of ongoing research projects.
Student Research
Naval Postgraduate School students completing master's theses in National Security Affairs conduct in-depth research into key regions or security issues, such as Middle East, Europe, East Asia, and many others.
Website
Program Director
Matthew Vaccaro
Code CCMR, Glasgow Hall, Room 347
(831) 402-0987, FAX (831) 656-1810
Overview
The Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS) is dedicated to building more effective responses to failed or failing states. The Center conducts short-course learning events for practitioners in the broad functional area of stability and reconstruction (S&R). The challenge of stabilization and reconstruction is a central feature of contemporary international relations - and is likely to remain so for some time. These activities are inherently difficult, conducted by multiple actors, and are extremely dynamic. The best learning in stabilization and reconstruction occurs when the curriculum is multi-disciplinary and interactive among a diverse participant mix. The programs of CSRS incorporate practitioners from the complete range of actors that are involved in these activities, including:
Our Programs
Short Courses
CSRS courses are designed based on the educational needs of practitioners. Courses are typically three to five days in length and can be conducted in Monterey or elsewhere. CSRS uses a variety of teaching methods to help practitioners learn, including role-playing scenarios, practical exercises, and facilitated problem-solving. Current topics of instruction fall into four themes: health and humanitarian affairs; institution building with emphasis in security sector reform and anti-corruption programs; practitioner skills and tools; and maritime issues.
Course Schedule
Please consult our website (www.nps.edu/CSRS) for the most current listing of CSRS courses and events.
Program Administration
CSRS seeks partners and sponsors for specific activities and events. Please let us know if you have an educational requirement related to S&R, or are interested in partnering in some fashion.
Participation by U.S. and foreign military officers, U.S. and foreign governmental civilians, and representatives of NGOs/IGOs in CSRS short courses, educational games, and outreach activities is encouraged and usually easily accommodated. Please contact the CSRS staff for more information.
Website
Program Director
Dr. Elisabeth Wright
Code CCMR-IDARM, Glasgow Hall, Room 334
(831) 656-2469 or (831) 656-2415, FAX (831) 656-7680
Overview
The International Defense Acquisition Resource Management Program (IDARM) is intended to strengthen democratic relationships and international security cooperation through acquisition education, research and professional service.
Education: To develop problem solving and decision-making skills through analysis and critical review.
Research: To conduct studies that support policy making and improve acquisition processes.
Professional Service: To provide leadership and professional expertise in support of international partners.
The primary focus of the program is to strengthen the managerial competencies of the military and civilian leaders responsible for a nation's defense acquisition processes. For many countries, particularly in emerging democracies, acquisition processes are evolving, and the question of developing a structured approach to defense acquisition resource management has not been fully addressed. In other nations, improving the existing defense acquisition process is important to achieving international security goals.
Our Programs
Mobile Education Teams (METs)
The IDARM program at NPS offers a wide range of defense acquisition resource management courses to our worldwide customers under the Expanded-IMET program.
The majority of IDARM courses are delivered via METs with two or more faculty members, depending on the subject matter covered and length of the course. The courses combine both classroom lectures and group exercises supplemented by case studies designed to highlight specific learning objectives involving defense acquisition management decision making. Our education programs are developed by NPS faculty and are tailored to the specific government organizational structures, national acquisition statutes and regulations, and defense acquisition objectives in place in each country we visit.
Resident Courses
Twice yearly, we offer a two-week resident course, Principles of Defense Acquisition Management (MASL P159200). The target audience is international military offers and civilian officials working in any of the professional fields supporting defense acquisition programs. We also offer Principles of Defense Procurement and Contracting (MASL P159202). The target audience is international military officers and civilian officials working in the policy or operational aspects of tendering and contracting. We offer our third resident course every fall, International Defense Acquisition Negotiations (MASL P179069). This course is designed for U.S. and international military officers and civilian equivalents who directly or indirectly contribute to the development of negotiation positions, conduct analysis of information, or participate in negotiations.
Course Schedule
Please consult our website for the most current listing of courses and events.
Program Development
IDARM develops and conducts defense acquisition courses designed to educate both military officers and senior civilian officials in the management principles necessary to support development of a needs-driven acquisition system. Please let us know if you have an education requirement, as we look forward to the opportunity to present an IDARM course in your country and/or welcoming your students to our resident courses. Please contact the IDARM staff for more information.