Regional Security Studies (East Asia and the Indo-Pacific) Certificate - Curriculum 247

Program Officer

Adam Arndt, CDR, USN

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 336

 

[phone], DSN 756-3781

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Covell Meyskens, Ph.D.

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 312

 

[phone], DSN 756-3293

[e-mail]

Overview

The Academic Certificate Program in Regional Security Studies (East Asia and the Indo-Pacific) is designed to provide region-specific knowledge for select senior enlisted and regionally-aligned force officers who will benefit from serious engagement with current academic and policy work on their region of specialization. The Certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of three graduate courses focusing on the region (12 credit hours). Each student’s required course work is developed individually under the direction of the cognizant Academic Associate, based on the relevant regional courses available during the quarter(s) when the student is in residence. Language maintenance courses at the Defense Language Institute may be taken simultaneously in conjunction with the Certificate Program, but do not count toward the Certificate.

Convenes

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Program Length

9 months

Subspecialty

2102L

Outcomes

Identities, Interests, and Politics: Grasp significant political, economic, historical, cultural, and religious drivers that shape national identities and interests.

Emerging Security Challenges: Know regional sources of political and social instability and understand the roots of ethnic conflict, insurgencies, and terrorism.

U.S. Regional Security Policy: Understand U.S. foreign policy objectives in a given region and be able to explain U.S. political, economic, and military strategy.

Economic Factors: Grasp the importance of underlying economic conditions on regional stability and conflict, as well as the tools of economic statecraft.

Required Courses

Course offerings in NSA vary from year to year. The following illustrate what a (minimum) acceptable combination of courses might look like. Many other combinations are possible.

Example 1 (Northeast Asia concentration)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3600	History of Modern East Asia		4	0
NS3662	Government and Security in Japan		4	0

Example 2 (Southeast Asia concentration)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3601	History and Cultures of Southeast Asia		4	0
NS3621	International Relations of South East Asia		4	0
NS4641	Political and Ethnic Violence in South East Asia		4	0

Example 3 (China concentration)

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3661	Politics in China		4	0
NS4642	Chinese Foreign Policy		4	0
NS4024	Political Economy of China		4	0