Students in the National Security Studies Minor program will identify the primary theoretical, political, and organizational structures that compose the national security landscape, and analyze the effects of globalization upon the world political system, identifying the roles and interactions of both state and non-state actors. Students will evaluate the global security landscape relating to transnational safety and security issues, integrating legal, ethical, and biblical frameworks with the analysis of global affairs and conflict. Students will also demonstrate communication skills in a diverse, globalized, and changing technological context and conduct research and analysis based on their chosen major course of study.

Required Courses (24 credits)

COM-280 Intercultural Communication 3

POL-322 Research Design and Methods in Political Science and Economics 3

or

COM-227 Research Methods in Communication 3

or

PSY-355 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences 3

CRJ-308 Developing a Culture of Preparedness 3

CRJ-322 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism 3

CRJ-340 Intelligence and National Security 3

POL-100 American Government 3

POL-230 World Politics 3

INR-332 International Peace and Security 3