Arizona State University will soon offer a new war and strategy degree in partnership with the U.S. government. The master’s degree will be offered to active duty military members and others selected by the U.S. Department of War.
It will focus on the intricacies of war and its goals, as well as strategies for improved international relations. Around a dozen students will begin the program this fall at ASU’s Washington, D.C. location. The studies will include seminars, traditional coursework and war games, which are strategy games intended to simulate warfare. Students assume the role of someone in power, whether that be a military commander or president, and explore how different war scenarios play out. ASU hopes to update those systems by incorporating its own data analysis technology.
Ryan Shaw, the Management Director, Strategic Initiatives & Senior University Advisor at Arizona State, joined “Arizona Horizon” to explain the degree and how it works.
