Tag: Graduate courses
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SEST 6577: GIS for Security Studies
This course provides an introduction to geospatial data science and its applications to public policy, political economy, and international relations. The course will enable students to work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data structures and understand cartography, transformations, georeferencing, geocoding, and spatial analysis. It will provide students with hands-on experience in using open-source GIS software […]
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STIA 4400: Space Diplomacy
Spaceflight increasingly serves as a powerful tool for diplomacy, fostering collaboration between nations and shaping global relations. This interdisciplinary course explores the role of outer space in international relations, examining how space programs, missions, and technologies influence political, economic, and strategic interactions on Earth. Throughout the semester, students will investigate how spaceflight has served as […]
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SEST 6631: Outer Space/Strategic Capabilities
This course will explore how outer space and associated strategic technologies are transforming the international security environment. The course will examine the role that outer space played during the Cold War and discuss how current technological trends are shaping today’s space security environment. Additionally, this course will explore contemporary topics like the rise of commercial […]
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SEST 6632: Space Policy and Power
This course examines the evolution and challenges of U.S. space policies and strategies, space programs, and space activities within the context of technological, environmental, economic, and international relations theories. Integral to this process is the development of critical thinking on the utility of the space domain to further overall US policy and space power projection. […]
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STIA 4406: Space Security and Exploration
Satellites provide a foundation for Earth and space science, weather forecasting, treaty verification, strategic and military intelligence, global communications and navigation, and projection of military power. This course will focus on intersections between space and international security, with additional discussion about modern space exploration and new private companies. We will cover four broad areas: fundamentals […]
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STIA 4321: Rocket Economics
A new generation of reusable rockets and smaller more powerful satellites are revolutionizing the space business. Rocket Economics will examine the fundamentals of the rapidly expanding space economy driven by applications for commercial, civil, and national security customers around the globe. The goal is to educate future business, government, and science leaders on next generation […]
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BIOL 5170: Astrobiology Journal Club
This journal club provides a relaxed setting for students to present their research for peer review and discuss the most recent topics in astrobiology and planetary sciences. Course information
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MSFS 5590: Space Policy and Diplomacy
This course provides an overview of key space topics and explores how they intersect with the complex landscape of space policy, diplomacy and international affairs. This course will examine contemporary civil, commercial, and national security space policy issues. Topics include U.S. space policy, international space law and governance, the role of space in international development, […]
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STIA 4417: National Lab Space Research Forum
This seminar offers students a guided introduction to the cutting-edge space research conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Over the course of the semester, participants will hear from prominent LLNL scientists and engineers working on topics such as spacecraft instrumentation, remote sensing, astrophysics, planetary defense, small sats, earth system science, and astrobiology. Students will […]
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STIA 4418/PHYS 2020: Astronomy and Astrophysics
This class will introduce students to a variety of active research topics in astrophysics today as well as the context and basics of the particular area of study from the Big Bang to the formation of stars and planets. The course will also provide an overview of different astronomical techniques and observatories as well as […]