FALL 2025 Semester
September 2 – December 12, 2025
Tuition due: August 2, 2025
Labor Day holiday (IWP closed, no classes): Sept 1, 2025
Start of classes: Sept 2, 2025 (Tuesday)
Registration Add/Drop deadline:
-In person: Sept 8, 2025 (Monday) 11:59 PM
-Online: Sept 15, 2025 (Monday) 11:59 PM
Last date to withdraw with “W” grade: Oct 10, 2025 (Friday)
Columbus Day holiday (IWP closed, classes held): Oct 13, 2025 (Monday)
Veterans Day (IWP closed, classes held): Nov 11, 2025 (Tuesday)
Thanksgiving Day holiday (no classes): Nov 26-30, 2025 (Thursday-Sunday)
Last week of classes: Dec 1-5, 2025
Final exams: Dec 8-12, 2025 (Monday-Friday)
Grades available: Dec 19, 2025
Fall degree and certificate conferral date: Dec 31, 2025
MONDAYS
2:00-5:00 p.m.
- 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 1 (Chodakiewicz) 2 credits. Sept. 8-Oct. 20, 2025. LOCATION: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 620 Contemporary Global Politics and Diplomacy (Chodakiewicz) 4 credits. Sept. 8-Dec. 8, 2025. LOCATION: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 622 Comparative Intelligence Systems (Quattrocki/Kepp), 4 credits. Sept. 8-Dec. 8, 2025. LOCATION: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
- 627 International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (Lenczowski) 4 credits. Sept. 8-Dec. 8, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 628 Military Strategy: Theory and Practice (Harmon) 4 credits. Sept. 8-Dec. 8, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 684 Nuclear Strategy and Arms Control (Schroeder) 4 credits. Sept. 8-Dec. 8, 2025. LOCATION: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
TUESDAYS
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley) 2 credits. Sept. 2-Oct. 21, 2025. LOCATION: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
2:00-5:00 p.m.
- 634 Geography and Strategy, Section 2 (Chodakiewicz) 2 credits. Sept. 2-Oct. 21, 2025. LOCATION: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
- 685 The Turks and MENA (Williams) 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2025. LOCATION: TBA
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 609 Economic Statecraft and Conflict (Glancy) 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2025. LOCATION: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 645 Islam in Contemporary Global Politics (Streusand) 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 681 Intelligence and the Law (Schilling) 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 803 Advanced Writing and Research Seminar for National Security (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 9, 2025. PhD and DSS students only. 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. 22-Dec. 10, 2025 (Session 2). LOCATION: Map Room, Marlatt Mansion (lower level)
2:00-5:00 p.m.
- 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy) 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
5:30-8:30 p.m.
- 688 Energy Security and the Geopolitics of Energy (Vakhshouri) 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 601 National Security Policy Process (Tsagronis) 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 605 Intelligence and Policy (Thomas) 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 606 Ideas and Values in International Politics (McCranor) 2 credits. Oct. 22-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 2 (McCranor) 2 credits. Sept. 3-Oct. 22, 2025. LOCATION: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 640 Cultural Intelligence for Strategy and Analysis (Santoli) 4 credits. Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2025. LOCATION: Language Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
THURSDAYS
2:00-5:00 p.m.
- 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 1 (Teti) 2 credits. Oct. 23-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 615 Western Moral and Political Thought, Section 1 (Teti) 2 credits. Sept. 4-Oct. 23, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 672 Crisis Management and Decisionmaking (Tsagronis), 2 credits. Oct. 23-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Classroom 203, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 608 Sources of American Political Thought, Section 2 (Teti) 2 credits. Oct. 23-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Bently Hall (1st fl)
- 616 U.S. National Security Strategy and Emerging Threats (Tsagronis) 4 credits. Sept. 4-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Classroom 201, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
- 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hale) 4 credits. Sept. 4-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Back Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 678 Covert Action and National Security (Sano) 4 credits. Sept. 4-Dec. 11, 2025. LOCATION: Front/Barry Classroom, Marlatt Mansion (1st fl)
- 6900 Principles of Strategy (Streusand) 2 credits. Sept. 4-Oct. 23, 2025. DOCTORAL STUDENTS ONLY. LOCATION: Classroom 203, Bently Hall (2nd fl)
Add’l courses (days and times TBA):
- 643 Introduction to Graduate Writing (Rollins) 1 credit. Contact Prof. Rollins at krollins@iwp.edu for meeting times.
- IWP 940-944 Arabic language (Mekki), 2 credits (Day and time TBA). Please contact Prof Mekki at hmekki@iwp.edu.
- IWP 945-949 Chinese language (Merrifield), 2 credits (Day and time TBA) Please contact Prof Merrifield at nmerrifield@iwp.edu
- IWP 950-955 Russian language (Mastri), 2 credits (Day and time TBA) Please contact Prof Mastri at emastri@iwp.edu
- IWP 922 Selected Language Topics: French (Williams), 2 credits (Day and time TBA) Please contact Prof Williams at williams@iwp.edu
- IWP 922 Selected Language Topics: Spanish (Williams), 2 credits (Day and time TBA) Please contact Prof Williams at williams@iwp.edu
ONLINE COURSES -FALL 2025
- IWPO 605 Intelligence and Policy (Dietz), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 606 Ideas and Values in Int’l Politics (McCranor), 2 credits. Oct. 20-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 608 Sources of American Political Thought (Berube), 2 credits. Sept. 2-Oct. 24, 2025
- IWPO 615 Western Moral and Political Tradition (McCranor), 2 credits. Sept. 2-Oct. 24, 2025
- IWPO 620 Contemporary Global Politics (Chodakiewicz), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 627 International Relations (Callahan), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 628 Military Strategy (Callahan), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 631 Foreign Propaganda, Perceptions, and Policy (Glancy), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 636 The Art of Diplomacy (Hughes), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 642 Economics for Foreign Policy Makers (Bradley), 2 credits. Sept 2-Oct. 24, 2025
- IWPO 652 Estimative Intelligence Analysis and Epistemology (Almont), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 677 Chinese Military Thought and History (Lew), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 678 Covert Action and National Security (Sano), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 679 Defense Strategy, Planning, and Budgeting (Schroeder), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 701 Geospatial Intelligence (Hodge), 2 credits. Oct. 20-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 707 Economies in Transition (Bradley), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 714 The Behavioral Sciences in U.S. National Security and Public Safety (Suardi/Gandhi) 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025
- IWPO 730 Public Choice and Public Policy (Goodman), 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 799 Capstone course (Quattrocki), 2 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025. Online and onsite students.
- IWPO 803 Advanced Writing and Research Seminar for National Security, 4 credits. Sept. 2-Dec. 12, 2025.
- IWPO 6900 Principles of Strategy (Streusand), 2 credits. Oct. 20-Dec. 12, 2025. DOCTORAL STUDENTS ONLY.