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This course presents an overview of the principal areas important to global terrorist groups and organizations. The study of terrorism is complex and multi-disciplinary and offers a variety of academic and practitioner perspectives. Students will investigate diverse models, theories, and concepts to explain individual, group, and organizational dynamics. Through this exploration of ideology, motivation, recruitment, media strategies, leadership, and inter- and intra-group dynamics, students will be able to identify patterns of behavior and strategic intervention approaches. Through case studies, students will step into the perspective of terrorist groups and apply what is learned to individual creative projects.