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Do you need a graduate degree program that fits well with your busy schedule? Do you want to gain the analytical skills and knowledge that security-related employers want their recruits to have?
The master of science in security studies program at East Carolina University is a truly innovative and challenging curriculum. Students engage with top-notch faculty in an online setting to learn about the diverse fields relevant to security studies. ECU's MSSS program features six core courses to provide our students with a common base of knowledge about the field of security studies, combined with areas of emphasis designed to allow students to gain insights and knowledge about specific security sub-fields of interest to them. The areas of emphasis include international security, homeland security policy, science and technology security (computer science or information technology specialization), and environmental health and occupational safety.
You will study in an online environment designed to accommodate your busy schedule, while allowing you to participate extensively in your classes. Students in the MSSS program come from a variety of career fields and interests providing students with the opportunity to be exposed to different perspectives about security issues. Faculty for the program are drawn from more than 15 departments, which gives MSSS students the opportunity to learn from experts in different fields. Across all the classes, the MSSS program emphasizes the importance of thinking and writing analytically and with clarity, two skill sets that your future employers will be seeking.
ECU Advantage
East Carolina's master of science in security studies program examines security problems and responses from many different perspectives, providing students with a broad base of knowledge. Security issues are examined from the international, U.S., state and local levels. The MSSS program is also interdisciplinary, allowing students to choose classes that best suit their interests while exposing them to perspectives from a variety of different security-related disciplines.
Through the MSSS online program, students will have the opportunity to interface with not just our excellent faculty, but also other students who are engaged in different security fields, including the US Armed Services, National Guard, law enforcement, intelligence, private security, emergency management, and many more. The approach gives ECU's MSSS students a broad understanding of security issues as well as providing them with the analytical skills that are sought after by security-related employers.
What You Will Study
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