Why Study Security Studies?

Security Studies offers students the opportunity to gain specialized understanding of the multidimensional aspects of international and national security. Students would pursue security studies to obtain the substantive knowledge and analytic skills necessary to understand:

  • Homeland and domestic security
  • International security issues
  • Security in different regions of the world
  • Human security and human rights

The security studies expertise in the department rests at the nexus of theory and policy and can help prepare students for careers in academic research, government policy, and emergency management fields among many others.