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MPS Security and Terrorism Studies (online) at University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Programme overview

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism's (START) MPS in Security and Terrorism Studies provides students with advanced education on the causes, dynamics, and impacts of terrorism and wider issues related to human security in a complex world. The program is dedicated to training and mentoring a new generation of scholars and analysts to holistically examine questions related broadly to terrorism and security. The program uses a "whole of social sciences" approach to prepare students to examine the complex social, political, economic, and psychological underpinnings of terrorist and security threats.

Faculty: Behavioral and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 36 credits  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: Fall, Spring  |  Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Motivations and Intents of Terrorists and Terrorist Groups, Societal Impacts of and Responses to Terrorism, Research Methods in Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Legal and Criminal Approaches to Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism: Policy and Practice, Theories of Security and Terrorism Studies. The degree requires 36 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letter of Recommendation (none) CV/Resume Writing Sample (optional) Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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