Instructors
Martha Crenshaw - Senior Fellow at CISAC and FSI Senior Fellow at CISAC and FSI; Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) and
Joseph Felter - Senior Research Scholar, CISAC; Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

Honors students from all majors will meet for weekly seminars (IIS 199) to discuss, analyze and conduct research on international security issues. The seminar combines research methods, policy evaluations, oral presentations and preparation of an honors thesis at the end of the academic year.

LEVEL: Undergraduate

UNITS: 3-5

DEPARTMENT:

Institute of International Studies
School of Humanities and Sciences

Required Courses:

Must be taken prior to or concurrently with the Honors Program seminar.

POLISCI 114S: International Security in a Changing World (IPS 241)

This class surveys the most pressing international security issues facing the world today and includes an award-winning two-day international crisis simulation led by Stanford faculty and former policymakers. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of Defense William Perry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Gen. Karl Eikenberry, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Major topics covered: cyber security, nuclear proliferation, insurgency and intervention, terrorism, the Arab Spring, and the future of U.S. leadership in the world. No prior background in international relations is necessary.

Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit

Instructors: Crenshaw, M. (PI) ; Zegart, A. (PI)

MS&E 193: Technology and National Security (MS&E 193W, MS&E 293)

The interaction of technology and national security policy from the perspective of history to implications for the new security imperative, homeland defense. Key technologies in nuclear and biological weapons, military platforms, and intelligence gathering. Policy issues from the point of view of U.S. and other nations. The impact of terrorist threat. Guest lecturers include key participants in the development of technology and/or policy. Students seeking to fulfill the WIM requirement should register for 193W.

Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit

Instructors: Hecker, S. (PI) ; Perry, W. (PI)

Level
Undergraduate

Units
3-5

Department
Institute of International Studies
School of Humanities and Sciences