Regional Security Studies (Western Hemisphere) Certificate - Curriculum 248

Program Officer

Adam Arndt, CDR, USN

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 336

 

[phone], DSN 756-3781

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Tristan Mabry, Ph.D.

Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 343

 

[phone], DSN 756-7528

[e-mail]

Overview

The Academic Certificate Program in Regional Security Studies (Western Hemisphere) 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

2103L

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

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3501	History and Cultures of Latin America		4	0
NS3510	Government and Politics in Latin America		4	0

Example 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3520	Latin American International Relations		4	0
NS3578	Society, Politics, and Security in Contemporary Brazil		4	0
NS4550	Government and Politics in Mexico		4	0

Example 3

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
NS3501	History and Cultures of Latin America		4	0
NS3520	Latin American International Relations		4	0
NS4501	Politics, Film and Fiction in Latin America		4	0