| Required Courses |
Choose 3 of 3 |
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SS360
|
POL SCI RESEARCH METHODS |
3.0 |
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SS366
|
COMPARATIVE POLITICS |
3.0 |
|
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SS386
|
POLITICAL THOUGHT |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| Thematic Track Gateway Courses |
Choose 2 of 2 |
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Cadets in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies Track must take these two Thematic Gateway courses.
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SS395
|
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY |
3.0 |
|
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SS483
|
NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| Thematic Track Elective |
Choose 1 of 28 |
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|
Cadets in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies Track must choose one thematic track elective from this list.
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CY460
|
CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS |
3.0 |
|
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SS372
|
POLITICS OF CHINA |
3.0 |
|
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SS374
|
POLITICS OF NORTHEAST ASIA |
3.0 |
|
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SS375
|
POL OF THE POST-SOVIET STATES |
3.0 |
|
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SS377
|
POLITICS OF EUROPE |
3.0 |
|
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SS381
|
CULTURAL/POLIT ANTHROPOLOGY |
3.0 |
|
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SS383
|
POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
3.0 |
|
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SS384
|
POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
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SS385
|
HISTORY OF ECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
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SS399
|
SOCSCI INTERNSHIP/PRACTCAL EXP |
3.0 |
|
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SS457
|
INTRODUCTION TO GRAND STRATEGY |
3.0 |
|
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SS458
|
TOPICS IN GRAND STRATEGY |
3.0 |
|
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SS462
|
ECONOMIC GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT |
3.0 |
|
|
SS464
|
HOMELAND SECURITY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS465
|
TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES |
3.0 |
|
|
SS466
|
COMBATING TERRORISM |
3.0 |
|
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SS472
|
THE AM STATE & THE SOLDIER |
3.0 |
|
|
SS473
|
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS476
|
CIVIL WARS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS477
|
ECONOMICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS478
|
DIST PROF OF SECURITY STUD SEM |
3.0 |
|
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SS479
|
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
3.0 |
|
|
SS483
|
NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR |
3.0 |
|
|
SS485
|
GOV & POLITICS SUB-SAHARAN AFR |
3.0 |
|
|
SS486
|
STATE BUILDING |
3.0 |
|
|
SS487
|
INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS490B
|
COLLOQUIUM (INTERNTL AFFAIRS) |
3.0 |
|
|
SS490C
|
COLLOQUIUM (ECONOMICS) |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| Thematic Breadth Requirement |
Choose 1 of 2 |
|
|
Cadets in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies Track must select one course from the list of Thematic Track Gateway Courses from outside of their Thematic Track.
|
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SS475
|
COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS487
|
INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| Regional Breadth Requirement |
Choose 1 of 7 |
|
|
|
|
SS372
|
POLITICS OF CHINA |
3.0 |
|
|
SS374
|
POLITICS OF NORTHEAST ASIA |
3.0 |
|
|
SS375
|
POL OF THE POST-SOVIET STATES |
3.0 |
|
|
SS377
|
POLITICS OF EUROPE |
3.0 |
|
|
SS383
|
POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
3.0 |
|
|
SS384
|
POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
SS485
|
GOV & POLITICS SUB-SAHARAN AFR |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| American Politics Elective |
Choose 1 of 11 |
|
|
|
|
SS370
|
MASS MEDIA & AMER POLITICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS373
|
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS376
|
SEMINAR IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT |
3.0 |
|
|
SS379
|
LEGISLATIVE POLITICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS392
|
RIGHTS, LIBERTIES & US CITIZEN |
3.0 |
|
|
SS464
|
HOMELAND SECURITY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS468
|
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION |
3.0 |
|
|
SS472
|
THE AM STATE & THE SOLDIER |
3.0 |
|
|
SS480
|
PUBLIC POLICYMAKING PROCESS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS481
|
POLITICS OF DEFENSE POLICY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS490A
|
COLLOQUIUM (AMER POLITICS) |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
|
| Complementary Support Courses |
|
|
|
All majors will choose three classes from beyond the discipline of political science as their complementary support courses. Cadets can request courses not in these groupings based on approval of the DAC or Program Director.
