National Security, M.S., General Concentration

M.S., National Security

Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits of graduate work, which may include an internship in national security. Transfer credit from other institutions may be permitted subject to the Graduate School policy on transfer credit detailed elsewhere in this catalog.

Students in the program are required to complete 18 credits of core courses and 18 credits of general electives.  Students must complete a capstone requirement of either NSPS 6690 - Research Project I  or NSPS 6693 - National Security Internship I  as part of the program; or NSPS 6697 , NSPS 6698 , NSPS 6699 - Thesis III .

Electives

Plus 18 credits of electives from the following:

• CJST 6602 - Computers, Technology, and National Security Information Management Systems
• NSPS 6602 - NSP Personnel Security Programs
• NSPS 6606 - Contemporary Issues in National Security Programs
• NSPS 6607 - Architecture of Protected Information
• NSPS 6608 - The Development of the United Nations
• NSPS 6609 - International Organizations and Counter-Terrorism
• NSPS 6610 - NSP Cost Modeling & Contract Administration
• NSPS 6611 - NSP Situational Eval&Failure Analy Models
• NSPS 6612 - Integrated Studies in Safeguards and Countermeasure Designs
• NSPS 6613 - NSP Issues in Research and Policy Analysis
• NSPS 6620 - Bioterrorism and Biodefense
• NSPS 6621 - National Security Incident Mapping
• NSPS 6630 - Risk Assessment&Management National Security
• NSPS 6641 - National Security World and National Threat Modeling
• NSPS 6642 - Integrated Studies of the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Communities
• NSPS 6643 - Seminar in Sensitive Evaluation, Techniques, Safegaurds, and Countermeasures
• NSPS 6644 - Cross-Impact Analysis: National Security Future Issues
• NSPS 6645 - National Security: Issues in Deception
• NSPS 6646 - The Structure of National Security Decisions
• NSPS 6647 - The Economics of National Security
• NSPS 6648 - Achieving Excellence in National Security Administration
• NSPS 6651 - A Study of Designated Approving Authorities Criteria
• NSPS 6652 - System Administration in Information Systems Security
• NSPS 6653 - Information Systems Security Officers
• NSPS 6654 - Information System Approval and Certification
• NSPS 6668 - Weapons of Mass Destruction I:Chemical&Biological Agents
• NSPS 6669 - Weapons of Mass Destruction II:Radiological Agents
• NSPS 6691 - Research Project II
• NSPS 6694 - National Security Internship II
• NSPS 6695 - Independent Study
• NSPS 6698 - Thesis II