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International Security: Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations - Curriculum 689 B (MA) (Replaces Security Building in Post-Conflict Environments)
MASL#: P179028
Start - Jun (only)
Length - 65 weeks
Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations is a 15-month interdisciplinary, multinational and civil-military graduate education program. NPS faculty prepared this curriculum with the encouragement and support of DSCA in 2001, predating US civil-military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the first cohort of students graduated in 2003. In September 2004, NPS opened a Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies to build synergy with related short courses and research and outreach efforts (see http://www,security-building.org). 689B provides specialized expertise, problem-solving skills, and management tools required by civilians and military officers (US and International) addressing today’s stabilization and reconstruction challenges.
The curricular premise is very simple. Sustainable economic and political development can only go forward 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 developmental agencies and non-governmental agencies (NGO’s) 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 NGO’s, forces can facilitate the handoff to these partners and can contribute directly to their development work. In short: the Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations program is designed to help the United States and its allies win and maintain the peace long after forces have returned home.
For 2005, following dates apply: Report Date-19 June 2005; Class start date-5 July 2005; Graduation date-19 Sept 2006. A minimum cohort of 20 students will be required to convene the class. If demand is high, then NPS will consider multiple convening’s. Standard NPS admission procedures will apply for this course.
Technologies for Information Operations (Non-Degree)
MASL#: P179220
Course Length: 3 weeks
Course Dates: 2-20 May 2005
A course tailored for mid to high level officers (Capt – LtCol) based on recent research and development in associated Information Operations technologies. The course is a technical workshop presented by various NPS faculty that covers several exciting technology areas important for tomorrow’s war fighters. Examples of areas covered include: Decision modeling and tactical analysis as an introduction to special methodologies of command and control; newest developments in unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missile technologies and SAR image compression techniques, high-speed networking, wideband receiver design methods as well as wireless antennas; ultra wideband impulse methods; atmospheric predictions; weapons effects and radar and laser cross-section engineering. Topics will vary depending on faculty availability.
There are two tracks available:
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Command and Control warfare |
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Weapons Systems |
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The course also offers fieldtrips to different defense related engineering facilities, and serves as an excellent opportunity for the exchange of information and technology among participants in a stimulating environment.
Quotas: 22 allocated to the Swedish National Defense College
18 worldwide on first come, first serve basis
Course Pre-requisites
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Undergraduate engineering degree or equivalent
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Calculus/calculus-based physics sequence required |
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 207; ECL score of 95 in lieu of TOEFL will be considered on a case by case basis |
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Curriculum Title: Information Warfare (International) - (MS)
MASL#: P179222
Course Start: Sep (Only)
Course Length: 104 weeks
A course of study appropriate for military officers who require a fundamental understanding of Information Warfare and Information Operations. Courses in the curriculum discuss the role of Information Warfare in modern warfare and the integral roles of EW, psychological operations, military deception, OPSEC, physical destruction, INFOSEC, and network attack. Mathematics, Science and Engineering fundamentals are provided to support the theoretical and experimental aspects of Information Warfare. System level understanding of Communication Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, Radar Systems, Network Operations, Computer Network Security and Information Systems are emphasized. The System Engineering process is presented and applied in an Information Warfare team project.
Quotas: Limited to 30 students per year
Course Pre-requisites
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Undergraduate engineering or science degree or equivalent. |
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Calculus/calculus-based physics sequence required. |
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Information Systems Management Curriculum-870 - (MBA)
MASL# P179221
Course Start Date: Jan/Jul
Course Length: 78 weeks
The information Age has generated a revolution in the means in which we conduct business and warfare. New technologies have changed the traditional views of marketplace, supply chain management, and logistics. As the range and complexity of computer applications have grown, the need to manage and exploit those resources has increased. This curriculum provides both the technical skills and business acumen to deal with a constantly evolving digital world. The Information Systems Management (MBA) curriculum provides the knowledge skills and competencies to:
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Manage the acquisition of Information Systems, |
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Manage Information Systems and infrastructure support afloat and ashore, |
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Solve Information Systems engineering and management problems individually and in teams, |
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Effectively manage and lead in today's constantly changing digital world, |
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Develop and implement effective strategies and policies to take advantage of technological opportunities and mitigate risk. |
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Assimilate new technologies and transform organizations, processes, and strategies to compete in the marketplace or on the battlefield.
Defense Decision-Making and Planning – Curriculum 689 C - (MA) (Replaces Curriculum 688, Strategic Planning)
MASL#: P179029
Course Start Date: any qtr
Course Length: 78 weeks
This curriculum prepares future strategists and planners by providing an understanding of the domestic and international variables involved in strategic planning, and the formulation of defense and security policy. It combines the three interrelated areas of general strategic studies, joint and combined planning, and international organization negotiations to address the dynamic challenges of the future security environment.
This inter-disciplinary curriculum emphasizes the strategic interests and objectives of the United States, its allies, and potential adversaries; the roles, structures, and effectiveness of international organizations and international law as they affect national security policy; the effects of arms control 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 civilians and military officers (U.S. and international) to address current and emergent strategic planning 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. This is a 6- quarter program (18 months) and convenes every quarter.
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