Security and Terrorism Studies, Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)

 Non-thesis only (capstone required): 36 credits 

Capstone description: 

Students will be expected to complete literature reviews and quantitative or qualitative research. These will form the basis for the capstone project. The capstone is expected to result in a research report that details an aspect of their research and/or career interests. For example, a student working for a non-profit or non-governmental organization focused on countering violent extremism (CVE) may wish to focus their capstone on developing an innovative CVE program evaluation survey or method. A student interested in becoming, or who is, an intelligence analyst may instead want to focus their capstone project on a specific threat actor and attempt to understand new linkages between that threat actor and others. Students will be expected to work with the program director and a faculty advisor to approve their capstone proposal.