Political Science, Security, and Technology, Minor
The Minor in Political Science, Security, and Technology
Audrey Kurth Cronin, Director, and Trustees Professor of Security and Technology
acronin@andrew.cmu.edu, Posner Hall 385A
Emily Half, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs
ehalf@andrew.cmu.edu, Posner Hall 391
Overview
Sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST), the Minor in Political Science, Security, and Technology is designed for students who are majoring in fields from the arts and humanities to science, engineering, and computer science. By adding a new dimension to their major field of study, these students will gain the background and knowledge to address the ethical, social, and political dimensions of new technologies from a political science perspective.
The minor in Political Science, Security, and Technology takes a social science (not technical) approach to studying emerging technologies that affect war and peace. There is no better place to study security and technology than Carnegie Mellon University, a thought leader in global and national security issues, policies, and strategies related to digital technologies. CMU students are uniquely poised to influence the future, with cutting-edge research happening across campus in all the relevant technological areas--e.g., machine learning, cybersecurity, robotics, big data, neuroscience, human-computer interaction, human enhancement, synthetic biology, and various types of artificial intelligence.
In completing this course of study, Carnegie Mellon undergraduates will learn how to analyze the political, economic, social, and ethical dimensions of new technologies, equipping themselves to contribute to vital political debates and influence technological developments in the public interest.
Curriculum
A maximum of two courses may double count between the minor in Politics and Public Policy and another major or minor. Unlimited double counting is permitted with General Education requirements.
Minor in Political Science, Security, and Technology63 units
Political Science Core18 units
Students must complete:
| Units | ||
| 84-101 | Introduction to Political Science | 9 |
Students must complete one of the following courses:
| 84-104 | Decision Processes in American Political Institutions | 9 |
| 84-226 | International Relations | 9 |
| 84-275 | Comparative Politics | 9 |
Security and Technology Core45 units
Students must complete:
| 84-274 | An Introduction to Technology and War | 9 |
Students must complete 36 units from the following list of courses:
| 84-314 | Politics, Technological Change, and Economic Growth | 9 |
| 84-330 | Race for the Future: US-China Tech Competition | 6 |
| 84-343 | Offensive Cyber: Law & Policy | 6 |
| 84-345 | Hackers, the Law, & Policy Responses | 6 |
| 84-347 | Congress & National Security | 9 |
| 84-349 | Digital Diplomacy: Cybersecurity Challenges and Global Governance | 9 |
| 84-350 | A Strategist's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 9 |
| 84-353 | US-China Strategic Stability | 6 |
| 84-356 | Applied Political Data Analytics | 9 |
| 84-363 | Click. Hack. Rule: Understanding the Power & Peril of Cyber Conflict | 9 |
| 84-368 | Technology Ethics | 9 |
| 84-370 | Nuclear Security & Arms Control | 9 |
| 84-371 | International Governance of Artificial Intelligence | 9 |
| 84-375 | Geopolitics of Innovation | 9 |
| 84-383 | National Cyber Policy & Strategy | 6 |
| 84-387 | Remote Systems and the Cyber Domain in Conflict | 9 |
| 84-405 | The Future of Warfare | 9 |