SSP Pre-Approved Course List – Fall 2014
The following is a list of pre-approved ourses that are !eing offered during the Fall 2014 se"ester# Courses are listed !$
the approved ategor$ in order to o"plete all SSP re%uire"ents as listed in the SSP ourse of stud$ plan# &ost of the
ourses are offered at either the '(00 p" or )(*0 p" ti"e slot+ with onl$ a ouple of ourses offered at 4(00 p"#
Things to keep in mind as you plan for the Fall semester…
) redits ,2 lasses- . part-ti"e enroll"ent
/-12 redits ,*-4 lasses- . full-ti"e enroll"ent
0f $ou find a ourse in the online shedule that is not inluded on the pre-approved list $ou "ust su!"it a Course
Approval 1e%uest For" to Laura or T$ler !efore the ourse will ount toward an$ of $our degree re%uire"ents
,this inludes the 2Free 3letive4 ategor$-# Please note that all ourses "ust have seurit$ ontent in order to !e
approved#
* Course offerings, dates, times, and instructors are all subject to change. If changes are made to any SSP courses we
will notify all students immediately.
0f $ou have an$ %uestions please ontat(
Students with last name: A-K
Tyler Browne
SSP Coordinator of Admissions & Academic Affairs
202-)56-0/)'
T!6)47georgetown#edu
Students with last name: L-Z
Laura Soerensson
SSP Associate Director of Academic Affairs
202-)56-0*)*
Les1017georgetown#edu
Core Courses
S3ST-'00-01 Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-02 Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-0* Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-04 Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-0' Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-0) Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'00-06 Theor$ and Pratie of Seurit$ (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-01 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-02 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-0* 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-04 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-0' 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-0) 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-'01-06 8rand Strateg$ and &ilitar$ 9perations (!en to new admits for "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-01 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-02 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-0* 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-04 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-0' 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
S3ST-610-0) 1esearh Se"inar (!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only'
• S3ST-610-06 1esearh Se"inar ,!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only-
• S3ST-610-05 1esearh Se"inar ,!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only-
• S3ST-610-0/ 1esearh Se"inar ,!en to students graduating in "all #$%& only-
Area Seurit$ Studies
S3ST-'6*-01 Seurit$ 0ssues in South Asia
S3ST-'65-02 Seurit$ Pro!le"s in the &iddle 3ast : Persian 8ulf
S3ST-'52-01 Politis of 3uropean Seurit$
S3ST-'5*-01 China and 0ts &ilitar$
S3ST-'56-01 Seurit$ 0ssues in Latin A"eria
S3ST-)4'-01 Power Politis in the 8reater &iddle 3ast
Area Seurit$ Studies (Other GU Departments)
ASST 60)-01 3;plore Li"its of S3 Asia <iplo"a$
• =0ST-*51-01 &ilitar$ =istor$ of >AT9
• 0>AF-*'6-01 Afrian Pol?8ov
0>AF-''*-01 Politis of <ifferene( 3urope
&SFS-)45-01 Fragile States in Afria
133S-42'-01 Central Asia( Foreign and <o"esti 1elations
3ono"is and Seurit$
S3ST-'/0-01 3ono"is of Su!state @iolene
S3ST-'/4-01 3nerg$ and Seurit$
S3ST-'/4-02 3nerg$ and Seurit$
S3ST-'/)-01 AS <efense Budgeting and >ational Seurit$
S3ST-'/6-01 3ono"is and >ational Seurit$
S3ST-)44-01 3ono"is of Car
3ono"is and Seurit$ (Other GU
Departments)
=0ST-)51-01 9il and Corld Power
LASP-'21-01 3nerg$ Seurit$( Cestern =e"isphere
Free 3letives
( SSP students are limited to two (#' "ree )lecti*e courses during the entirety of their SSP degree+ howe*er, if the
student chooses to double,count a course (o!tional', s-he must ta.e a third free electi*e course to reach /0 credits.
(( Any SSP course found on this list (Area Security Studies, Economics and Security, etc.) which is not a core
course may be counted as a free elective.
