Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies (MAISS)

Program Topics

Sample Courses

Career Outcomes

  • The causes and effects of interstate and intrastate conflict
  • Terrorism and counterterrorism strategies
  • Capabilities and roles of the U.S. Intelligence Community
  • National, regional and global strategic security and cybersecurity threats
  • Social media analysis through open source intelligence
  • National Security and Public Policy
  • Cross-Cultural Security and Psychology
  • Ethnic Conflict and Political Violence
  • Space and International Security
  • Counterterrorism Studies 
  • Cryptographer
  • Computer and Information Research Scientist
  • Computer Security Specialist
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst