DRAFT

Program for Defense Studies
Harvard University

**Basic Goal:** To expand the circle of young men and women competent in the field of national security policy. This includes students and young professionals intending to pursue a career in college teaching, science and engineering, government service, law, business or politics. Emphasis will be upon the encouragement of the pursuit of an M.P.A. degree (Littauer) or Ph.D. (Government, Economics, History) with specialization in this field.

Such a program will be developed from the nucleus of
Government 259 (Defense Policy Seminar) which has behind it
six years of experimentation in the teaching of the subject.

Major Elements

Major elements of the program would include the
following:

1. Academic Courses and Seminars

2. Financial Support for staffing these courses:

(a) Research Associates

(b) Post-doctoral and Graduate Fellowships

(c) Visiting Professorships and Lectureships

3. 1. and 2. would provide the basis for graduate degree programs.

Academic Courses

A. <u>Govt. "159"</u> Government and Defense -- a one-semester survey of problems in defense policy and administration, primarily for Harvard undergraduates, but open to graduate students with no background in the subject. Attempts might be made to attract science and engineering students to this course.

B. <u>Govt. "259"</u> Defense Policy Seminar -- a full year course open to selected Harvard graduate students from Arts & Sciences, Public Administration, Law, Business, the sciences, possibly including students from M.I.T. and Tufts. This would be a continuation of the existing Seminar; its composition would be more select; its total enrollment smaller.

enrollment smaller.

Tutts. This would be a continuation of the existing
science, positively including students from M.I.T. and

Science, Public Administration, Law, Business, the
open to selected Harvard Graduate students from Arts &

B. *Coat*. #326n Defense Policy Seminar -- a full year course

to this course.

might be made to attract science and engineering students
at GRS with no background in the subject. Attempts to
 Survey of problems in defense policy and administration,
the

A. *Coat*. #126n Government and Defense -- a one-semester

Academic Courses

degree programs.

3. I. and S. would provide the basis for Graduate

(c) Allowing Professorships and Researchships

(p) Post-doctoral and Graduate Fellowships

(s) Research Associates

3. Financial Support for starting these courses:

I. Academic Courses and Seminars

following:

Major Elements

Government 528 (Defense Policy Seminar) which has proved it
such a program will be developed from the unclens of

in this field.

or Ph.D. (Government, Economics, History) with specialization
the accommodation of the burden of an M.B.V. degree (Rittsner)
service, law, business or politics. Emphasis will be upon
in college teaching, science and engineering. Government
students and lowltt professionals intending to pursue a career
in the field of national security policy. This includes

Basic Cost: To expand the circle of lowltt men and women competent

Harvard University

Program for Defense Studies

DRAFT