We are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW Transnational Security Concentration.  The new concentration is comprised of relevant courses from all five existing concentrations.   The creation of the Transnational Security concentration is the outgrowth of a combination of demands: (1) a demand from the workplace*, in the post-September 11 era, for graduate students educated and trained in the nature of post-Cold War threats to international security and stability; and (2) a demand from the student body for greater insight into current and emerging threats, including how to minimize and counter such threats. 

*Examples of Organizations seeking security specialists include:  the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of State, and the United Nations

Transnational Security
The Transnational Security concentration focuses on cross-border threats and sources of international instability. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the global security agenda expanded in breadth and rose in prominence. This concentration introduces students to this agenda by combining the study of more traditional issues such as the use of military force, weapons of mass destruction, and disarmament with more contemporary issues like terrorism, organized crime, and human security scourges. In conveying the substance of such issues, the courses in this concentration place great emphasis in helping students develop skills for service in the public sector.

Concentration Eligibility:  Continuing MSGA students are eligible to graduate with the Transnational Security concentration as early as the Fall 2009 semester.  Questions about meeting concentration requirements may be directed to your academic advisor or to the department administration.

   
Ghana Field Intensive 2009/photos: Michelle D'Amico