1. United States Military Academy
Major Brian Dietzman
Department of
Social Sciences

2. Agenda Overview of US Military Academy Overview of Department
Minor in Terrorism Studies
Terrorism Course
Homeland Security Course
Regional/Cultural Focus or Strategic Focus Electives
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Selected Outcomes for HLS degree

3. USMA
"To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army."

4. International Relations
Academic Programs
Economics
American Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations

5. Minor in Terrorism Studies
5 additional courses beyond academic requirements
1 Prerequisite Course – IR Theory
2 Required Courses
Terrorism: New Challenges
Homeland Security
3 Electives
Strategic Track ( 2 strategic / 1 Regional or Cultural elective)
Regional/Cultural Elective Track (2 Regional or Cultural and 1 Strategic Elective)

6. Bloom’s Taxonomy (Revised) (1 of 2)
Knowledge of terminology; specific facts; ways and means of dealing with specifics (conventions, trends and sequences, classifications and categories, criteria, methodology); universals and abstractions in a field (principles and generalizations, theories and structures): Knowledge is (here) defined as the remembering (recalling) of appropriate, previously learned information.
defines; describes; enumerates; identifies; labels; lists; matches; names; reads; records; reproduces; selects; states; views.
Comprehension: Grasping (understanding) the meaning of informational materials.
classifies; cites; converts; describes; discusses; estimates; explains; generalizes; gives examples; makes sense out of; paraphrases; restates (in own words); summarizes; traces; understands.
Application: The use of previously learned information in new and concrete situations to solve problems that have single or best answers.
acts; administers; articulates; assesses; charts; collects; computes; constructs; contributes; controls; determines; develops; discovers; establishes; extends; implements; includes; informs; instructs; operationalizes; participates; predicts; prepares; preserves; produces; projects; provides; relates; reports; shows; solves; teaches; transfers; uses; utilizes.

7. Bloom’s (2 of 2)
Analysis: The breaking down of informational materials into their component parts, examining (and trying to understand the organizational structure of) such information to develop divergent conclusions by identifying motives or causes, making inferences, and/or finding evidence to support generalizations.
breaks down; correlates; diagrams; differentiates; discriminates; distinguishes; focuses; illustrates; infers; limits; outlines; points out; prioritizes; recognizes; separates; subdivides.
Synthesis: Creatively or divergently applying prior knowledge and skills to produce a new or original whole.
adapts; anticipates; categorizes; collaborates; combines; communicates; compares; compiles; composes; contrasts; creates; designs; devises; expresses; facilitates; formulates; generates; incorporates; individualizes; initiates; integrates; intervenes; models; modifies; negotiates; plans; progresses; rearranges; reconstructs; reinforces; reorganizes; revises; structures; substitutes; validates.
Evaluation: Judging the value of material based on personal values/opinions, resulting in an end product, with a given purpose, without real right or wrong answers.
appraises; compares & contrasts; concludes; criticizes; critiques; decides; defends; interprets; judges; justifies; reframes; supports.

8. Core Courses American Politics/Government
International Relations Theory
American History to Present

9. Student Outcomes NIMS NRP Critical Infrastructure Terrorism Biological
Chemical
Nuclear / Radiological
Intelligence
Law Enforcement
Strategies
International Aspects
Civil Liberties
Cyberspace
HLS Budgetary Issues
National Security Architecture
Interagency Process
HLS Organization – past and present
Border Security
Maritime Security (including Ports)
Aerospace Security
Immigration
Legal Aspects

10. Comments / Questions