ISSMA - International Security Studies

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The  Masters of Arts in International Security Studies requires 34 graduate credit hours, which includes 11 regular courses and the final professional colloquium. All courses are electives except for the following:

• course: Colloquium Final Project for ISS (1)

All students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

All ISS courses, with the exception of the capstone (course) are considered elective courses.

• course: International Security (3)

• course: International Strategy (3)

• course: The Psychology of Group Conflict and Cooperation (3)

• course: Strategic Nonviolent Conflict (3)

• course: Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)

• course: How Terrorism Ends (3)

• course: Transnational Organized Crime and National Security (3)

• course: Immigration & Border Security (3)

• course: Democracy and Peace (3)

• course: Dynamics of Civil Wars (3)

• course: Global Political Economy (3)

• course: European Politics and Society (3)

• course: International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)

• course: Security in New Democracies (3)

• course: Politics of Islamism (3)

• course: Crime and Violence in Latin America (3)

• course: Politics and Security in Central Asia (3)

• course: Research Design in the Social Sciences (3)

• course: Russian Foreign and Security Policy (3)

• course: Media and International Affairs (3)

• course: Constitutional Law and American Foreign Policy (3)

• course: American Foreign Policy (3)

• course: Issues in Cybersecurity and Cyberwar (3)

• course: The Politics of Cybersecurity (3)

• course: Politics in the Digital Age (3)

• course: Democracy Challenges in the MENA Region (3)

• course: Concepts of Human Rights and Security (3)

• course: Natural Resources and International Security in Latin America (3)

• course: Gender and International Security (3)

• course: International Relations of East Asia (3)

• course: International Politics of the Middle East (3)

• course: Emerging Powers in the Global System (3)

• course: Armed Conflict (3)

• course: Geospatial Intelligence – Foundations and Concepts (3)

• course: Intelligence and US National Security (3)

• course: National and Civil Security Mexico (3)

• course: Domestic Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy (3)

• course: International Law and Organization (3)

• course: Global Health Security (3)

• course: The Politics of Energy Security (3)

• course: Arming the State: The Global Arms Trade (3)

Please see our course list for more information.

For select students, a 4-unit thesis is an option instead of doing the capstone course (course). 

The thesis can be approved by the program director after the student has completed half of the required course work (18 units/6 courses).

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Minimum Credit Units

34 

Core Coursework Requirements

The  Masters of Arts in International Security Studies requires 34 graduate credit hours, which includes 11 regular courses and the final professional colloquium. All courses are electives except for the following:

• course: Colloquium Final Project for ISS (1)

Elective Coursework

All ISS courses, with the exception of the capstone (course) are considered elective courses.

• course: Climate, Policy, and Security (3)

• course: Intelligence and U.S. National Security (3)

• course: The Psychology of Group Conflict and Cooperation (3)

• course: Strategic Nonviolent Conflict (3)

• course: Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)

• course: How Terrorism Ends (3)

• course: Transnational Organized Crime and National Security (3)

• course: Democracy and Peace (3)

• course: Dynamics of Civil Wars (3)

• course: Global Political Economy (3)

• course: European Politics and Society (3)

• course: International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)

• course: Security in New Democracies (3)

• course: Politics of Islamism (3)

• course: Politics and Security in Central Asia (3)

• course: Research Design in the Social Sciences (3)

• course: Russian Foreign and Security Policy (3)

• course: Media and International Affairs (3)

• course: Constitutional Law and American Foreign Policy (3)

• course: American Foreign Policy (3)

• course: Issues in Cybersecurity and Cyberwar (3)

• course: The Politics of Cybersecurity (3)

• course: Politics in the Digital Age (3)

• course: Democracy Challenges in the MENA Region (3)

• course: Concepts of Human Rights and Security (3)

• course: Natural Resources and International Security in Latin America (3)

• course: Gender and International Security (3)

• course: International Relations of East Asia (3)

• course: International Politics of the Middle East (3)

• course: Emerging Powers in the Global System (3)

• course: Armed Conflict (3)

• course: Geospatial Intelligence – Foundations and Concepts (3)

• course: National and Civil Security Mexico (3)

• course: Domestic Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy (3)

• course: International Law and Organization (3)

• course: The Politics of Energy Security (3)

Please see our course list for more information.

Additional Requirements

For select students, a 4-unit thesis is an option instead of doing the capstone course (course). 

The thesis can be approved by the program director after the student has completed half of the required course work (18 units/6 courses).