Introduces major concepts, debates and challenges in international security policy. Some of today's problems have existed in various forms for centuries, such as potential conflicts between great powers, violence by governments against their own people and by terrorist organizations and the disruptive effects of powerful new technology. Some are more recent, such as nuclear deterrence and non-proliferation, humanitarian crises and human security. And others, including cyber security, drones and climate change, are the leading edge of future security challenges. Fundamental questions about how to make the world safer will be a major theme of this course.

Provides an introduction to K-12 education policy, policy processes and school governance in the United States. We will examine the multiple and sometimes conflicting goals that animate education debates and the various lenses and conceptual tools that can help us understand the contested terrain of education policy. In this course, students learn the various ways policies and educational systems fight or perpetuate education inequity. The course will critically analyze these educational inequities and the different policy solutions that have been implemented to respond to these inequities. We will analyze and understand the diverse approaches to solving education challenges and their impact on marginalized communities. Using role-play with classmates and professionals, students will explore real case studies and challenges in K-12 education policy.

Asks students to think about how society should manage complexity, transformation, and uncertainty with an eye on developing a broader sense of ethics and social responsibility. Introduces analytical frameworks, concepts, and data collection techniques that interdisciplinary scholars use to map relationships among science, technology and society and generate important questions about the future of society.