Veterans, Society and Service

Description

This concentration in veterans, society and service explores the history, representations, experiences and culture of military service and veterans.

Students study the veteran community with an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, politics, business, journalism, psychology, law, sociology and the arts through the intersectional lenses of gender, race, ethnicity and national identity. This program trains students to listen to, learn from, serve, research and advocate for veterans and their families.

Future professionals and current employees at government agencies, health provider organizations, nonprofit organizations and media industries can benefit from this multifaceted concentration. 

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.

This certificate requires 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level and nine must be completed at ASU. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher.

Required Courses
MVS 100: Introduction to Military Studies 3
MVS 202: Exploring Veteran Culture 3
MVS 300: Fighting for American Ideals 
or
MVS 301: Experience of America's Modern Wars 3
MVS 302: Representations and Self-Representations of Veterans in the Media and the Arts (HUAD) 3

Elective
AFR 494: Black Military History
CAP 316: Combat Trauma
CAP 336: Counseling Military Veterans
COM 312: Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI)
COM 414: Crisis Communication
COM 420: Rhetoric and Community Advocacy
HST 302: War and Political Thought
HST 302: Women, War and Peace
HST 306: World War ll
HST 340: American Military History (HUAD)
HST 355: Total War and the Crisis of Modernity (HUAD)
HST 372: Modern Middle East (GCSI)
HST 456: The Vietnam War (HUAD)
IAP 307: Art and War (GCSI)
ISS 428: Religion and Global Violence (GCSI)
ISS 441: Conflict and Conflict Resolution
ISS 456: Culture, Conflict and War
JST 346: Israeli Wars in Israeli Movies
MCO 494: War and Media
MVS 376: Writing a Personal History
MVS 394: Special Topics
MVS 395: Combat in Film
MVS 401: The Military: Law, Ethics and Culture
MVS 402: Technology and Warfare
MVS 494: Special Topics
PAF 302: Public Service Research Methods
POS 310: American National Government (AMIT)
POS 316: American Political Institutions (AMIT)
POS 325: Public Policy Development (CIVI)
POS 346: Problems of Democracy (HUAD)
POS 350: Comparative Politics (GCSI)
POS 360: World Politics (GCSI)
POS 361: American Foreign Policy (SOBE)
POS 364: National Security, Intelligence, and Terrorism (SOBE)
POS 378 / REL 378: Religion, War and Peace (CIVI)
POS 414: Political History and Leadership
POS 426: Elements of Public Policy
POS 467: International Security (GCSI)
SGS 394: Gender and Armed Conflict

Internship
MVS 484: Internship 3
All students must complete an internship and should review their internship options, including virtual, with the CISA internship coordinator. Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this concentrations.