The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University offers a three-course certificate program in International Security for professionals at national labs, international corporations, non-governmental organizations, members of the military and government, and others seeking a background in international treaties and global policy-making as context for their work.

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Program
To earn a graduate certificate in International Security, participants must successfully complete three Stanford graduate courses with a letter grade indicator average of 3.0 or better. The courses can be taken in any order. Each course is taught over an academic quarter of ten weeks and delivered via the Internet and television broadcast within the San Francisco Bay area by the Stanford Center for Professional Development.

Courses
The three courses, taught by Stanford faculty with guest lecturers and offered in successive quarters:

MS&E 293, Technology in National Security
-taught by William Perry, professor at Stanford University, with a joint appointment at FSI and the School of Engineering, senior fellow at FSI and co-director of the Preventive Defense Project MS&E 293 examines critical decisions made by the U.S. in selected security and space programs, emphasizing current issues. Case studies illustrate the process by which technical, political, and economic issues are brought into the policy process; particularly, the way in which technical organization in government, government committees, and science advisory boards interact to bring advice to senior policy makers. Three units. (autumn)

PoliSci 110D, War and Peace in American Foreign Policy
-Taught by Kenneth Schultz, associate professor of political science. The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period. Five units. (spring)

PoliSci 114S, International Security in a Changing World
-the interdisciplinary faculty includes William Perry; Coit Blacker, director of FSI and professor of political science, and Scott Sagan, professor of political science and director, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). The course surveys the major international and regional security problems in the modern world with presentations on the political and technical issues involved in arms control, the military legacy of the Cold War, regional security conflicts, proliferation of advanced weapons capabilities, ethnic conflicts, and peacekeeping efforts. Five units. (winter)

How to Enroll
Certificate seekers may begin the program in the autumn, winter or spring quarter under the Non Degree Option by completing an online enrollment application. First time students must also provide transcripts from all previous colleges and universities. Those who wish to update their skills and stay current in their field without seeking graduate credit may enroll under the Audit Option. Tuition information.

More Information
View an informational Web seminar with Professor Blacker and three certificate recipients.

Preview the first lecture from the last time Professor Perry taught MS&E 293.

Contact: info@scpdinfo.stanford.edu