NSPS 6630 - Risk Assessment and Management in National Security

This graduate level course provides a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the concept and nature of risk in society, currently and historically. One of the primary goals of the course is to assess the role that risk and uncertainty have played in the development of a wide variety of public and private approaches to recognizing and resolving risks of loss. Lecture, discussion, a writing assignment and several individual and team presentations will be included in the teaching methods used along with several, semi-structured, student-led case studies. 3 credits.