Brief Description of Minor (18 credits)
The U.S Government once called our primary challenge for this century "The Long War," more popularly known as the War on Terror, but other important long-term national security challenges also loom: the rise of China, energy and natural resource shortages, global warming and pandemic disease, among others.

This Political Science Minor offers students a range of courses which address the new direct challenges to national security and intelligence gathering posed by threats such as terrorism, primarily global jihadist terrorism, the rise of China as a future global leader and the impact of unequal resource distribution on global power relationships, among other topics.

Requirements for the Minor for Majors:
Completion of the Minor for Majors requires 18 credits ( 6 courses). Two political science courses ( 6 credits) may be counted both towards the Minor as well as towards the Political Science Major.

Requirements for the Minor for Non-Majors:
Completion of this Minor requires 18 credits (six courses)

The following course is required but it is NOT a prerequisite for taking the remaining courses listed below.
FOUNDATION COURSE: 50:790: 388 The National Security / Homeland Security Establishment

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES whatsoever will any student be permitted to substitute an independent study course for the required National Security Establishment course.  All minors should plan their schedules accordingly to fulfill this requirement.

The remaining course requirements may be selected from the list below: