Master of Arts in Security Studies - International Security

The Security Studies Program’s mission is to teach a new generation of analysts, policymakers, and scholars to think critically and act responsibly in the face of the 21st century’s most pressing national and international security problems. At SSP we offer a multidisciplinary master’s degree designed to prepare graduates for positions within the defense and security fields, and our curriculum is designed to give students a broad array of course options addressing numerous areas of study. Through their study at SSP, young professionals are able to apply their recent theoretical undergraduate education to practical policy applications. Meanwhile, students with mid- to long-term experience in the military, intelligence, and defense contracting sectors enhance their practical knowledge with critical thinking, analytical writing, and theory-based solutions. Class sizes are kept small, allowing students to learn not only from their professors, but also from their peers. SSP recognizes the benefit of having students who are currently working or interning in the security field. As such, we not only accommodate but encourage part-time students. All but a small number of SSP courses take place in the evening, as do many of our social and academic events.

Students in the International Security concentration examine the broad range of issues on the international security agenda. Beyond the traditional security agenda focused on sovereignty, hegemony, and great power politics, students also learn about the range of transnational and subnational challenges on the international security agenda, including nuclear proliferation and other weapons of mass destruction, catastrophic threats from cyber- and biosecurity, enduring strategic rivalries, environmental security and the challenges posed by climate change, human security challenges, including shifting global demographics, migration, and global health issues, global economic challenges, and resource constraints, transnational threats from non-state actors, and an overview of the range of forms of political violence, including terrorism, revolutions, civil wars, insurgencies, subversive wars, and interstate wars.

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