Part 4 · Program curriculum
Class of 2026 Grand Strategy Minor
2026 Grand Strategy Minor Curriculum
- Dept
- MADN-SOC
- Code
- GST1N
- Short description
- Grand Strategy Minor
- Description
- Grand Strategy Minor
- Transcript description
- Grand Strategy Minor
- Required courses
- 2
- Optional courses
- 3
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundational Course | Choose 1 of 1 | |
| SS457 | INTRODUCTION TO GRAND STRATEGY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Required Applied Course | Choose 1 of 1 | |
| SS458 | TOPICS IN GRAND STRATEGY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Grand Strategy Core Capstone Courses | Choose 1 of 11 | |
| SS378 | ADV INTL RELATIONS THEORY | 3.0 |
| SS478 | DIST PROF OF SECURITY STUD SEM | 3.0 |
| SS480 | PUBLIC POLICYMAKING PROCESS | 3.0 |
| SS481 | POLITICS OF DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| SS483 | NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR | 3.0 |
| SS486 | STATE BUILDING | 3.0 |
| SS489 | ADV INDIV STUDY IN SOC SCI | 3.0 |
| SS490A | COLLOQUIUM (AMER POLITICS) | 3.0 |
| SS490B | COLLOQUIUM (INTERNTL AFFAIRS) | 3.0 |
| SS490C | COLLOQUIUM (ECONOMICS) | 3.0 |
| XH397 | GRAND STRATEGY FIELD STUDY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Domestic Sources of Grand Strategy | Choose 2 of 11 | |
| LW474 | LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT | 3.0 |
| LW482 | NATIONAL SECURITY LAW | 3.0 |
| PL482 | ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY | 3.0 |
| SS373 | THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | 3.0 |
| SS379 | LEGISLATIVE POLITICS | 3.0 |
| SS386 | POLITICAL THOUGHT | 3.0 |
| SS468 | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION | 3.0 |
| SS472 | THE AM STATE & THE SOLDIER | 3.0 |
| SS479 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION | 3.0 |
| SS480 | PUBLIC POLICYMAKING PROCESS | 3.0 |
| XH341 | INTEL CYBER HISTORY | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Political Economy Track | Choose 2 of 10 | |
| SS364 | GAME THEORY | 3.0 |
| SS380 | MANPOWER-LABOR ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS385 | HISTORY OF ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS390 | BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS461 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION | 3.0 |
| SS462 | ECON OF STABILIZATION & GROWTH | 3.0 |
| SS477 | ECONOMICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY | 3.0 |
| SS484 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS487 | INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3.0 |
| SS490C | COLLOQUIUM (ECONOMICS) | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Non-Traditional Challenges Track | Choose 2 of 11 | |
| CY460 | CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS | 3.0 |
| DS360 | SPECIAL OPS: THEORY & PRACTICE | 3.0 |
| DS460 | IRREGULAR WARFARE THEORY & PRA | 3.0 |
| EV487 | ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY | 3.0 |
| HI381 | HISTORY OF IRREGULAR WARFARE | 3.0 |
| SS464 | HOMELAND SECURITY | 3.0 |
| SS465 | TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES | 3.0 |
| SS466 | COMBATING TERRORISM | 3.0 |
| SS476 | CIVIL WARS | 3.0 |
| XH341 | INTEL CYBER HISTORY | 3.0 |
| XH467 | WINNING THE PEACE | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Military History and Strategy Track | Choose 2 of 17 | |
| DS320 | INTRO TO STRATEGIC STUDIES | 3.0 |
| DS345 | MILITARY INNOVATION | 3.0 |
| DS370 | US STRATEGY AND POLICY | 3.0 |
| EV482 | MILITARY GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| HI338 | WARFARE IN AGE OF REVOLUTIONS | 3.0 |
| HI344 | MODERN DIPLOMACY | 3.0 |
