Individual elective courses are grouped into Areas of Study (AOS) relevant to the development of leaders in the military profession. Students must commit to a designated AOS before their first term of study commences. Student assignment to an AOS may be limited by the total number of seats available in the elective courses being taught in a particular term.
All U.S. students in residence in Newport shall complete three elective courses within a single AOS in order to qualify for the College’s JPME I and JPME II diplomas and the Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.
The Electives program shall be predicated on the expectation of 30 hours of classroom, complemented by a colloquia (where applicable), and graduate-level study and preparation for each. Weekly reading assignments will normally be not more than 100 pages per week for each two-credit course.