Security Studies Minor

18 credit hours

The security studies minor focuses particularly on the threats and opportunities present in the global security environment of the 21st century. Students with this minor will gain an in-depth knowledge of issues such as the evolution of terrorism, nuclear proliferation in rogue states, great power politics and diplomacy, civil war and state collapse, and other challenges facing the international community today and in coming decades.

Requirements

Minor Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

PS 38400 - International Relations Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38600 - Origins of War: How the World Stumbles into War 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38900 - Geopolitics, Grand Strategy, and War 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

HIST 11700 - US History: American Military History through World War II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 11701 - US History: American Military History since 1941 3 Credit Hour(s)
MGMT 38900 - Game Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38000 - Diplomatic Affairs: Peace and Conflict Resolution 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38200 - American Foreign Policy 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38300 - Transpacific Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38360 - Seapower: History and Application 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38510 - Ideology and International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PS 38700 - Paris 1919: Making of the Modern World 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHRL 31601 - Islam and the West 3 Credit Hour(s)