Fall 2021 Semester*
August 30-December 11, 2021
*Classes held in-person unless otherwise noted
REGISTRATION OPENS: MONDAY, JUNE 7
Fall semester tuition due: July 30
Registration Add/Drop Deadline: Saturday, Sept. 4 (11:59 p.m.)
Labor Day Holiday (IWP closed, no classes): Monday, Sept. 6
Columbus Day (IWP closed, classes held): Monday, Oct. 11
Last date to withdraw with a “W” grade: Oct. 9
Veterans Day (IWP closed, classes held): Thursday, Nov. 11
Thanksgiving holiday (IWP closed, no classes): Thurs, Nov. 25-Sun, Nov. 28
Final exams: Dec. 6-11
Grades available: Dec. 18
Fall degree/certificate conferral date: Dec. 31
THE REQUIRED BOOK LISTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
*All courses below are four credits unless otherwise noted*
**All courses will be held at the Washington, DC campus unless otherwise noted**
MONDAYS (Start Aug. 30)
2:00-3:30 p.m.
- 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 1 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week for entire semester. Will be held via Zoom.
4:00-5:30 p.m.
- 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 1 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week for entire semester. Will be held via Zoom.
- IWPO 679 Defense Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting (Schroeder) Aug. 30-Dec. 6; For students in the online MA Programs only.
5:35-8:35 p.m.
- 692 Cyber Terrorism and Intelligence (Davis) Two credits; Oct. 18-Dec. 6 Location: Map Room (lower level, Marlatt)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 620 Contemporary Global Politics and Diplomacy (Chodakiewicz) Location: Front classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 627 International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (Lenczowski) Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 628 Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (Harmon) Location: Back classroom, Bently (1st floor)
TUESDAYS (Start Aug. 31)
1:00-4:00 p.m.
2:30-5:30 p.m.
- 601 National Security Policy Process (Tsagronis) Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 1 (Chodakiewicz) Two credits, Aug. 31-Oct. 19 Location: Front classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
4:00-5:30 p.m.
- IWPO 615 Western Moral and Political Thought (Wood) Two credits, Aug. 31-Dec. 7; For students in the online MA Programs only.
6:30-8:00 p.m.
- IWPO 605 Intelligence and Policy (Thomas) Aug. 31-Dec. 7; For students in the online MA Programs only.
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 616 U.S. National Security Strategy and Emerging Threats (Tsagronis) Location: Back classroom, Bently (1st floor)
- 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy) Will be held via Zoom
- 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 2 (Chodakiewicz) Two credits, Aug. 31-Oct. 19 Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 640 Cultural Intelligence for Strategy and Analysis (Santoli) Will be held via Zoom.
- 645 Islam in Contemporary Global Politics (Streusand) Location: Map Room (lower level, Marlatt)
- 683 Violent Non-State Actors in Today’s Security Environment (Danis) Two credits, Aug. 31-Oct. 19 Location: Front classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
WEDNESDAYS (Start Sept. 1)
1:00-4:00 p.m.
- 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy) Will be held via Zoom
2:30-5:30 p.m.
- 605 Intelligence and Policy (Thomas), Section 1 Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 665 Corporate Statecraft (Tsagronis) Two credits, Sept. 1-Oct. 20 TBA
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hughes) Location: Front classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 663 Cyber Statecraft (Tsagronis) Two credits, Sept. 1-Oct. 20 Location: Classroom B, Bently (2nd floor)
- 668 The Role and Importance of HUMINT (Sano) Location: Reston, VA
- 671 The United States and China in Power Transition (Tkacik) Location: Back classroom, Bently (1st floor)
- 681 Intelligence and the Law (Schilling) Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 695 American Domestic Terrorism in the Modern Era (Danis) Two credits, Oct. 20-Dec. 8 Location: Map Room (lower level, Marlatt)
8:00-9:30 p.m.
- IWPO 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy) Sept. 1-Dec. 8; For students in the online MA Programs only.
THURSDAYS (Start Sept. 2)
2:30-5:30 p.m.
- 613 History of International Relations (Tierney) TBA
- 656 Intelligence Collection (Thomas/Sano) Location: Classroom A, Bently (2nd floor)
4:00-5:30 p.m.
- IWPO 634 Geography and Strategy (Chodakiewicz) Two credits; Sept. 2-Oct. 21; For students in the online MA Programs only.
4:15-5:45 p.m.
- IWPO 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hughes) Sept. 2-Dec. 9; For students in the online MA Programs only.
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 605 Intelligence and Policy, Section 2 (Thomas) Location: Front classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers, Section 2 (Bradley) Two credits, Oct. 21-Dec. 9 Location: Back classroom, Marlatt (1st floor)
- 647 Case Studies in Counterintelligence Operations (Quattrocki) Location: Map Room (lower level, Marlatt)
- 649 Mass Murder Prevention in Failed and Failing States (Chodakiewicz) TBA
- 682 International Organizations and Multilateral Diplomacy (Schroeder) Two credits, Oct. 21-Dec. 9 Location: Classroom A, Bently (2nd floor)
- 689 North Korea and the Geopolitics of Northeast Asia (Sano) Location: Classroom B, Bently (2nd floor)
FRIDAYS (Start Sept. 3)
1:00-4:00 p.m.
- 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers, Section 1 (Bradley) Two credits, Sept. 3-Oct. 22 Location: Map Room (lower level, Marlatt)
8:00-9:30 p.m.
- IWPO 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley) Two credits, Oct. 22-Dec. 10. For students in the online MA Programs only.
SATURDAYS (Start Sept. 4)
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
- 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 2 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week for entire semester. Will be held via Zoom.
12:00-1:30 p.m.
- 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 2 (Wood) Two credits; meets once per week for entire semester. Will be held via Zoom.
ALSO (Days and times TBA by professor):
- 643 Introduction to Graduate Writing (Professor TBA), One credit
- 940-944 Arabic language (TBA), Two language credits TBA
- 945-949 Chinese language (Jewell), Two language credits. Will be held via Zoom.
- 950-955 Russian language (Mastri), Two language credits. Will be held via Zoom.
- 922-925 Selected Language Topics: French, Two language credits