The programs taught in the School of Security & Global Studies truly embody our motto, "Educating Those Who Serve.” Students in this school have an understanding of the world that appreciates the differences in political, economic, and social cultures. Our faculty members are highly credentialed and respected leaders in their fields, and many of them currently work in the U.S. government. Likewise, our graduates are employed in leadership positions at agencies ranging from the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security to the intelligence services, as well as private businesses throughout the world. We are committed to helping students think in ways they haven’t thought before, and to apply educational theories to real-world challenges.
School Leadership
Dean
Dr. Mark Riccardi
Associate Dean
Dr. Nicole Drumhiller
Program Directors
Criminal Justice – Dr. Charles Russo
Emergency and Disaster Management, Fire Science and Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Dr. Terri Wilkin
Homeland Security, National Security Studies, Security Management, and Military Studies – Dr. Kelli Frakes
Intelligence Studies – Dr. Michael Ard
International Relations – Dr. Katherine Brannum
Political Science – Dr. Thomas Kelly
Public Administration, Public Policy and Legal Studies – Alison Becker
Faculty Directors
David Rand
Dr. Michelle Watts
Dr. John Dolan
Doctorates
Masters
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Dual Degree: Emergency and Disaster Management and Homeland Security
- Homeland Security
- Intelligence Studies
- International Relations and Global Security
- Legal Studies
- Military Studies
- National Security Studies
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Public Policy
- Security Management
Certificates
- Business Essentials for the Security Executive
- Climate Change Awareness & Leadership
- Competitive Intelligence
- Counterintelligence
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Emergency Management Executive Leadership
- Executive Law Enforcement Leadership
- Homeland Security
- Intelligence Analysis
- Intelligence Studies
- Joint Warfare
- Middle Eastern Studies
- National Security Studies
- Security Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Terrorism Studies
NanoCerts™
- Counterintelligence
- Criminal Intelligence
- Cyber Intelligence
- Geospatial Intelligence
- Intelligence Analysis
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Terrorism
Suspended Programs
- Learning Track in Advanced Cybersecurity/Cybercrime
- Learning Track in Counterintelligence
- Learning Track in Counterintelligence Tradecraft
- Learning Track in Criminal Behavior Management in Schools
- Learning Track in Criminal Intelligence
- Learning Track in Cyber Intelligence
- Learning Track in Geospatial Intelligence
- Learning Track in Intelligence Analysis
- Learning Track in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Learning Track in Terrorism