National Security Policy: NSP

Lower-Division Courses

NSP X09. Introduction to National Security.

Explore the actors, processes, and current challenges of U.S. national security. Examine policy formulation, the instruments of national security and their integration, and legal and ethical tensions. Learn about the array of current state and non-state actors threatening national and global security.

Upper-Division Courses

NSP X25. Topics in National Security Policy.

Survey various topics in national security policy.

NSP X30. Foundations of International Security: Theory and Practice.

Explore core foundational concepts and theoretical frameworks for explaining how state and non-state actors operate in the international arena. Learn how to identify, assess, and manage international security challenges.

NSP X31. National Security Institutions, Processes, and Politics.

Explore instruments of statecraft available to policymakers to advance and protect United States national security interests at home and abroad; departments, agencies, private sector elements, and branches of government with the authorities and equities to implement national security; and the politics, structures and processes of policy formulation.

NSP X32. Grand Strategy and Military Operations.

Learn to assess the integration of political, economic, and military factors to formulate comprehensive strategies that effectively achieve long-term objectives while navigating the intricacies of modern conflict. Explore the practical integration of national goals into the tactical execution of military campaigns. Examine historical precedents and contemporary case studies to understand the complex dynamics shaping strategic decision-making and operational planning in warfare.

NSP X34. Writing for National Security.

Develop the written and oral communication skills necessary for national security professionals. Explore the various genres of writing and presenting common in national security careers.

NSP X35. Economics for Foreign Policy.

Develop an understanding of economic power available to foreign policymakers. Explore the design and implementation of policies focused upon international trade, access to intellectual property, financial sanctions, and direct foreign investment by governments, private actors and multilateral lending organizations.

NSP X36. Analytical Methods for National Security.

Develop competency in the quantitative and qualitative techniques of research design and analysis widely used by professionals in the national security environment.

NSP X45. Advanced Topics in National Security Policy.

Examine various advanced topics in national security policy.

NSP X59. National Security Internship.

Participate in a supervised internship in an agency of government, a nonprofit organization, or a national security-related unit in the private sector.

NSP X70. Independent Study in National Security.

Undertake supervised individual research on a special subject in the field of national security policy.

Graduate Courses

NSP X80P. Topics in Policy Research Project on National Security Issues.

Conduct two semesters of interdisciplinary research on a contemporary national security policy problem involving interaction with sponsoring organizations.

NSP X83M. National Security Institutions, Processes, and Politics.

Explore instruments of statecraft available to policymakers to advance and protect United States national security interests at home and abroad; departments, agencies, private sector elements, and branches of government with the authorities and equities to implement national security; and the politics, structures and processes of policy formulation.

NSP X86W. Writing for National Security.

Develop the written and oral communication skills necessary for national security professionals. Explore the various genres of writing and presenting common in national security careers.

NSP X87M. Foundations of International Security: Theory and Practice.

Explore core foundational concepts and theoretical frameworks for explaining how state and non-state actors operate in the international arena. Learn how to identify, assess, and manage international security challenges.

NSP X89. Conference Course in National Security.

Individual instruction related to selected aspects of professional theory and practice in national security.

NSP X93M. Economics for Foreign Policy.

Develop an understanding of economic power available to foreign policymakers. Explore the design and implementation of policies focused upon international trade, access to intellectual property, financial sanctions, and direct foreign investment by governments, private actors and multilateral lending organizations.

NSP X95M. Grand Strategy and Military Operations.

Learn to assess the integration of political, economic, and military factors to formulate comprehensive strategies that effectively achieve long-term objectives while navigating the intricacies of modern conflict. Explore the practical integration of national goals into the tactical execution of military campaigns. Examine historical precedents and contemporary case studies to understand the complex dynamics shaping strategic decision-making and operational planning in warfare.

NSP X96K. Internship in National Security.

Participate in a supervised internship in an agency of government, a nonprofit organization, or a national security-related unit in the private sector.

NSP X97N. Analytical Methods for National Security.

Develop competency in the core quantitative and qualitative techniques of research design and analysis widely used by professionals in the national security environment.

NSP X98R. Master's Report.

Prepare a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.

Professional Courses