BSSDA - Strategic Studies & Defense Analysis

Program Manager: James Dalton

Instruction in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis is designed to be highly experiential through an integration of the operational and international experiences of SOF soldiers into the curriculum. A soldier will apply course work and study to initiatives and field exercises related to the student's deployment area. Students will conduct research concerning a region’s conflicts and opportunities and will incorporate both their research and field experiences into their program of study, thus potentially enhancing the Department of Defense's body of knowledge of that region. Principles of critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and leadership interweave throughout the curriculum.