The current curriculum is made up of 12 courses, culminating in a capstone project, which includes a mandatory field-research practicum. Participants select one elective course from the options below.
core courses
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
| 3000 |
International Context |
3 |
| 3001 |
Domestic Context |
3 |
| 3002 |
Strategy and Comparative Defense Strategies |
3 |
| 3003 |
Strategic Leadership |
2 |
| 3004 |
Instruments of State Power: Economy |
2 |
| 3005 |
Instruments of State Power: Diplomacy |
2 |
| 3006 |
Instruments of State Power: Defense Components |
2 |
| 3007 |
Instruments of State Power: Information and Cyber Issues |
2 |
| 3008 |
National Security Decision Making |
3 |
| 3009 |
National Security |
3 |
| 3010 |
Contemporary Issues |
1 |
| 3011 |
Capstone Project* |
3 |
| 3012 |
Field Studies (Regional & International) |
1 |
| 4000 |
Elective |
2 |
* Master's Program only
elective COURSES
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
| 4001 |
International Law of Armed Conflict |
2 |
| 4002 |
Negotiations |
2 |
| 4003 |
National Service |
2 |
| 4004 |
GCC From Creation to Unification |
2 |
| 4005 |
Strategy and Force Planning |
2 |
| 4006 |
Geopolitics of the Gulf |
2 |
| 4007 |
The Profession of Arms |
2 |
| 4008 |
Non-Traditional Strategists |
2 |
| 4010 |
Topics in National Security |
2 |
| 4011 |
Campaigning |
2 |
| 4012 |
Strategic Thinking |
2 |
| 4013 |
Countering Violent Extremism |
2 |
| 4014 |
Military Strategy (Arabic Language) |
2 |
| 4016 |
Nuclear Weapons and Strategy |
2 |
| 4017 |
National Security and the Media I |
2 |
| 4021 |
Thucydides and Machiavelli (Arabic Language) |
2 |
| 4022 |
Perceptions of Conflict and War in the Media |
2 |
| 4023 |
Forecasting the Future: Method for Strategic Leaders |
2 |