Key Features of AIDSS Academic Curriculum:
Foreign Language:
Foreign languages are offered in the first two semesters of the Master’s Programme. The purpose of foreign language teaching is to enhance the technical vocabulary and capability of the students. Understanding a nation’s medium of communication is an integral part of studying its security concerns and strategic culture.
Study Abroad Programme (SAP):
The Study Abroad Programme (SAP) enables students to pursue part of their Master’s Programme in a foreign university. It could be in Amity Universities located in USA, Europe, People’s Republic of China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore or Central Asian Republics.
Core Courses:
• International Relations
• Theoretical Approaches & Concepts of Strategic Studies
• International Political Economy
• Geo- Politics & Military Geography
• International Law
• Critical Security Studies
• Strategic Studies
• Indian Military History
• Indian Military Geography
• India & the Indian Ocean Region
• National Security
• India’s Foreign Policy
• India’s Defence Policy
• Diplomacy & Defence Studies
• Maritime Security
• Internal Security & Strategic Studies
• Research Methodology
The curriculum of AIDSS includes the following aspects with the depth of the electives increasing as the programme advances.
Pool of Electives:
• Air Power and National Security
• Maritime Power and National Security
• Military Land Power and National Security
• Technology and Warfare (Including AI, Quantum, Nano, Missile, Unmanned etc.)
• Defence Industry and Military Interface
• Cyber Warfare (Including Defensive, Offensive, Forensic and Laws)
• Space Warfare (Including Defensive, Offensive; Laws and Dual use)
• Information Warfare Including Psychological Warfare and Role of Media
• Ballistic Missiles
• Unmanned Systems
• Global Peacekeeping and Role of UN
• Hybrid, Multi-domain and Joint Warfare
• Hybrid Warfare and Role of Defence Forces (Including Terrorism and Internal Security)
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy Security
• Higher Defence Organisation and Civil-Military Interface
• Military Diplomacy and Role of Defence Forces
• Military Leadership and Decision Making
• CBRN – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Weapons
• Terrorism
• De-radicalisation
• Comprehensive National Power – India
• India & Regional Maritime Security
• Maritime Logistics in Global Supply Chain
• Navy & Statecraft.
• Maritime Economics & Logistics
• Counter Terrorism at High Seas
• International Peacekeeping & Peace Building through Naval Power
• Nuclear Dynamics in Asia-Pacific Region
• Maritime Strategic Surveillance
• Blue Economy and Maritime Trade
• Space and Cyber Security in Maritime Domain
• Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief
Thematic Issues in Security Analyses
• Science & Technology- National Security
• Arms Control & Disarmament
• Internal Security
• Technology & Border Security
• Peace & Conflict Studies
• Nuclear Proliferation / Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Disaster Management
• Technology & Disaster Prediction
• HADR (Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief)
• Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security
• Aviation law
• Maritime law
• Human Rights
• DNA Fingerprinting Technologies
• Robotics & Security
• Energy Security
• Criminology & Forensic Science
• Evolution of Strategy
• Indian Military History
• Economics of Defence
• Nuclear Warfare
• Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA)
• Arms Race in Asia
• Five Generations of Warfare
• Conflict Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Higher Defence Management in India
Area Studies:
India’s Relations with:
• USA
• Russia
• China
• Japan
• Israel
• Australia
• Vietnam
• South Asia
• Central Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• Latin America
Military Strategy of:
• Satavahanas
• Vijayanagara Empire
• Marathas
Epics in Military Strategy:
(For students who study Sanskrit in the first two semesters)
• Mahabharata
• Kautilya’s Arthasastra
• Rig Veda
• Vimana Shastra
• Weapons Systems in Ramayana
• Shantiparva
(For students who pursue foreign languages)
• Sun Tzu- Art of War
• Carl von Clausewitz- On War
• Alfred T. Mahan- Influence of Sea Power on History
• Sergey Gorshkov- Sea Power of the state
• PLAN (People’s Liberation Army-Navy)
