Course Schedule

Summer 2021 Semester

Session 1: May 10 – June 29
Session 2: July 5 – August 25

REGISTRATION OPENS: MONDAY, MARCH 8
Summer semester tuition due: April 10 (Session 1); June 5 (Session 2)
Registration Add/Drop Deadline: May 11 (Session 1); July 6 (Session 2)
Holiday (Memorial Day): Monday, May 31 (no classes held, IWP closed)
Holiday (Independence Day): Monday, July 5 (classes held, IWP closed)
Last date to withdraw with a “W” grade: Before the 6th class meeting
Final exams: June 28-29 (Session 1); August 23-25 (Session 2)
Grades available: July 6 (Session 1); Sept. 1 (Session 2)

THE REQUIRED BOOK LISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE.

**All courses below are four credits unless otherwise noted**

SESSION 1 (May 10-June 29)

MONDAYS ONLY (Start May 10)

2:30-5:30 p.m.

• 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley) Two credits

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 684 Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control (Heinrichs) Two credits

MONDAYS/WEDNESDAYS (Start May 10)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 632 U.S. Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond (Thomas)

TUESDAYS ONLY (Start May 11)

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

• 672 Crisis Management and Decisionmaking (Tsagronis) Two credits. Ends during Summer Session 2. Please contact Prof. Tsagronis at jtsagronis@iwp.edu for more information. 

2:00-5:00 p.m.

• 657 U.S. Approaches to Irregular Warfare (Tsagronis) Two credits. Ends during Summer Session 2. Please contact Prof. Tsagronis at jtsagronis@iwp.edu for more information. 

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 634 Geography and Strategy (Chodakiewicz) Two credits
• 687 U.S. Bilateral Security Agreements (Schroeder) Two credits

TUESDAYS/THURSDAYS (Start May 11)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 625 Peace, Strategy, and Conflict Resolution (Santoli)
• 654 History of FBI Counterintelligence (Quattrocki)

TUESDAYS/FRIDAYS (Start May 11)

2:30-5:30 p.m.

• 627 International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (Hull)

ALSO (Days and times TBD):

• 660 IWP-Oxford Study Abroad Program (Tsagronis)
• 608 Sources of American Political Thought (Wood) Two credits. For students with prior background in the subject. Contact Prof. Wood at jwood@iwp.edu for details.
• 615 Western Moral and Political Thought (Wood) Two credits. For students with prior background in the subject. Contact Prof. Wood at jwood@iwp.edu for details.
• 643 Introduction to Graduate Writing (DiDesidero) One credit. Contact Prof. DiDesidero at ldidesidero@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 940-944 Arabic languages (Mekki) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Mekki at hmekki@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 945-949 Chinese language (Jewell) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Jewell at jjewell@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 950-955 Russian language (Mastri) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Mastri at emastri@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 922-925 French language (Williams) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Williams at rachael.williams@iwp.edu for scheduling.

SESSION 2 (July 5-August 25)

MONDAYS/WEDNESDAYS (Start July 5)

5:30-8:30 p.m.

• 688 Energy Security and the Geopolitics of Energy (Vakhshouri)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 638 U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges (Tierney)

WEDNESDAYS ONLY (Start July 7)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 650 Writing for National Security Professionals (Sano) Two credits

TUESDAYS ONLY (Start July 6)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 686 Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (Harmon) Two credits

TUESDAYS/THURSDAYS (Start July 6)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 658 Contemporary Conflict in the Greater Middle East (Streusand)
• 668 The Role and Importance of HUMINT (Sano)

ALSO (Days and times TBD):

• 940-944 Arabic languages (Mekki) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Mekki at hmekki@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 945-949 Chinese language (Jewell) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Jewell at jjewell@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 950-955 Russian language (Mastri) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Mastri at emastri@iwp.edu for scheduling.
• 922-925 French language (Williams) Two language credits. Contact Prof. Williams at rachael.williams@iwp.edu for scheduling.

