Courses and Curriculum

Foundational Courses (8 credits total)

• IPOL 8501 Introduction to Public Policy (2 credits)
• IPOL 8502 Public Policy Research Methods (2 credits)
• IPOL 8505 Global Politics (4 credits)

Advanced Language (12 credits total)

Students must take at least 12 credits of advanced language courses, which may include the following content-based language courses focusing on nonproliferation and terrorism:

• CHLA 8499, JALA 8499, or RULA 8499, Contemporary Issues in Nonproliferation  (Monterey Model language course in Chinese, Japanese, or Russian; 4 credits)

• SPLA 8476 Terrorism in the Hispanic World (in Spanish; 4 credits)

Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Gateway Courses (11 credits total)

• IPOL 8574 Introduction to WMD Nonproliferation (4 credits)
• IPOL 8584 Introduction to Terrorism (4 credits)
• WKSH 8525 Biological Weapons Technology (1 credit)
• WKSH 8529 Chemical Weapons Technology (1 credit)
• WKSH 8532 Nuclear Weapons Technology (1 credit)

Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Advanced Courses

Students must take at least 12 credits of advanced courses in nonproliferation and/or terrorism studies, at least one of which must be a seminar.  Advanced courses in these fields include the following:

• IPOL 8510 Security & Arms Control in Northeast Asia (4 credits)
• IPOL 8517 Terrorism in South-East Asia (2 credits)
• IPOL 8526 Nonproliferation Tools: Export Controls (2 credits)
• IPOL 8538 Political Violence in the Middle East (4 credits)
• IPOL 8540 Conflict and Terrorism in Iraq (4 credits)
• IPOL 8555 Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (4 credits)
• IPOL 8569 Terrorism in Eurasia (4 credits)
• IPOL 8586 Arms Control Simulation (4 credits)
• IPOL 8606 Seminar: Chinese Nonproliferation and Security Policy (4 credits)
• IPOL 8629 Seminar: Understanding Terrorism in Russia (4 credits)
• IPOL 8631 Seminar: Nuclear Proliferation Trends and Trigger Events (4 credits)
• IPOL 8632 Seminar: Advanced Studies in Terrorism (4 credits)
• IPOL 8641 Seminar: Nonproliferation in the NIS (4 credits)
• IPOL 8654 Seminar: Security and Nonproliferation Issues in the Middle East (4 credits)
• IPOL 8658 Seminar: Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (4 credits)
• IPOL 8660 Seminar: Ideological Extremism and Terrorism (4 credits)
• IPOL 8663 Seminar: Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes (4 credits)
• IPOL 8668 Seminar: Terrorism in South Asia (4 credits)
• IPOL 8675 Seminar: The Nuclear Renaissance and Nonproliferation (4 credits)
• IPOL 8678 Verifying Nuclear Arms Control (4 credits)
• IPOL 8683 Seminar: South Asia & Weapons of Mass Destruction (4 credits)
• IPOL 8684 Seminar: Chemical and Biological Weapons and Arms Control (4 credits)
• IPOL 8685 Seminar: Cooperative Threat Reduction (4 credits)
• IPOL 8689 Seminar: Islam, Politics, and Political Violence in Russia and Eurasia (4 credits)
• IPOL 8693 Seminar: Practical Issues: Nuclear Disarmament (4 credits)

Elective Courses and Workshops

Students must take at least 14 additional credits in any subject to complete the 60 credits required for the MANPTS degree. While the topics of elective courses need not be related to nonproliferation or terrorism, the following workshops offered by the program may be included:

• WKSH 8523 History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Development (1 credit)
• WKSH 8524 Missile Proliferation and Missile Defense (1 credit)
• WKSH 8530 History of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy (1 credit)
• WKSH 8537 Analytical Link between NGOs and Terrorism (1 credit)
• WKSH 8542 Tactical Counterterrorism (1 credit)
• WKSH 8549 Human Trafficking (1 credit)
• WKSH 8568 WMD Intelligence (1 credit)
• WKSH 8576 Trafficking in Nuclear & Radioactive Materials (1 credit)
• WKSH 8591 The Nuclear Difference: Nuclear Science for Policy Makers (1 credit)
• WKSH 8597 Militant Islamic Organizations in the Middle East (2 credits)
• NPGS 8500 Naval Postgraduate Agreement (credit varies)

Capstone Project (2 credits)

The culminating requirement for the MANPTS degree will be an individualized capstone project demonstrating all the professional competencies acquired through the program. Under the direction of a faculty member who has previously guided their work in a research seminar, students will build upon their previous work to create a project which displays the depth and breadth of knowledge and professional skills acquired through the MANPTS program. Capstone projects will typically take the form of a major work of original research (40-80pp) of publishable quality. Other formats may be developed with the approval of the faculty member supervising the capstone.  Students will register for two credits of Capstone Research and Writing (IPOL 8605) while completing their capstone project.