Part 4 · Program curriculum
Class of 2027 Defense and Strategic Studies Major w/ Thesis (Honors)
2027 Defense and Strategic Studies Major w/ Thesis (Honors) Curriculum
- Dept
- MACC-DMI
- Code
- DSS2H
- Short description
- Defense/Strategic Studies w/ Thesis (Honors)
- Description
- Defense and Strategic Studies Major w/ Thesis (Honors)
- Transcript description
- Defense/Strategic Studies w/ Thesis (Honors)
- Required courses
- 0
- Optional courses
- 2
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Cadets completing the Defense and Strategic Studies Major with Thesis (Honors) must take two additional courses above the base major, for an overall total of 42 courses at graduation, as well as complete the grade requirements listed below. | ||
| Elective | Choose 1 of 62 | |
| Take one additional 300- or 400-level approved elective course from the base major. | ||
| AI380 | FOUNDATIONS ARTIFICIAL INTEL | 3.0 |
| CY460 | CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS | 3.0 |
| DS345 | MILITARY INNOVATION | 3.0 |
| DS350 | STRAT & PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATN | 3.0 |
| DS360 | SPECIAL OPS: THEORY & PRACTICE | 3.0 |
| DS399 | STRATEGIC STUDIES INTERNSHIP | 3.0 |
| DS460 | IRREGULAR WARFARE THEORY & PRA | 3.0 |
| DS475 | FORECAST & GAM IN DECISION-MAK | 3.0 |
| DS485 | DOMAINS OF WAR | 3.0 |
| DS489 | ADV IND STUD-DEF/STRAT STUDIES | 3.0 |
| DS490 | SPECIAL TOPICS: STRAT STUDIES | 3.0 |
| DS496 | STRATEGIC STUDIES THESIS | 3.0 |
| DS497 | STRATEGIC STUDIES CAPSTONE | 3.0 |
| EV365 | GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES | 3.0 |
| EV482 | MILITARY GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE340 | GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES | 3.0 |
| GE491 | MILITARY GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| HI301 | HIST OF MILITARY ART TO 1900 | 3.0 |
| HI338 | WARFARE IN AGE OF REVOLUTIONS | 3.0 |
| HI347 | ASIAN WARFARE AND POLITICS | 3.0 |
| HI355 | WARFARE, INDUSTRY, & EMPIRE | 3.0 |
| HI357 | DECOLONIZATION & THE COLD WAR | 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 |
| HI394 | REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI395 | HIST OF CIVIL WAR AMERICA | 3.0 |
| LA476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - ARABIC | 3.0 |
| LC476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - CHINESE | 3.0 |
| LF476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - FRENCH | 3.0 |
| LG476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - GERMAN | 3.0 |
| LP476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - PORTUGUESE | 3.0 |
| LR476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - RUSSIAN | 3.0 |
| LS476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - SPANISH | 3.0 |
| LW474 | LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT | 3.0 |
| LW481 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3.0 |
| LW482 | NATIONAL SECURITY LAW | 3.0 |
| LX400 | 4TH SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG | 0.0 |
| LZ476 | MILITARY SPKG/RDG - PERSIAN | 3.0 |
| MA367 | MATH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3.0 |
| PL482 | ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY | 3.0 |
| PY325 | MILITARY ETHICS | 3.0 |
| PY326 | ETHICS OF TECHNOLOGY | 3.0 |
| SE385 | DECISION ANALYSIS | 3.0 |
| SE485 | COMBAT MODELING | 3.5 |
| SS366 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3.0 |
| SS368 | ECONOMETRICS I | 3.0 |
| SS370 | MASS MEDIA & AMER POLITICS | 3.0 |
| SS464 | HOMELAND SECURITY | 3.0 |
| SS465 | TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES | 3.0 |
| SS472 | SOLDIER & STATE: AM CIV-MIL RE | 3.0 |
| SS473 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | 3.0 |
| SS475 | DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP | 3.0 |
| SS476 | CIVIL WARS | 3.0 |
| SS486 | STATE BUILDING | 3.0 |
| WS385 | WAR AND ITS THEORISTS | 3.0 |
| XE492 | DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS | 3.0 |
| XH405 | THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS LEGACY | 3.0 |
| XH415 | GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Individual Research Requirement | Choose 1 of 4 | |
| DS497 must include a thesis component if it is being used for the Defense and Strategic Studies major with Thesis for Honors (DSS2H). | ||
| DS496 | STRATEGIC STUDIES THESIS | 3.0 |
| DS496A | STRATEGIC STUDIES THESIS - A | 3.0 |
| DS497 | STRATEGIC STUDIES CAPSTONE | 3.0 |
| DS497A | STRATEGIC STUDIES CAPSTONE - A | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Grade Requirements | ||
| Complete the requirements of the major as shown above, and attain an APSC of at least 3.0 in the core curriculum and an APSC of at least 3.5 in the major. Earn at least an A- in DS496 or DS497. | ||
| SS364 | COMPETITION AND STRATEGY | 3.0 |