Program Overview

Ph.D. Gateway in Security Studies (SPI 550)

The field of Security Studies is distinguished by its focus on a clearly delineated set of intellectual and practical problems. This course will serve as the required gateway for all students entering the Woodrow Wilson School's new PhD cluster in Security Studies. Students typically take this course during the fall semester of their first year.

Course Instructors

• Professors Christopher Chyba and Aaron Friedberg

Program Details

• The course is part of the Woodrow Wilson School's PhD cluster in Security Studies.
• It is a required course for all students entering the PhD program in Security Studies.
• The course is typically taken during the fall semester of the first year.

Related Courses

• Grand Strategy (SPI 475 / POL 393)
• Violent Politics (POL 386)
• American Foreign Policy (POL 392)
• International Politics (SPI 541)
• National Security Policy (SPI 549)
• International Security Studies (POL 554)
• Causes of War (POL 388)
• Terrorism, Civil Wars and Non-State Threats (SPI 555b)
• Secrecy, Accountability and the National Security State (SPI 384)