AY 14 Class of 2016 Pamphlet_v.2

AIADs
Expand your perspective
Major in
Defense & Strategic Studies
Creating Opportunities
Israel
Your degree in Defense & Strategic Studies prepares you for many positions in the
military, the U.S. Government and various
civilian professions. Additionally, many
top-ranked universities offer advanced
degrees in Strategic Studies.
Scholarly Approach
Israeli Defense Force
Engage in cutting edge interdisciplinary
coursework based on extensive research,
current theory, and military doctrine under
instructors with real-world experience and
diverse academic credentials.
AFRICOM
Program Flexibility
Djibouti, Africa
Quantico
Tampa
Prepare for the complexities of modern
warfare and a lifetime of service to the
nation through the wide range of approved
electives which develop well-rounded
leaders.
Intellectually preparing cadets for conflict
Academic & Military Enrichment
Federal Bureau
US Special
of Investigation
Ops Command
Monterey, CA
Participate in AIADs in places like Israel,
Quantico, Monterey, and Washington D.C.
Contribute to organizations such as SOCOM, AFRICOM, FBI, ATF, DEA and others. Join our annual staff ride to Europe
over spring break and interact with your
British, French and German counterparts.
For more information, contact:
CPT Andrew P Betson
Washington Hall, Rm. 4134
Phone: (845) 938-0448
[email protected]
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
10996
Approved Electives
A DSS major...
Class of 2016
 Possesses an interdisciplinary skill set
Program Structure
 Applies history, policy & theory
DS310 Tactics
 Frames complex strategic problems
DS470 Strategy
 Generates viable & innovative solutions
L(X) 300 3rd Semester of a Foreign Language
 Communicates to all audiences
DS498 Colloquium in Military Affairs
L(X) 400 4th Semester Foreign Language
OR
DS350 Military Communications
DS345 Military Innovation
OR
DS455 Comparative Military Systems
HI338 Warfare in Age of Revolutions
HI355 Warfare in Age of Industrialization
HI357 Warfare since 1945
HI358 Strategy, Policy and Generalship
OR
HI359 Era of the Second World War
HI381 History of Irregular Warfare
HI385 War and Its Theorists
SS473 American Foreign Policy
OR
DS345 Military Innovation
DS350 Military Communications
DS360 Special Ops and Low Intensity Conflict
DS385 Sustaining the Force
DS455 Comparative Military Systems
DS460 Counterinsurgency
DS489 Advanced Individual Study
HI338 Warfare in the Age of Revolutions
HI355 Warfare in the Age of Industrialization
HI357 Warfare Since 1945
HI358 Strategy, Policy and Generalship
HI359 The Era of the Second World War
HI381 The History of Irregular Warfare
HI385 War and its Theorists
SS370
SS465
SS472
SS473
SS476
SS481
Mass Media and American Politics
Terrorism: New Challenges
The American State & the Soldier
American Foreign Policy
Conflict Analysis, Resolution & Negotiation
American Grand Strategy & Defense Policy
IT460 Cyber Operations
EV482 Military Geography
L(X)476 Military Readings in a Foreign Language
APPROVED ELECTIVE
MG379 Leading Teams
MG390 Negotiation for Leaders
APPROVED ELECTIVE
PL387 Foundations of Counseling
PL471 Leadership in Combat
PL482 Armed Forces and Society
“The state which separates its
scholars from its warriors will
have its thinking done by cowards
and its fighting done by fools.”
EV365 Geography of Global Cultures
EV482 Military Geography
LW474 Law of Armed Conflict
LW481 International Law
LW482 National Security Law
- Sir William Francis Butler
SE485 Combat Modeling
EP365 Ethics-Military Profession
CE490 Infrastructure Analysis
2012 Spring Break Staff Ride − London