Students must complete twelve (12) courses comprising 36 credit hours culminating in a capstone project for the MPS in Security and Terrorism Studies. The program format is online and synchronous. The courses occur after 6:00pm ET or on weekends, and are 2.5 hours long. These courses follow a standard Fall or Spring academic semester of 15 weeks.
Core
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BSST640: Theories of Security and Terrorism Studies
BSST641: The U.S. Security Infrastructure
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Research Methods Courses |
BSST633: Research Methods in Terrorism and Counterterrorism
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Security Studies Courses |
BSST643: Near-Peer Competition
BSST644: Counterproliferation
BSST645: Non-state Actors Threats and Responses
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Terrorism Studies Courses |
BSST630: Motivations and Intents of Terrorists and Terrorist Groups
BSST631: Societal Impacts of and Responses to Terrorism
BSST634: Legal and Criminal Approaches to Counterterrorism
BSST635: Countering Violent Extremism: Policy and Practice
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Capstone Courses |
BSST697: Capstone
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