Strategic Deterrence Certificate of Completion

You complete three courses to earn the Certificate of Completion in Strategic Deterrence: PS 633, 636, 639. These courses can also be taken as electives for the Master of Business Administration or Master of Arts in Managerial Communication.

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• PS 633 Strategic Deterrence: Past, Present, and Future

  This course examines deterrence in a comprehensive fashion, giving not only an historical grounding in the concept but also its evolution and likely transformation into the future as it applies to American interests.
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• PS 636 Deterring the Enemy: Case Studies in Strategic Deterrence

  Examines the successes and failures within deterrence by exposing students to case studies and drawing conclusions as to the future for global stability and workable peace.
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• PS 639 Cyberwar and Cyberdeterrence

  This course presents an examination of the arena of national security that meshes high-technology with traditional concerns of war and peace. Topics include war and deterrence in the cyber realm, attribution, threat assessment, retaliation, and offensive and defensive capabilities. Discussion also includes global politics related to cyber activity, and ethical issues linked to privacy, civil rights, national security and national defense.
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