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| |
|
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|
Cadets should be aware that some of these courses have prerequisites that may be difficult to attain, some courses are only offered at certain times, and course prerequisites may
change. If cadets do not meet the prerequisite requirements but still would like to take the course, they are responsible to meet with the course director to see if taking the course will still be feasible.
|
| CSC-Foreign Language |
Choose 3 of 24 |
|
|
Take three upper division courses in the same language (typically LX371, LX372, and LX475)
|
|
LA371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ARABIC |
4.0 |
|
|
LA372
|
ARABIC FOR ORAL & WRITTEN COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LA475
|
ARABIC RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LC371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE CHINESE |
4.0 |
|
|
LC372
|
CHINESE FOR ORAL & WRIT COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LC475
|
CHINESE RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LF371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE FRENCH |
4.0 |
|
|
LF372
|
FRENCH FOR ORAL & WRITTEN COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LF475
|
FRENCH RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LG371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE GERMAN |
4.0 |
|
|
LG372
|
GERMAN FOR ORAL & WRITTEN COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LG475
|
GERMAN RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LP371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMED. PORTUGUESE |
4.0 |
|
|
LP372
|
PORTUGUESE FOR ORAL/WRIT COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LP475
|
PORTUGUESE RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LR371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN |
4.0 |
|
|
LR372
|
RUSSIAN FOR ORAL & WRIT COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LR475
|
RUSSIAN RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LS371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH |
4.0 |
|
|
LS372
|
SPANISH FOR ORAL & WRIT COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LS475
|
SPANISH RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
|
LZ371
|
INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN |
4.0 |
|
|
LZ372
|
PERSIAN FOR ORAL & WRIT COMM |
3.0 |
|
|
LZ475
|
PERSIAN RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIA |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Regional Studies: Europe |
Choose 3 of 10 |
|
|
LX300/LX400 = an additional language course in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian.
|
|
EV365
|
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES |
3.0 |
|
|
EV371
|
GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA |
3.0 |
|
|
EV386
|
GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI343
|
MODERN GERMANY |
3.0 |
|
|
HI361
|
MEDIEVAL EUROPE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI364
|
MODERN WESTERN EUROPE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI367
|
IMPERIAL AND SOVIET RUSSIA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI368
|
MOD CENTRAL & E. EUR,1896-1989 |
3.0 |
|
|
LX300
|
3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG |
0.0 |
|
|
LX400
|
4TH SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG |
0.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Regional Studies: Asia |
Choose 3 of 6 |
|
|
LX300 = an additional language course in Chinese.
|
|
EV365
|
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES |
3.0 |
|
|
EV372
|
GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI337
|
CHINA: EMPIRE, REPUBLIC, & MAO |
3.0 |
|
|
HI346
|
INDIA, PAKISTAN, & BANGLADESH |
3.0 |
|
|
HI347
|
ASIAN WARFARE AND POLITICS |
3.0 |
|
|
LX300
|
3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG |
0.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Regional Studies: Middle East and Africa |
Choose 3 of 7 |
|
|
LX300 = an additional language course in Arabic, Hebrew or Persian.
|
|
EV365
|
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES |
3.0 |
|
|
EV375
|
GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA |
3.0 |
|
|
EV376
|
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST |
3.0 |
|
|
HI339
|
THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST |
3.0 |
|
|
HI345
|
MODERN AFRICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI383
|
MIDDLE EASTERN WARFARE |
3.0 |
|
|
LX300
|
3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG |
0.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Regional Studies: The Americas |
Choose 3 of 9 |
|
|
LX300 = an additional language course in Spanish or Portuguese.
