IGRSS - UW Security Curriculum

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UW SECURITY CURRICULUM

IGRSS is currently developing a Security Studies curriculum at the University of Washington. Although an official program of study has not been finalized, a list of the courses which may be included is available. Please check the UW Time Schedule for the latest information on individual courses.

Master List of Courses for Security Studies

The various categories of security-related courses at the University of Washington are listed below.

SECURITY AND POLITICS

     US Foreign Policy and Security Alliances                     International Politics
     National Security                                                         International Law
     Warfare and the Military                                              International Political Economy

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WAR

     Ethnic and Cultural Conflict                                          Ethics and Human Rights
     Natural Resources and the Environment                        Religions
     Society and Security                                                     State Sovereignty

WORLD REGIONS

     Europe                                                                         Asia
     Russia and the Newly Independent States                     Latin America
     The Middle and Near East                                           Africa

IGRSS COURSES AT UW

SIS 425—International Law and Arms Control
Taught by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.
Last offered Spring 2002
     Topics covered in this course include the beginnings of arms control, chemical and biological weapons, the SALT and ABM treaties, the Reagan revolution, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Arms Control and Disarmament Treaty (ACDA), and democracies and international security.
    Ambassador Graham is the President of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security (LAWS). He served as the Special Representative of the President for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament from 1994-1997 and led U.S. Government efforts to achieve a permanent Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) leading up to and during the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the NPT.
For further information, see the course website:                                                                   http://depts.washington.edu/igrss/SIS425.html