Spring 2021 Semester*

January 11-May 1, 2021

*Classes held online

REGISTRATION OPENS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
Spring semester tuition due: December 11, 2020
Registration Add/Drop Deadline: Saturday, Jan. 16 (11:59 p.m.)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (IWP closed, classes held): Monday, Jan. 18
Washington’s Birthday/Presidents Day (IWP closed, classes held): Monday, Feb. 15
Last date to withdraw with a “W” grade: Feb. 20
Spring Break (no classes): March 15-19
Final exams: April 26-May 1
Grades available: May 8
Commencement: Saturday, May 15

THE REQUIRED BOOK LISTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE.

**All courses below are four credits unless otherwise noted**

MONDAYS (Start Jan. 11)

2:00-3:30 p.m.           

• 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 1 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week, Jan. 11-Apr. 26

4:00-5:30 p.m.

• 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 1 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week, Jan. 11-Apr. 26

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 620 Contemporary Global Politics and Diplomacy (Chodakiewicz)
• 622 Comparative Intelligence Systems (Quattrocki) Two credits, Mar. 1-Apr. 26
• 627 International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy, Section 1 (Lenczowski/Hull)
• 628 Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (Harmon)

TUESDAYS (Start Jan. 12)

2:30-5:30 p.m.

• 616 U.S. National Security Strategy and Emerging Threats (Tsagronis)
• 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 1 (Chodakiewicz) Two credits, Jan. 12-Mar. 2

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 601 National Security Policy Process (Tsagronis)
• 610 Counterintelligence in a Democratic Society (Thomas)
• 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 2 (Chodakiewicz) Two credits, Jan. 12-Mar. 2
• 641 Political Warfare: Past, Present, and Future (Glancy)
• 670 Counterterrorism through Cultural Engagement and Development (Santoli)
• 678 Covert Action and National Security (Sano)

WEDNESDAYS (Start Jan. 13)

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

• 639 U.S.-African Relations (Snyder)

2:30-5:30 p.m.

• 609 Economic Statecraft and Conflict (Glancy)
• 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers, Section 2 (Bradley) Two credits, Mar. 3-Apr. 28
• 663 Cyber Statecraft (Tsagronis) Two credits, Jan. 13-Mar. 3

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 606 Ideas and Values in International Politics, Section 1 (Muravchik) Two credits, Jan. 13-Mar. 3
• 606 Ideas and Values in International Politics, Section 2 (Muravchik) Two credits, Mar. 3-Apr. 28
• 652 Estimative Intelligence Analysis and Epistemology (Almont)
• 662 Surprise, Warning, and Deception (Thomas) Two credits, Mar. 3-Apr. 28
• 665 Corporate Statecraft (Tsagronis) Two credits, Jan. 13-Mar. 3
• 669 Counterterrorism and the Democracies (Danis)

THURSDAYS (Start Jan. 14)

2:30-5:30 p.m.

• 635 History of American Foreign Policy (Tierney)

5:35-8:35 p.m.

• 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers, Section 1 (Bradley) Two credits, Jan. 14-Mar. 4

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 603 Russian Politics and Foreign Policy (Chodakiewicz)
• 605 Intelligence and Policy (Thomas)
• 659 Enemy Threat Doctrine of Global Jihadism (Streusand)
• 668 The Role and Importance of Human Intelligence (Sano)
• 676 A Counterintelligence Challenge: The Enigmas and Benefits of Defectors (Messer)
• 679 Defense Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting (Schroeder)

SATURDAYS (Start Jan. 16)

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

• 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 2 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week, Jan. 11-Apr. 26

12:00-1:30 p.m.

• 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 2 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week, Jan. 11-Apr. 26

ALSO (Days and times TBA by professor):

• 643 Introduction to Graduate Writing (DiDesidero), One credit
• 940-944 Arabic language (Mekki), Two language credits
• 945-949 Chinese language (Jewell), Two language credits
• 950-955 Russian language (Mastri), Two language credits
• 922-925 Selected Language Topics: French (Williams), Two language credits