| HI355 | WARFARE, INDUSTRY, & EMPIRE | 3.0 |
| HI357 | DECOLONIZATION & THE COLD WAR | 3.0 |
| HI358 | POLICY, STRATEGY & GENERALSHIP | 3.0 |
| HI359 | ERA OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR | 3.0 |
| HI372 | US FGN RELATIONS SINCE 1898 | 3.0 |
| HI385 | WAR & ITS THEORISTS | 3.0 |
| HI498 | COLLOQUIUM IN HISTORY | 3.0 |
| MG421 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3.0 |
| SS473 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | 3.0 |
| SS483 | NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR | 3.0 |
| SS486 | STATE BUILDING | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Science, Technology, and Design Track | Choose 2 of 20 | |
| CE493 | CIV ENG CAPSTONE DESIGN I | 3.5 |
| CE494 | CIV ENG CAPSTONE DESIGN II | 3.5 |
| CH402 | CHEM ENG PROCESS DESIGN | 3.5 |
| CY450 | CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| CY460 | CYBER POLICY, STRATEGY, & OPNS | 3.0 |
| DS345 | MILITARY INNOVATION | 3.0 |
| EV490 | ENVIRON ENG DESIGN | 3.0 |
| EV491 | ADV ENVIRON ENG DESIGN | 3.0 |
| HI362 | POLITICS/SOC-EARLY MOD EURO | 3.0 |
| MA490 | ETHICS IN MATH, DATA SCI & ENG | 3.0 |
| ME404 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN | 3.5 |
| ME496 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESIGN | 3.5 |
| NE495 | ADV NUC SYSTEM DESIGN PROJ I | 3.5 |
| NE496 | ADV NUC SYSTEM DESIGN PROJ II | 3.0 |
| PH456 | SCIENCE AND POLICY | 3.0 |
| PH489 | ADV INDIV STUDY IN PHYSICS | 3.0 |
| XE401 | INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN I | 3.5 |
| XE402 | INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM DESIGN II | 3.5 |
| XE492 | DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS | 3.0 |
| XH341 | INTEL CYBER HISTORY | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| East Asia Track | Choose 2 of 11 | |
| DS455 | COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| LC483 | CHINESE CIVILIZATION I | 3.0 |
| LC484 | CHINESE CIVILIZATION II | 3.0 |
| PY369 | ASIAN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS | 3.0 |
| SS372 | POLITICS AND GOV OF CHINA | 3.0 |
| SS374 | POL & GOV OF KOREAS & JAPAN | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Europe & Russia Track | Choose 2 of 18 | |
| DS455 | COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| LF483 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION I | 3.0 |
| LF484 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION II | 3.0 |
| LG483 | GERMAN CIVILIZATION I | 3.0 |
| LG484 | GERMAN CIVILIZATION II | 3.0 |
| LG492 | 20TH & 21ST CENTURY GERMANY | 3.0 |
| LR483 | RUSSIAN CIV I | 3.0 |
| LR484 | RUSSIAN CIV II | 3.0 |
| SS375 | GOV & POL RUSSIA & NEIGHBORS | 3.0 |
| SS377 | POLITICS & GOV OF EUROPE | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Middle East & Africa Track | Choose 2 of 12 | |
| DS455 | COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| LA483 | ARAB CIVILIZATION I | 3.0 |
| LA484 | ARAB CIVILIZATION II | 3.0 |
| SS383 | POLITICS & GOVT-MIDDLE EAST | 3.0 |
| SS475 | COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS | 3.0 |
| SS485 | GOV & POLITICS SUB-SAHARAN AFR | 3.0 |
| OR | ||
| Latin America Track | Choose 2 of 8 | |
| DS455 | COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| EV365 | GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES | 3.0 |
| EV373 | GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI348 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| LP484 | PORTUGUESE CIVILIZATION II | 3.0 |
| LS484 | SPANISH AMERICAN CIV AND CULT | 3.0 |
| SS384 | POLITICS & GOVT-LATIN AMER | 3.0 |
| SS475 | COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS | 3.0 |