8=<P-'2'-01 Applied 3ono"etris for <ev
89@-)2'-01 A"erian Presiden$
• 89@T-)4'-01 Theories of Politial <evelop"ent
• =0ST-*)*-01 0sla" in the Cest
ΙΝΑF-4*'-02 Pro!le"s in &ultilatrl <iplo"a$
0>AF-4//-01 Assessing AS-Dapan 3on 1el
&0CB-'16-01 Bioterroris"
&0C-'1/-01 Soiologial Perspetives on Biodefense
&SFS-)''-01 0nternational Law
0ntelligene (Intel Concentrators may double count an Area course and their Intel
Concentration only once)
• S3ST-'1'-01 >et Assess"ent
• S3ST-'21-01 Theor$ and Pratie of 0ntelligene
o Core concentration course for Intelligence concentration
• S3ST-'*2-01 Co"paring 0ntelligene Servies
• S3ST-'6*-01 Seurit$ 0ssues in South Asia
• S3ST-'65-02 Seurit$ Pro!le"s in the &iddle 3ast : Persian 8ulf
• S3ST-'52-01 Politis of 3uropean Seurit$
• S3ST-'5*-01 China and 0ts &ilitar$
• S3ST-'56-01 Seurit$ 0ssues in Latin A"eria
• S3ST-)11-01 Covert Ation ? Counterintelligene
• S3ST-)4'-01 Power Politis in the 8reater &iddle 3ast
• S3ST-)'4-01 <isruptive Anal$tis( Theor$+ ðod+ : Tehnolog$
0ntelligene (Other GU Departments)
• ST0A-4*2-01 Tehnolog$ and 0ntelligene ,with per"ission of the professor-
If you find a course in the online schedule that you would li.e to be considered to count toward your degree
re1uirements you must submit a course a!!ro*al re1uest form to 2aura Soerensson or 3yler 4rowne for
a!!ro*al (this includes the 5"ree )lecti*e6 category'.
0nternational Seurit$
S3ST-'20-01 Counterinsurgen$
S3ST-'21-01 Theor$ and Pratie of 0ntelligene
o Core concentration course for Intelligence concentration
• S3ST-'*0-01 0nternational Seurit$
o Core concentration course for International Security concentration
• S3ST-'*0-02 0nternational Seurit$
o Core concentration course for International Security concentration
• S3ST-'*2-01 Co"paring 0ntelligene Servies
• S3ST-'*5-01 &ilitar$ Anal$sis
• S3ST-'4'-01 =u"an Seurit$ and the Power to Protet
• S3ST-'4)-01 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
• S3ST-'4)-02 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
• S3ST-'5*-01 China and 0ts &ilitar$
• S3ST-'5'-01 AS Poli$ and the Ara! Spring ,formerly 8ogue Democracies-
• S3ST-'/4-01 3nerg$ and Seurit$
• S3ST-'/4-02 3nerg$ and Seurit$
• S3ST-)00-01 8lo!al =ealth and >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-)02-01 @iolent >on-State Ators in Corld Politis
• S3ST-)44-01 3ono"is of Car
• S3ST-)4'-01 Power Politis in the 8reater &iddle 3ast
• S3ST-)4/-01 =ands-9n Anonventional Tehnologies
• S3ST-)'2-01 0ran and the Bo"!
0nternational Seurit$ (Other GU Departments)
ASST 60)-01 3;plore Li"its of S3 Asia <iplo"a$
0>AF-444-01 Stateraft and >egotiation
&SFS-'*4-01 The A> : 8lo!al 0nstitutions
&SFS-)1)-01 <iplo"ati?&ilitar$ Stateraft
&SFS-)2*-01 0nternational >egotiation
&ilitar$ 9perations
S3ST-'1'-01 >et Assess"ent
S3ST-'15-01 The A#S#+ Conventional Car and 0rregular Carfare (formerly 2ow Intensity Conflict'
S3ST-'20-01 Counterinsurgen$
S3ST-'*'-01 Adaptation Ander Fire( The 3volution of Theories of &odern Carfare in Battle
S3ST-'*5-01 &ilitar$ Anal$sis
S3ST-')/-01 C$!erwar
S3ST-)2/-01 Fore Planning
S3ST-)4/-01 =ands-9n Anonventional Tehnologies
S3ST-)'*-01 Tehnolog$ and Car
&ilitar$ 9perations (Other GU Departments)
o !ourses offered"
If you find a course in the online schedule that you would li.e to be considered to count toward your degree
re1uirements you must submit a course a!!ro*al re1uest form to 2aura Soerensson or 3yler 4rowne for
a!!ro*al (this includes the 5"ree )lecti*e6 category'.
