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Cyber Policy and Security

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Cyber Policy and Security

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Area of Specialization Curriculum

The Cyber Policy and Security area of specialization is guided by the Cyber Policy Center and Center for International Security and Cooperation at FSI. Students must complete two required courses, and choose at least three electives from the pre-approved list below - for a minimum of 20 total units.

Upcoming Specialization Redesign

The Cyber Policy and Security area of specialization is being redesigned into the AI, Cyber, and Tech Policy track, which will be available for students matriculating in Autumn 2027 and later. More details will be coming soon.

Courses

Required Courses

INTLPOL 268: Hack Lab: Introduction to Cybersecurity  
INTLPOL 321: Fundamentals of Cyber Policy and Security 

 

Approved Electives
 

Currently Offered (AY 2025-26) 

COMM 258: Censorship and Propaganda
CS 106A: Programming Methodology  
CS 182: Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change 
CS 221: Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques  
CS 251: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technologies
EE 292J: Designing for Authenticity
GSBGID 517: AI and Power: Five Big Questions
INTLPOL 200: The Social & Economic Impact of Artificial Intelligence
INTLPOL 245B: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions
INTLPOL 252: India in the Indo-Pacific (INTNLREL 152)
INTLPOL 259: Research Topics in Technology and National Security 
INTLPOL 260: Technology, Policy, and US-China Relations  
INTLPOL 263: Human Rights, Information Integrity, and Democratic Values in a Digitized World
INTLPOL 265: AI, Autonomy, and the Future of Warfare
INTLPOL 267: Trust and Safety
INTLPOL 300V:  Silicon Valley and the U.S. Government 
INTLPOL 340: Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition
INTLPOL 360E: Is the Brussels Effect Real? European AI Regulation in Comparative Perspective
INTLPOL 360P: Technology and U.S. Relations in East Asia and the Pacific
INTLPOL 361: Foundations of Internet Speech Platform Regulation  
INTLPOL 363:  Confronting Misinformation Online: Law and Policy 
LAW4051:  Foundations of Internet Speech Platform Regulation
MS&E 247: Decentralized Finance & Blockchain: Innovation, Applications, and Entrepreneurship
MS&E 297: "Hacking for Defense": Solving National Security issues with the Lean Launchpad


Not Currently Offered

COMM 157: Information Control in Authoritarian Regimes
COMM 220: The Rise of Digital Culture
COMM 254: The Politics of Algorithms (COMM 154, CSRE 154T, SOC 154, SOC 254C)
CS 181: Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy
CS 352: Blockchain Governance
EARTHSYS 262: Data for Sustainable Development
INTLPOL 221: Politics of Data: Algorithmic Culture, Big Data, and Information Waste 
INTLPOL 251: Cybersecurity: A Legal and Technical Perspective 
INTLPOL 253: AI and Rule of Law: A Global Perspective      
INTLPOL 256: Technology and National Security
INTLPOL 257: Technology & Public Purpose: Practical Solutions for Innovation's Public Dilemmas 
INTLPOL 258: Psychology, Influence, and Propaganda 
INTLPOL 259A: Research Seminar on Cybersecurity: Automotive Safety, Security, and Privacy 
INTLPOL 261: Current Topics in Technology Platform Policy
INTLPOL 262: Technology Policy Exchange
INTLPOL 268D: Online Open Source Investigation 
INTLPOL 269: Cyber Law: International and Domestic Legal Frameworks for Cyber Policy 
INTLPOL 323: Free Speech, Democracy and the Internet 
INTLPOL 362: Data: Privacy, Property and Security 
INTLPOL 364: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions 
LAW 4039: Regulating Artificial Intelligence 
LAW 4048: Regulating Internet Speech Platforms  
LAW4057:  Antitrust and the Challenges of Competition in Digital Markets
POLISCI 143C: The Politics of Internet Abuse
POLISCI 335C: Misinformation and Democracy: Past and Present