Fall 2026 Course Schedule

FALL 2026 SEMESTER

August 31 – December 11, 2026

Dates of Fall Terms: Full term: Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026; Session 1: Aug. 31-Oct. 23, 2026; Session 2: Oct. 19-Dec. 11, 2026
Tuition due: August 1, 2026
Late Registration Deadline (for returning students): August 15, 2026
Registration Add/Drop Deadline: Full term and Session 1 (Online and Onsite): Sept. 6, 2026; Session 2 (Online and onsite): Oct. 25, 2026.
Last day to Withdraw with “W” grade: Full term: Oct. 9, 2026; Session 1: Sept. 18, 2026; Session 2: Nov. 6, 2026
Labor Day holiday (IWP closed, no classes): Monday, Sept. 7, 2026
Columbus Day holiday (Admin offices closed, classes held, library open): Oct. 12, 2026 (Monday)
Veterans Day holiday (Admin offices closed, classes held, library open): Nov. 11, 2026
Thanksgiving holiday (IWP closed, no classes): Nov. 26-29, 2026
Last week of classes: Full term: Dec. 7-11, 2026; Session 1: Oct. 19-23, 2026; Session 2: Dec. 7-11, 2026
Degree conferral date for Fall: December 31, 2026

ON-CAMPUS CLASSES

MONDAYS

2:00-5:00 p.m.

• 634 Geography and Strategy (Chodakiewicz), 2 credits. Aug 31-Oct. 19, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 620 Contemporary Global Politics and Diplomacy (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 7, 2026. Location: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 627 International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (Lenczowski), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 7, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
• 628 Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (Harmon), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 7, 2026. Location: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
• 681 Intelligence and the Law (Yeates), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 7, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 684 Nuclear Strategy and Arms Control (Schroeder), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 7, 2026. Location: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)

TUESDAYS

2:00-5:00 p.m.

• 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley), 2 credits. Oct. 20-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
• 672 Crisis Management and Decisionmaking (Tsagronis), 2 credits. Sept. 1-Oct. 20, 2026. Location: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 608 Sources of American Political Thought (Teti), 2 credits. Oct. 20-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
• 615 Western Moral and Political Tradition (Teti), 2 credits. Sept. 1-Oct. 20, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
• 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy), 4 credits. Sept. 1-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 663 Cyber Statecraft (Tsgaronis), 4 credits. Sept. 1-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
• 668 Espionage (Sano), 4 credits. Sept. 1-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 803 Advanced Writing and Research Seminar (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. DOCTORAL STUDENTS ONLY. Sept. 1-Dec. 8, 2026. Location: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)

WEDNESDAYS

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

• 686 Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (Harmon), 2 credits. Oct. 21-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)

5:30-8:30 p.m.

• 688 Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy (Vakhshouri), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 601 National Security Policy Process (Tsagronis), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
• 605 Intelligence and Policy (Thomas), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Back classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 622 Comparative Intelligence Systems (Kepp), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 645 Islam in Contemporary Global Politics (Streusand), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2026. Location: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)

THURSDAYS

6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hale), 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2026. Location: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
• 649 Mass Murder Prevention in Failed and Failing States (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2026. Location: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
• 6900 Principles of Strategy (Streusand), 2 credits. Sept. 3-Oct. 22, 2026. Location: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)

Add’l courses (days and times TBA):

• 643 Introduction to Graduate Writing (Rollins) 1 credit. Time and location TBA.
• 940-944 Arabic language (Mekki) 2 language credits. Contact Prof. Mekki at hmekki@iwp.edu for meeting times.
• 945-949 Chinese language (Merrifield) 2 language credits. Contact Prof. Merrifield at nmerrifield@iwp.edu for meeting times.
• 950-955 Russian language (Mastri) 2 language credits. Contact Prof Mastri at emastri@iwp.edu for meeting times.
• 922-925 Selected Language Topics: French language (Williams) 2 language credits. Contact Prof. Williams at rachael.williams@iwp.edu for meeting times.
• 922-925 Selected Language Topics: Spanish language (Williams) 2 language credits. Contact Prof. Williams at rachael.williams@iwp.edu for meeting times.

ONLINE CLASSES

• IWPO 605 Intelligence and Policy (Dietz), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 606 Ideas and Values in Int’l Politics (McCranor), 2 credits. Aug. 31-Oct. 23, 2026.
• IWPO 606 Ideas and Values in Int’l Politics (McCranor), Session 2, 2 credits. Oct. 19-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 608 Sources of American Political Thought (McCranor), 2 credits. Oct. 19-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 610 Counterintelligence in a Democratic Society (Quattrocki), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 615 Western Moral and Political Thought (McCranor), 2 credits. Aug. 31-Oct. 23, 2026.
• IWPO 616 U.S. National Security Strategy and Emerging Threats (Klun), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 627 International Relations (Streusand), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 628 Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (Callahan), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 634 Geography and Strategy (Chodakiewicz), 2 credits. Oct. 19-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hughes), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 637 Public Diplomacy and Strategic Influence (Ram), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley), 2 credits. Aug. 31-Oct. 23, 2026.
• IWPO 652 Estimative Intelligence Analysis and Epistemology (Almont), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 656 Intelligence Collection (Hodge), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 678 Covert Action and National Security (Sano), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 679 Defense Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting (Schroeder), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 6900 Principles of Strategy (Streusand), 2 credits. Oct. 19-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 707 Economies in Transition (Bradley), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 735 Applied Intelligence Analysis (Lew), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026. ONLINE STUDENTS ONLY
• IWPO 799 Capstone course (Quattrocki), 2 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026.
• IWPO 803 Advanced Writing and Research Seminar (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. Aug. 31-Dec. 11, 2026. DOCTORAL STUDENTS ONLY.