Students should purchase a CSUSB Bulletin during the Academic Year they are accepted into the M.A. program for the most up-to-date requirements and obligations.
Students are strongly encouraged to take a course of study in a second language. A second language, particularly in a strategic language with a high degree of proficiency, can receive a hiring bonus; but any competency in a second language can make the student more attractive to federal agencies. Language study does not count towards graduate credit.
The Master of Arts in National Security Studies is a professionally oriented, interdisciplinary, graduate-level program housed within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The program is intended to accommodate working professionals and classes are predominantly scheduled as hybrid offerings from 4:00 to 5:15 and in-person classes between 6:00 and 8:45 p.m.
Program Learning Outcomes, M.A. National Security Studies
At the completion of the M.A. program, students will have met the following objectives:
1: Graduate students will be able to evaluate the major institutions that develop national security.
2: Graduate students will be able to evaluate the theories and concepts of national security.
3: Graduate students will be able to evaluate the major policies and strategies of national security.
4: Graduate students will be able to communicate effectively in writing, leading to lifelong learning.