2020-2021
Security Studies (SST)
Security Studies (SST)
Program Type
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Program Contact
Professor Melissa Scheier
Program Options
Students majoring in Security Studies must choose one track.
Core Courses for all Security Studies Majors
(27 hours required)
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Select one course from the following:
- ECO221: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
- ECO223: Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
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And complete the following courses:
- PSY111: General Psychology (3 credit hours)
- SOC220: Equality and Social Justice (3 credit hours)
- HIS325: United States Diplomatic History (3 credit hours)
- HIS345: Military History (3 credit hours)
- POS300: World Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS307: Comparative Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS341: Force and Security (3 credit hours)
- SST450: Security Studies Seminar (3 credit hours)
SELECT COURSES FROM ONE TRACK:
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Biology Track:
(12 hours required)
- BIO111: Biological Principles (4 credit hours)
- BIO212: Cellular and Molecular Biology (4 credit hours)
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And select one course from the following:
- BIO311: General Microbiology (4 credit hours)
- BIO314: Evolution and Ecology (4 credit hours)
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Chemistry Track:
(12-13 hours required)
- CHE111: General Chemistry I (4 credit hours)
- CHE112: General Chemistry II (3 credit hours)
- CHE113: General Chemistry II Lab (1 credit hours)
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And select one of the following options:
OPTION 1
- CHE201: Organic Chemistry I (3 credit hours)
- CHE202: Organic Chemistry Lab I - Techniques and Synthesis (1 credit hours)
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OPTION 2
- CHE211: Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3 credit hours)
- CHE213: Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Lab (1 credit hours)
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OPTION 3
- CHE305: Analytical Chemistry (4 credit hours)
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OPTION 4
- CHE317: Forensic Chemistry (3 credit hours)
- CHE337: Environmental Chemistry (3 credit hours)
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Physics Track:
(14 hours required)
- PHY211: College Physics I (4 credit hours)
- PHY212: College Physics II (4 credit hours)
- PHY241: Engineering Physics (3 credit hours)
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And select one 300/400 level PHY course.
Elective Courses for all Security Studies Majors
(15 hours required)
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Group 1
(select 6 hours/two courses)
- HIS213: Asian Civilization II (3 credit hours)
- HIS321: History of Japan (3 credit hours)
- HIS333: Europe in Crisis 1871-1949 (3 credit hours)
- HIS337: Modern England (3 credit hours)
- HIS343: Modern Central Europe (3 credit hours)
- HIS417: History of Modern Russia (3 credit hours)
- HIS424: History of the Middle East (3 credit hours)
- HIS430: Recent America (3 credit hours)
- POS302: European Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS311: Politics of the Pacific Rim (3 credit hours)
- POS346: Politics of Latin America (3 credit hours)
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Group 2
(select 3 hours/one course)
- COMM310: Persuasion and Propaganda (3 credit hours)
- COMM312: Group Dynamics (3 credit hours)
- COMM323: Conflict Management (3 credit hours)
- COMM418: Intercultural Communication (3 credit hours)
- PHI335: Theories of Economic Justice (3 credit hours)
- PHI345: Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (3 credit hours)
- PSY260: Social Psychology (3 credit hours)
- PSY333: Cognitive Psychology (3 credit hours)
- PSY343: Personality (3 credit hours)
- PSY380: Psychology and the Law (3 credit hours)
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Group 3
(select 6 hours/two courses)
- POS305: Urban Government (3 credit hours)
- POS309: State Government (3 credit hours)
- POS315: Public Administration (3 credit hours)
- POS317: American Constitutional Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS319: Constitutional Rights (3 credit hours)
- POS321: International Human Rights (3 credit hours)
- POS325: The American Legal System (3 credit hours)
- POS335: United States Congress (3 credit hours)
- POS355: The American Presidency (3 credit hours)
- POS407: International Law and Organization (3 credit hours)
- POS409: Kentucky Government (3 credit hours)
Allied Courses for all Security Studies Majors
(0-3 hours required)
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Majors must demonstrate competence in an appropriate world language, approved by the program coordinator, by completing the second half of an intermediate language course (Intermediate II or a more advanced course) or by taking a qualifying examination. Completion of a third year of language is strongly recommended.
Notes:
Topics courses, transfer courses, or other courses meeting the specifications of the major or minor may be substituted at the discretion of the program coordinator.
Core Courses
(24 hours required)
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Select one course from the following:
- ECO221: Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
- ECO223: Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours)
-
Select one course from the following:
- HIS325: United States Diplomatic History (3 credit hours)
- POS403: American Foreign Policy (3 credit hours)
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And complete the following courses:
- HIS345: Military History (3 credit hours)
- POS300: World Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS307: Comparative Politics (3 credit hours)
- POS341: Force and Security (3 credit hours)
- PSY111: General Psychology (3 credit hours)
- SOC220: Equality and Social Justice (3 credit hours)
Notes:
Topics courses, transfer courses, or other courses meeting the specifications of the major or minor may be substituted at the discretion of the program coordinator.