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SHSS Launches New Program: M.S. in National Security Affairs
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has announced a new master’s degree program: a Master of Science in National Security Affairs (NSA). The new 33-credit M.S. in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) is designed to provide students with research, theoretical, and applied skills in the emerging academic field of national security affairs. Students in this program will build a core understanding of critical issues informing the field of national security today, including the assessment and analysis of the threat of terrorism in the U.S. and beyond and the analysis of intelligence collection.
National security affairs is one of the fastest growing professions with positions open in the public sector in the federal, state and local governments and in the private sector. This program is designed for professionals in the field seeking career advancement, those who aspire to enter the field, individuals in related professions, and those retired from the military and government seeking consulting and other positions. Examples of potential students include personnel in the military, federal, state and local governments, law enforcement, corporations, and academia, as well as recent college graduates.
Following completion of the program’s five core courses, students will be able to choose one of a number of concentration tracks offered through the Graduate School of Humanities, and through partnership agreements with other academic units at NSU, including the Criminal Justice Institute and the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. Students choosing the concentration in Cyber-terrorism offered in collaboration with the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. To complete a concentration track successfully, students must take four courses in their chosen track (12 credits). Students will also complete two elective courses (six credits) from any of the four concentration tracks offered through the program.
Concentration Tracks
The four concentration tracks are:
- Cyber-terrorism and Security (in partnership with the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences)
- Criminal Justice (in partnership with the Criminal Justice Institute)
- International Relations and Global Affairs (at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Homeland Security (at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Applications are being accepted for the January 2011 term. For more information, please contact us at 954-262-7563 or 800-541-6682, ext. 27563 or email gradschool@nova.edu.
Review and approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACFS-COC) to include the M.S. in National Security Affairs (planned for Winter 2011) within the scope of NSU’s institutional accreditation is currently underway.