Graduate Certificate Global Security and Competitive Statecraft at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The graduate certificate program in global security and competitive statecraft is an interdisciplinary program that trains you to critically engage contemporary international security issues in a comprehensive manner. The program is based on four key pillars: enabling innovative strategic thinking, developing analytic tools, supporting critical interdisciplinary engagement, and encouraging flexible and resilient approaches to the inherently complex challenges of current and future global security.

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (3 credit hours) GSC 512 Global Trends (3) Restricted Electives (12 credit hours) GSC 503 Future of War (3) GSC 509 Emerging Technologies and Global Security (3) GSC 561 Cybersecurity Threats and Trends (3) GSC 571 Narrative Conflict (3) GSC 572 Proxy Warfare, Strategic Thinking, History and Operational Arts (3) GSC 573 Understanding Great Power Competition (3) GSC 574 Security and the Global Economy (3) GSC 598 Special Topics (3) Additional Curriculum Information For restricted electives, students take four courses from the restricted list, for a total of 12 credit hours.

Career pathways

This certificate is designed to aid professional advancement in government, military, nonprofit and private sector careers. Graduates have achieved timely and authoritative practitioner insights into the complexity of the contemporary global security environment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. The application requires a one- to three-page personal statement.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 15 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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