European Perspectives on Integrated Security

This program explores integrated security from European perspectives. The program will identify and discuss European security issues, examine regional conflicts, and explore questions related to European security governance. For the majority of the program, students will be housed and pursue experiential learning projects at the Virginia Tech Steger Center for International Scholarship in Switzerland. Students will also engage in includes two or three major field excursions, as well as meet with security experts in other European locations.

In addition to studying these issues and pursuing experiential learning projects at Virginia Tech's Steger Center for International Scholarship, students will travel to Brussels (Belgium), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), as well as meet with security experts in other European locations.

The program offers six to nine (6-9) hours of course credit and will build toward the Pathways Minor in Integrated Security. Students in all majors are welcome.

This program will enroll students in Spring 2025.