Military and Security Studies
Interested in a career in foreign policy, the military, or intelligence communities? The Military and Security Studies specialization leverages Ohio State’s strengths in history and political science, as well as its ROTC programs to offer this unique leadership specialization.
Course Options
- ACCAD 5100: Concept Development for Time-Based Media
- ARTSSCI 2400: Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society
- COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
- COMM 2331: Strategic Communication Principles
- COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
- COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
- COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
- COMM 3620: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
- DESIGN 3105: Exploring Design Thinking
- DESIGN 3505: Presentation as Thinking
- ENGLISH 2276: Arts of Persuasion
- ENGLISH 3395: Literature and Leadership
- ESHESA 2570: Team and Organizational Leadership
- ESHESA 2575: Student Organization Leadership Training
- FRIT 3054: The 21st-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
- POLITSC 3785: Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- PSYCH 2311: Psychology of Motivation
- PSYCH 2376: Interpersonal Relationships
- PSYCH 2500: Applied Psychology: Human Behavior in the Wild
- PSYCH 3325: Introduction to Social Psychology
- PSYCH 3530: Theories of Personality
- AIRSCI 2101: Team and Leadership Fundamentals I
- AIRSCI 2102: Team and Leadership Fundamentals II
- AIRSCI 3101: Leading People and Effective Communication I
- AIRSCI 3102: Leading People and Effective Communication II
- AIRSCI 4101: National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty I
- AIRSCI 4102: National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty II
- ARTSSCI 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
- COMM 3597.01: International Perspectives on Communication
- COMM 3597.02: Media and Terrorism
- GEOG 3600: Space, Power and Political Geography
- HISTORY 2500: 20th Century International History
- HISTORY 2550: History of War
- HISTORY 2650: The World since 1914
- HISTORY 3220: The Rise of the Roman Republic
- HISTORY 3270: History of World War I
- HISTORY 3314: From Rubber to Coltan: A Long History of Violence and Exploitation in Central Africa
- HISTORY 3501: U.S. Diplomacy, 1920-Present
- HISTORY 3550: War in World History, 500-1650
- HISTORY 3551: War in World History, 1651-1899
- HISTORY 3552: War in World History, 1900 to the Present
- HISTORY 3560: American Military History, 1607-1902
- HISTORY 3561: Citizenship and American Military History: 1902 to the Present
- HISTORY 3575: The Korean War
- HISTORY 3580: The Vietnam War
- HISTORY 3590: Wars of Empire and Decolonization
- HISTORY 3798.02: The U.S., Europe, and the Second World War: Intersections in 20th Century History
- INTSTDS 2800: Introduction to Peace Studies
- INTSTDS 3700: Introduction to Intelligence
- INTSTDS 3701: Introduction to Homeland Security
- INTSTDS 3702: Herding Cyber Cats: Information Security Management
- INTSTDS 3703: Ethical Issues in the Information Age
- INTSTDS 4550: Bioterrorism: An Overview
- INTSTDS 4700: Terror and Terrorism
- INTSTDS 4701: The Development and Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- MILSCI 2001: Leadership and Decision Making
- MILSCI 2002: Army Doctrine and Team Development
- MILSCI 3001: Training Management and the Warfighting Functions
- MILSCI 3002: Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations
- MILSCI 4001: The Army Officer
- MILSCI 4002: Company Grade Leadership
- NAVALSCI 3510: Evolution of Warfare
- NAVALSCI 4110: Leadership and Management
- NAVALSCI 4210: Leadership and Ethics
- NAVALSCI 4520: Fundamentals of Maneuver Warfare
- POLITSC 2300: American Foreign Policy
- POLITSC 3225: Post-Conflict Reconstruction
- POLITSC 3240: Political Violence
- POLITSC 3245: Radicalization, Deradicalization, Countering Violent Extremism
- POLITSC 3310: Defense Policy and National Security
- POLITSC 4249: Domestic Politics of International Conflict
- POLITSC 4300: Theories of International Relations
- POLITSC 4305: International Theory
- POLITSC 4310: Security Policy
- POLITSC 4315: International Security and the Causes of War
- POLITSC 4318: The Politics of International Terrorism
- POLITSC 4320: Strategies for War and Peace
- POLITSC 4326: Russian Foreign Policy
- POLITSC 4327: Politics in the Middle East
- POLITSC 4330: Global Governance
- POLITSC 4331: The United Nations System
- POLITSC 4385: Quantitative Studies of International Conflict
- POLITSC 4940: The Politics of Immigration
- SOCIOL 3597.01: World Problems in Global Context
- WGSST 3302: Gender, War & Peacebuilding
Sample Curriculum
Core
- HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
- PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership
- WGSS 3303: Gender, Race, and Leadership
- POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
Skills
- COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
- COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
- ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
Content
- HISTORY 3561: Citizenship and American Military History, 1902 to the Present
- POLITSC 4320: Strategies for War and Peace
- INTSTDS 4700: Terror and Terrorism
Capstone
- ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone