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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POSC 417 - National Security Policy

Credit(s): 3
NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
Component: Lecture
This course focuses on grand strategy, the basic national security strategy of the United States. Questions addressed include policy to combat terrorism and nuclear proliferation; the rise of China; peacekeeping; the process of making national security decisions; and the history of U.S. grand strategy.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
College of Engineering Breadth: College of Engineering Breadth Requirement Course Typically Offered: Fall
General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications GE5A: Reason Quantitatively