Master of Arts

International Security

For the latest course information please consult the UMass Lowell online academic catalog.

Core Courses

Contemporary Security Studies **

Intelligence Analysis: Policy and Practice **

Scientific and Technological Dimensions of National Security **

Research Design and Methods **

Security Studies Capstone Research Paper **

Electives (Choose 5 from the Following)

International Law **

Descriptive and Inferential Statistics **

International Criminology **

International Perspectives on Crime and Justice **

Politics & Economics of Public Policy ** 

Developing Economies **

The U.S. Defense Industry

Environmental and Energy Security

Terrorism and Counterterrorism **

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Global Trafficking and Criminal Networks

Seminar on Al-Qaeda and Affiliated Networks


** Indicates a version of this course is offered by the UMass Lowell Division of Online and Continuing Education, either online or on campus.

Other graduate-level electives taken at UMass Lowell or at other campuses of the University of Massachusetts may also count toward the 5 electives, based on approval of the Program Director and Graduate Faculty Group.