|
|
EV365
|
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES |
3.0 |
|
|
EV373
|
GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
EV384
|
GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI348
|
MODERN LATIN AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI372
|
US FGN RELATIONS SINCE 1898 |
3.0 |
|
|
HI392
|
AMERICAN HISTORICAL MEMORY |
3.0 |
|
|
HI396
|
THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI397
|
THE US FROM COLD WAR TO TODAY |
3.0 |
|
|
LX300
|
3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG |
0.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Law |
Choose 3 of 7 |
|
|
|
|
LW410
|
COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS |
3.0 |
|
|
LW462
|
CYBER LAW |
3.0 |
|
|
LW473
|
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW |
3.0 |
|
|
LW474
|
LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT |
3.0 |
|
|
LW475
|
ADV CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SEM |
3.0 |
|
|
LW481
|
INTERNATIONAL LAW |
3.0 |
|
|
LW482
|
NATIONAL SECURITY LAW |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Strategic Studies |
Choose 3 of 22 |
|
|
|
|
DS320
|
INTRO TO STRATEGIC STUDIES |
3.0 |
|
|
DS345
|
MILITARY INNOVATION |
3.0 |
|
|
DS360
|
SPECIAL OPS: THEORY & PRACTICE |
3.0 |
|
|
DS370
|
US STRATEGY AND POLICY |
3.0 |
|
|
DS460
|
IRREGULAR WARFARE THEORY & PRA |
3.0 |
|
|
DS475
|
FORECAST & GAM IN DECISION-MAK |
3.0 |
|
|
DS485
|
DOMAINS OF WAR |
3.0 |
|
|
EV482
|
MILITARY GEOGRAPHY |
3.0 |
|
|
HI338
|
WARFARE IN AGE OF REVOLUTIONS |
3.0 |
|
|
HI347
|
ASIAN WARFARE AND POLITICS |
3.0 |
|
|
HI355
|
WARFARE, INDUSTRY, & EMPIRE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI356
|
WAR AT SEA, SKY, SPACE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI357
|
ARMED CONFLICT IN THE COLD WAR |
3.0 |
|
|
HI358
|
POLICY, STRATEGY & GENERALSHIP |
3.0 |
|
|
HI359
|
ERA OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR |
3.0 |
|
|
HI370
|
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI376
|
EARLY MODERN WARFARE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI381
|
HISTORY OF IRREGULAR WARFARE |
3.0 |
|
|
HI385
|
WAR & ITS THEORISTS |
3.0 |
|
|
PL471
|
LEADERSHIP IN COMBAT |
3.0 |
|
|
XH341
|
INTEL CYBER HISTORY |
3.0 |
|
|
XH397
|
GRAND STRATEGY FIELD STUDY |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-United States Foreign Policy |
Choose 3 of 9 |
|
|
|
|
HI340
|
COLONIAL AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI369
|
AMERICAN FRONTIERS |
3.0 |
|
|
HI372
|
US FGN RELATIONS SINCE 1898 |
3.0 |
|
|
HI390
|
EARLY NATIONAL AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI394
|
REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI395
|
HIST OF CIVIL WAR AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI396
|
THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S AMERICA |
3.0 |
|
|
HI397
|
THE US FROM COLD WAR TO TODAY |
3.0 |
|
|
HI398
|
CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMER HIST |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Culture and Philosophy |
Choose 3 of 11 |
|
|
|
|
EN344
|
CRITICISM |
3.0 |
|
|
HI391
|
WORLD RELIGIONS |
3.0 |
|
|
HI392
|
AMERICAN HISTORICAL MEMORY |
3.0 |
|
|
LW461
|
CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE LAW |
3.0 |
|
|
PL372
|
SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY |
3.0 |
|
|
PL377
|
SOCIAL INEQUALITY |
3.0 |
|
|
PL383
|
EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
3.0 |
|
|
PL384
|
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY |
3.0 |
|
|
PY305
|
LOGICAL REASONING |
3.0 |
|
|
PY326
|
ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY |
3.0 |
|
|
PY350
|
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Research Methods: General Track |
Choose 3 of 7 |
|
|
For the Design Requirement, you must select 2 courses from DS495, EV367, PL361, PL363. For the Formal Theory Requirement, you must select 1 course from MA383, PY305, SS364. Note that the prerequisite requirements for some of these courses may make this a difficult option for some cadets.
