Spring 2027
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Course No: CRIM.6660-031; SIS Class Nbr: 10666; SIS Term: 3630
Course Status: Open
Course Description
This course will explore the dynamics of terrorist networks and will equip students with an understanding of the drivers of terrorist network formation, development and disintegration. The course will also provide students with knowledge and understanding of how, why and when networks expand, affiliate, and occasionally splinter. And finally, students will be guided through the applicability of network theory and analysis to the design of hypothetical operational responses and contingency planning surrounding the disruption or containment of terrorist networks.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Core Codes: SS
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Arie Perliger
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When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2027 Spring: Jan 19 to May 08 15-Week (Full-Term)
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1830 | Pay as little as $373/mo for this course.
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- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.A. in Security Studies: Homeland Defense Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: International Security Concentration, Graduate Certificate in Terrorism & Counterterrorism Studies
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