PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This concentration recognizes graduate students who have sought to prepare themselves as professionals in the expanding fields of national security and counterterrorism.  A certificate recognizing this accomplishment is available to graduate students, in good standing, who have taken a concentration of courses during their graduate degree program at Syracuse University. 

OBTAINING THE CERTIFICATE

 Students interested in obtaining the Certificate in Security Studies should consult the list of required and elective courses and other credit-bearing activities.  Application for the Certificate should be made by first consulting with the student’s Faculty Advisor who will determine whether the student can pursue the Certificate consistent with the requirements of his/her degree program and then to the Director of the Certificate Program, Professor William Banks.

Two forms must be filled out and delivered to the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism to complete this application stage:

(a) the Graduate School Internal Admission Application form for graduate school processing.

(b) the Proposed Program of Study which will be held by INSCT until all the requirements for the certificate are complete, and

A Graduate Diploma Request Form must be completed through MySlice during the semester you will graduate.  A separate form must be completed for the graduate degree diploma through each home school or department. 

The Director will recommend granting the Certificate to students who have met all of the requirements and who are in good standing in their graduate school or department.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Twelve credits in four courses must be earned to be eligible for the certificate, six from the required courses and six from the electives listed below.   Please note that elective courses change each semester, check myslice for most up to date information about electives. 

For a list of certificate courses offered for fall 2008, click here.

REQUIRED COURSES

Two of the following courses:

Comparative Civil-Military Relations (PSC 785)

Homeland Security: Federal Policy and Implementation Challenges (PPA 730-2)

International Security (PPA 704)

National Security Law (LAW 700)

U.S. National Security and Foreign Policy (PPA 706, PSC 706)

History of International Relations (IRP 645, HST 645)*

*History of IR will count as a required course only for those students who matriculated in the certificate program during the 2007-08 academic year.

ELECTIVE COURSES

Any two of the following elective courses:

Communications, Crises, & Leadership

Comparative Civil-Military Relations (PSC 785)

Comparative Foreign Policy (PSC 783)

Congress and National Security (PPA 730)

Counter Terrorism and the Law (LAW 790)

Crisis Management (PSC 700)

Culture in World Affairs (ANT 707, IRP 707)

Defense Challenges for the 21st Century (IRP 715) (taught in Washington, D.C.)

European Peacemaking (IRP 635, HST 635) (in London and Syracuse)

Fundamentals of Conflict Studies (PPA 601, IRP 601, SOS 601)

History of International Relations (HST 645, IRP 645)

Homeland Security: Federal Policy & Implementation Challenges (PPA 730)

Homeland Security: State and Local Government Preparedness and Response (PPA 730)

Humanitarian Action: Challenges, Responses and Results (PPA 765)

International Conflict & Peace (PSC 754)

International Law and Organizations (PSC 752)

International Negotiation (PSC 760)

International Security (PPA 704)

International Security Theory (PSC 700)

International Security and the Asymmetric Use of Force (PPA 730, PSC 700)

Law of Armed Conflict (Law 840)

Middle East Anthropology (ANT 668)

Multilateral Peacekeeping (IRP 701, ANT 701) (in NYC and Syracuse)

National Security Challenges in a New Century: Strategy, Policy, Resources (IRP 715)

National Security and Counterterrorism Research Center (LAW 822)

Negotiation in International Conflict (IRP 715, PPA 715) (in Washington, D.C.)

Non-State Actors in World Affairs (PSC 757)

Non-Traditional Challenges to Global Security (IRP 715, PPA 715) (in Washington, D.C.)

Obstacles to Democracy in the Muslim World (IRP 700)

Perspectives on Terrorism (LAW 790 meets with PSC 700, HST 600, NEW 500)

Political Leadership (PSC 700)

Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PPA 715) (taught in Washington, D.C.)

Proliferation Issues (IRP 715) (in Washington, D.C.)

Prosecuting Terrorists in Article III Courts (LAW 779)

Responding to Proliferation of WMD's (PPA 705)

Seminar in Communications, Crises, and Leadership (COM 600)

Seminar in Resource Management (BUA 600)

Social Theory & the Middle East (PSC 682)

Strengthening Inter-Agency Coordination (PPA 715) (in Washington, D.C.)

The Modern Presidency (HST 615)

Theories of International Relations (IRP 651)

UN Organizations: Managing for Change (PPA 730)

US National Security & Foreign Policy (PPA 706)

War and Society I (HST 715)

War and Society II (HST 715)

War and the Liberal Conscience (IRP 635)

World at War (HST 615)

Special research projects, independent studies, courses, or professional experience otherwise not listed above may qualify for elective credit subject to approval by Faculty Advisor and the Certificate Program Director.

The registration process for non-law students seeking to enroll in required or elective law courses is as follows.  Non-law students need to complete two forms: a College of Law Student Petition which must be signed by the professor and a College of Law Non-Matriculated Law Student Application which must be signed by the College of Law Registrar. Both forms are available at the College of Law Registrar's office located in Room 444 at the College of Law. Once the student has completed these forms and gained approval from the professor and the registrar, the College of Law Registrar will register the student.

Questions may be directed to Marlene Diamond via e-mail at mhdiamon@law.syr.edu or 443-2284. 

Page last modified: Friday, May 23, 2008