
The Master of Arts in Global Security is an online graduate program designed to empower its graduates with the skills and knowledge to analyze contemporary global security challenges. It emphasizes practical skills and policy-oriented approaches, and is designed to aid professional advancement in military, government, and private sector careers.

The MA in Global Security is an online graduate program designed to empower its graduates with the skills and knowledge to analyze contemporary global security challenges. With the cybersecurity concentration, students can deepen their understanding of the growing cyber threat landscape in the context of global security. You’ll learn about important challenges facing the diplomatic, intelligence and military communities, with a focus on cyber threats, responses, and policy. This program is non-technical and does not require expertise in computer science, engineering, or coding. It is policy-oriented and designed to educate future leaders on the complex nature of digital threats and how to address them from a national to a global level.

The Graduate Certificate in Global Security and Competitive Statecraft engages students in a critical, forward-looking examination of the most significant threats and trends at the global level. The coursework focuses on disruptive changes in the global system and what they mean for the future of the global order. Designed for strategists and specialists in security-related fields, the curriculum invites students to broaden their perspective on the global strategic environment.

Students working on their master’s in global security can pursue a cybersecurity concentration. You’ll learn about important challenges facing the diplomatic, intelligence and military communities. By focusing on international cybersecurity, you can better understand the growing threat landscape faced by countries around the world.

You can deeply understand the issues that shape the complex contemporary global political environment through firsthand experience and the academic rigor of challenging, interesting and relevant coursework on contemporary issues, taught by world-class faculty from across the spectrum of security-related and foreign policy fields.

The Master of Arts in global security is designed to empower graduates of the program with the capacity to understand and analyze the complex nature of conflict and global security challenges while developing specific tools, skills and insights to influence appropriate policies and programs for the future. A total of 30 program hours are required.