Pennsylvania State University Liberal Arts 20 courses
The Global Security Minor will be jointly offered by the College of Information Sciences and Technology and the College of the Liberal Arts and overseen by the Department of Political Science. This joint minor is intended to provide students with a background of the theoretical frameworks and skill sets needed to understand the concepts essential to security and related analyses; the challenges and problems faced when dealing with threats to security (e.g., technology, policies, and regulations); and the strengths and weaknesses of various methods of analyzing and responding to challenges to security. The minor includes a grounding in social, historical, and cultural factors that underlie both conflict between states and conflicts between state and non-state actors, as well as the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues related to security.
Prescribed Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 7N | Contemporary Political Ideologies | 3 |
| SRA 111 | Introduction to Security and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| SRA 211 | Threat of Terrorism and Crime | 3 |
Additional Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 410 | Strategy and Politics | 3 |
| PLSC 418 | International Relations Theory | 3 |
| PLSC 437 | War in World Politics | 3 |
| PLSC 438 | National Security Policies | 3 |
| PLSC 439 | The Politics of Terrorism | 3 |
| PLSC 442 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
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