Interdisciplinary Security Studies
“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” – attributed to Nelson Mandela
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Concentration in Interdisciplinary Security Studies
This fully online concentration prepares you for a dynamic, quickly changing field — national security. You will gain the tools you need to become collaborative, adaptable professionals. The best members of the national security field aren’t just knowledge experts, they are also experts at working with a broad range of colleagues.
This Master of Arts degree provides students with a solid foundation of six core competencies proven to be sought-after by federal agencies. With these six competencies, students will be able to strategize and focus their strengths to their own specializations.
- Analytical writing
- Communication
- Critical thinking and reasoning methods
- Collaboration
- Project management
- Technology skills
Today’s security landscape consists of a broad coalition of government agencies, industry partners, and educational institutions. By working together, the security field can stay ahead of the threats of the future. The result of this concentration reflects this need; you will learn a broad range of skills and gain a toolset to bolster the national security field for the future.
The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for terrorism prevention and counterterrorism research, sponsors the program, which was developed with input from national security leaders like the Nebraska Deterrence Lab. These connections provide students with access to some of the country’s top scholars in security studies.
To learn more about the curriculum, visit the UNO Catalog.
Course Highlights:
ISQA 8546: Computer Security Management
- The purpose of this course is to integrate concepts and techniques from security assessment, risk mitigation, disaster planning, and auditing to identify, understand, and propose solutions to problems of computer security and security administration.
PSCI 8256: Intelligence and National Security
- The purpose of this course is to integrate concepts and techniques from security assessment, risk mitigation, disaster planning, and auditing to identify, understand, and propose solutions to problems of computer security and security administration.