Strategic Studies Thesis is an integrative course in strategy designed to provide Defense & Strategic Studies majors with practical experience in addressing real, complex and ambiguous strategic issues. Students will write and defend an interdisciplinary thesis that in some way relates to the military instrument of power. Thesis cadets will continue the work they began with their faculty advisors in DS495 Research Methods in Strategic Studies by revising their literature review and research methodology, then complete data collection, data analysis, thesis writing and ultimately conduct an oral defense of their thesis before an interdisciplinary faculty board. Finally, students will prepare for and participate in the Gettysburg Staff Ride, which is a culminating intellectual experience that ties together the broad array of interdisciplinary subjects within the program and promotes life-long learning about the profession at arms.
