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2014-2015 University Catalog

International Security, MA (pending SCHEV approval) (CHSS)

Banner Code:  PP-MA-INLS

Note: As of catalog publication in April, the program described below has been approved by the Board of Visitors and sent to the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia for consideration as a new degree program.  The university cannot accept applications or enroll students in this program until SCHEV approval has been granted.  Check the college/school web site for current program status.

Phone: 703-993-1400

Web:  pia.gmu.edu

The program, a joint offering by the School of Public Policy  and the Department of Public and International Affairs , trains early to mid-career professionals who seek the analytical and substantive capabilities to address the security challenges of the 21st century.  In addition to understanding the traditional military and diplomatic approaches that characterized the state-centric security framework of the last century,  the program’s core courses will provide a firm grounding with regard to public-private and international collaborative responses to emerging and unconventional threats, ranging from transnational crime, terrorism, illicit trade, proliferation of emerging technologies and WMD, and corruption to state fragility and ethnic and sectarian conflict.  Students will supplement their core courses by taking elective courses from each of three broad fields: Managing Global Risks, National Security Policies and Processes, and Regional and Transnational Challenges.

MA-International Security Admissions and Policies

Admission Requirements

Please see the Graduate Admission Policies  section in this catalog for general information on graduate admission to George Mason University. Specific information on application requirements and deadlines for the Master in Public Policy program may be found on the School of Public Policy admissions website.

Completed applications for fall and spring semesters are reviewed on a rolling basis, with late applications considered on a space-available basis. Students may be admitted for nondegree study and apply a limited number of credits toward the master’s degree should they choose to apply to the degree program later, in accordance with university policy.

Academic Policies

Students admitted to an SPP program will be terminated from SPP upon receiving one grade of F and are no longer eligible to take courses in SPP. Per university regulation, students are terminated from the university after accumulating grades of F in two courses or 9 credits of unsatisfactory grades in graduate courses. The catalog contains additional information on university graduate academic policies .

MA-International Security Degree Requirements

The MA in International Security comprises 39 credits distributed among core courses (21 credits) and electives (18 credits).

International Security Core Courses (21 credits)

Electives (18 credits)

Students take six elective courses, including at least one approved course (3 credits) from each of the following areas:

Managing Global Risks
Security Policy and Processes
Regional and Transnational Security Challenges

For approved elective course options, please consult the SPP web site. 

Total: 39 credits