PhD students taking the International Security Studies field must take DHP P240 and at least three other courses. A second required course for PhD students should be selected from a list that includes DHP P206, DHP P241, and DHP P245.
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* This course is required for constitution of the field.
++ Any one of these courses may be used as the required course in the field.
+ Any one of these courses may be used as the second required course in the field.
[ ] Bracketed courses are those not offered 2012-2013.
Unless otherwise indicated, students need three course credits to complete a field of study. Modular courses count as one-half credit and if listed in a field, two must be taken to complete one course.
Professors with expertise in the field
William Martel
Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
Richard Shultz
Research Centers
International Security Studies Program
Student Theses
Demystifying the Sponsor-Proxy Relationship: The Case of Syria and its Armed Groups (MALD 2010)
Profits Over Politics? Case Studies of the Relationship between Colombia's FARC and Afghanistan's Taliban and the Illicit Drug Industry (MALD 2010)
The Policy of Attraction: U.S. Civil Governance during the Philippine American War (1899-1902)" (MALD 2010)
Mothers and Martyrs: Hamas' Use of Female Suicide Bombers and the Reinterpretation of Women's Roles in Jihad (MALD 2010)
Environmental Security: Possibilities for US Military Engagement (MALD 2010)
Achieving Complex National Security Missions: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Design and Management of Collaborative Institutions (MALD 2009)
Of Peace and Justice: The Impact of Human Rights in Peacemaking (MALD 2008)