Tehnolog$ and Seurit$
• S3ST-'1'-01 >et Assess"ent
• S3ST-'*'-01 Adaptation Ander Fire( The 3volution of Theories of &odern Carfare in Battle
• S3ST-''1-01 1ole of Tehnolog$ in >ational Seurit$
o Core concentration course for 3echnology and Security concentration
• S3ST-''/-01 &issile Tehnolog$?&issile <efense
• S3ST-'))-01 Biotehnolog$ and Seurit$
• S3ST-')/-01 C$!erwar
•
• S3ST-'5*-01 China and 0ts &ilitar$
• S3ST-)00-01 8lo!al =ealth and >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-)4/-01 =ands-9n Anonventional Tehnologies
• S3ST-)'*-01 Tehnolog$ and Car
•
• S3ST-)'4-01 <isruptive Anal$tis( Theor$+ ðod+ : Tehnolog$
Tehnolog$ and Seurit$ (Other GU
Departments)
C9SC-411-01 0nfor"ation Carefare
ST0A-4*2-01 Tehnolog$ and 0ntelligene ,with per"ission of the professor-
Terroris" and Su!state @iolene
S3ST-'15-01 The A#S#+ Conventional Car and 0rregular Carfare
S3ST-'20-01 Counterinsurgen$
S3ST-'4)-01 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
S3ST-'4)-02 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
S3ST-'65-02 Seurit$ Pro!le"s in the &iddle 3ast : Persian 8ulf
S3ST-'/0-01 3ono"is of Su!state @iolene
S3ST-)02-01 @iolent >on-State Ators in Corld Politis
S3ST-)42-01 The Ps$holog$ of Terroris"
S3ST-)4/-01 =ands-9n Anonventional Tehnologies
Terroris" and Su!state @iolene
(Other GU Departments)
• TBA
Anonventional Ceapons and >on-Proliferation
S3ST-''/-01 &issile Tehnolog$?&issile <efense
S3ST-'))-01 Biotehnolog$ and Seurit$
S3ST-')/-01 C$!erwar
S3ST-)4/-01 =ands-9n Anonventional Tehnologies
S3ST-)'2-01 0ran and the Bo"!
Anonventional Ceapons and >on-Proliferation
(Other GU Departments)
• TBA
A#S# >ational Seurit$ Poli$
• S3ST-'0/-01 >ational Seurit$ Planning+ Strateg$ and <eision-&aEing for the 21st Centur$
• S3ST-'10-01 A#S# >ational Seurit$ Poli$
o Core concentration course for 9.S. :ational Security Policy concentration
• S3ST-'12-01 Congress and AS >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-'1'-01 >et Assess"ent
• S3ST-'15-01 The A#S#+ Conventional Car and 0rregular Carfare ,formerly 2ow Intensity Conflict-
• S3ST-'20-01 Counterinsurgen$
• S3ST-'21-01 Theor$ and Pratie of 0ntelligene
o Core concentration course for Intelligence concentration
• S3ST-'*'-01 Adaptation Ander Fire( The 3volution of Theories of &odern Carfare in Battle
• S3ST-'*5-01 &ilitar$ Anal$sis
• S3ST-'4'-01 =u"an Seurit$ and the Power to Protet
S3ST-'4)-01 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
S3ST-'4)-02 Terroris" and Counterterroris"
o Core concentration course for 3errorism and Substate 7iolence concentration
• S3ST-''1-01 1ole of Tehnolog$ in >ational Seurit$
o Core concentration course for 3echnology and Security concentration
• S3ST-'5*-01 China and 0ts &ilitar$
• S3ST-'5'-01 AS Poli$ and the Ara! Spring ,"ormerly 8ogue Democracies-
• S3ST-'/)-01 AS <efense Budgeting and >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-'/6-01 3ono"is and >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-)00-01 8lo!al =ealth and >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-)11-01 Covert Ation? Counterintelligene
• S3ST-)2/-01 Fore Planning
• S3ST-)4*-01 The Business of >ational Seurit$
• S3ST-)44-01 3ono"is of Car
• S3ST-)4'-01 Power Politis in the 8reater &iddle 3ast
• S3ST-)'2-01 0ran and the Bo"!
A#S# >ational Seurit$ Poli$
(Other GU Departments)
ASST 60)-01 3;plore Li"its of S3 Asia <iplo"a$
C9SC-411-01 0nfor"ation Carfare
0>AF-444-01 Stateraft and >egotiation
&SFS-)1)-01 <iplo"ati?&ilitar$ Stateraft