International Security Policy Certificate Program
The International Security Policy (ISP) Certificate Program provides students with a shorter graduate program experience. The ISP certificate is awarded upon the completion of 12-15 semester hours of graduate courses from the following lists:
Prerequisites for the Certificate
If a student does not have at least three courses in Political Science as an undergraduate (including American Government), prior to taking the required coursework he or she must take PSC 600.
Required Courses
- PSC 540
- Regional Studies
- PSC 562
- Decision-Making in Foreign and Security Policy
- and one of the following two courses:
- PSC 564
- American Foreign Policy
- or
- PSC 566
- National Security Strategy and Policy
Electives (choose one)
- PSC 564
- American Foreign Policy
- PSC 566
- National Security Strategy and Policy
- PSC 570
- Issues in Security Policy
- PSC 601
- The Public Policy Process