POLS 5516 - American National Security Policy

(3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

This course is a mixed upper division/graduate course in American National Security Policy. This course focuses on the formulation and implementation of American national security policy. The course will cover the basic theoretical models for the policy process as well as the conceptual foundations of national security policy. The course will cover the inter-relationship between policy-makers, institutional frameworks, and the political process. The goal of the course is to provide a solid foundation of knowledge relating to the national security apparatus of the United States.