|
|
DS495
|
RESEARCH METHODS STRAT STUDIES |
3.0 |
|
|
EV367
|
GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS |
3.0 |
|
|
MA383
|
FOUNDATIONS OF MATH |
3.0 |
|
|
PL361
|
RESEARCH METHODS I |
3.0 |
|
|
PL363
|
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS |
3.0 |
|
|
PY305
|
LOGICAL REASONING |
3.0 |
|
|
SS364
|
GAME THEORY |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Research Methods: Quantitative Focus Track |
Choose 3 of 8 |
|
|
For the Quantitative Focus Track, you must select MA204/MA205 and MA367 and choose 1 of EV365, MA376, MA391, PL462, SS468. Note that the prerequisite requirements for some of these courses may make this a difficult option for some cadets.
|
|
EV367
|
GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS |
3.0 |
|
|
MA204
|
CALCULUS I AND II |
4.5 |
|
|
MA205
|
CALCULUS II |
4.0 |
|
|
MA367
|
MATH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES |
3.0 |
|
|
MA376
|
APPLIED STATISTICS |
3.0 |
|
|
MA391
|
MATHEMATICAL MODELING |
3.0 |
|
|
PL462
|
EXPERIMENTAL APP IN PSYCHOLOGY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS468
|
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION |
3.0 |
|
| OR |
|
| CSC-Economics and Finance |
Choose 3 of 17 |
|
|
Cadets in this CSC track must select SS388 and any two of the remaining courses listed.
|
|
SS364
|
GAME THEORY |
3.0 |
|
|
SS368
|
ECONOMETRICS I |
3.0 |
|
|
SS380
|
MANPOWER-LABOR ECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS382
|
MICROECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS385
|
HISTORY OF ECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS387
|
PUBLIC FINANCE |
3.0 |
|
|
SS388
|
MACROECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS390
|
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS394
|
FUND. FINANCIAL DATA ANALYSIS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS461
|
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION |
3.0 |
|
|
SS462
|
ECON OF STABILIZATION & GROWTH |
3.0 |
|
|
SS463
|
INVESTMENTS THEORY & APPL |
3.0 |
|
|
SS469
|
ECONOMETRICS II |
3.0 |
|
|
SS470
|
MONEY AND BANKING |
3.0 |
|
|
SS484
|
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS |
3.0 |
|
|
SS494
|
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE |
3.0 |
|
|
SS497
|
ISSUES IN MICROECONOMIC THEORY |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
|
| Capstone Requirement - Integrative Experience for the Major |
Choose 1 of 3 |
|
|
Only cadets in the Thesis major can select SS498B to fulfill this requirement.
|
|
SS491
|
SENIOR PROJECT |
3.0 |
|
|
SS495
|
SENIOR FACULTY COLLOQUIUM |
3.0 |
|
|
SS498B
|
SENIOR THESIS IN INTER AFFAIRS |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
| Science Depth |
|
|
|
Cadets in this major may choose any of the authorized courses to satisfy the Science Depth requirement.
|
|
CH102
|
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II |
4.0 |
|
|
CH275
|
BIOLOGY |
4.0 |
|
|
PH202
|
PHYSICS II |
4.0 |
|
|
PH252
|
ADVANCED PHYSICS II |
4.0 |
|
|
PH275
|
PHYSICS II: SPACE |
4.0 |
|
| STEM Depth |
|
|
|
Cadets in this major must take CY305/CY355 to satisfy the STEM Depth Requirement.
|
|
CY305
|
CYBER FOUNDATIONS |
3.0 |
|
|
CY355
|
CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING |
3.0 |
|
| AND |
|
|
| Curriculum Requirements |
|
|
|
This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements.
|
| IT/CYBER Requirement |
|
|
|
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY305/355.
|
|
CY305
|
CYBER FOUNDATIONS |
3.0 |
|
|
CY355
|
CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING |
3.0 |
|
| Core Engineering Sequence |
|
|
|
Cadets in this major may select any Core Engineering Sequence. This sequence is selected in the fall semester of their third class year.
|
| Writing-in-the-Major |
|
|
|
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
|
|
SS395
|
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY |
3.0 |
|