Jan 10, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

National Security Studies, Major

About the Program

Required Courses

CJ 160 Crime and Punishment (4 Credits)
PS 140 Introduction to International Relations (4 Credits)
PS 240 U.S. Foreign Policy (4 Credits)
PS 270 Introduction to Security Studies (4 Credits)
CJ/PS 211 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
CJ/PS 201 Writing for Criminology or Writing for Political Science
PS 275 Writing for Law & Public Policy (4 Credits)
CJ 330 or PS 331 Research Methods
CJ or PS 490 Senior Seminar I
CJ or PS 491 Senior Seminar II

Law Enforcement and Legal Processes Electives

CJ 210 Cold Case Practicum (4 Credits)
CJ 225 Criminal Investigation (4 Credits)
CJ 226 Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction (4 credits)
CJ 235: The FBI–The Untold Story
CJ 250 Policing and Society (4 Credits)
CJ 275 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (4 Credits)
CJ 280 Crimes of Power and Privilege (4 Credits)
CJ 290 Surveillance (4 Credits)
CJ 295 Hate Crimes (4 Credits)
CJ 310 Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and the Law (4 Credits)
PS 218 Criminal Law and Procedures (4 Credits)
PS 220 American Constitutional Law (4 Credits)
PY 270 Forensic Psychology

Global Electives

AN 272 Cultures, Conflict and Power (4 Credits)
AN 361 Social Change: Globalization and Culture (4 Credits)
IS 317 Antiracist Immigration Law and Advocacy (4 credits)
IS 318 Applied Antiracist Migrant Advocacy (4 Credits)
IS 330 Social Life of War (4 Credits)
IS 320 Global Poverty and Inequality (4 Credits)
IS 340 Law, Disorder and Globalization (4 Credits)
IS 353 Political Discourse in Global Context 4 Credits
PS 243 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution (4 Credits)
PS 281 Model United Nations (4 Credits)
PS 311 International Law (4 Credits)
PS 335 Politics of Russia and East Europe (4 Credits)
PS 370 International Human Rights