Overview

Security Studies (Online) from Kansas State University will prepare you for a career in research, teaching, foreign policy making and military service through a broad exploration of topics, including war, civil conflicts, insurgencies, terrorism, foreign policymaking and international affairs.

Students will receive an interdisciplinary education from award-winning faculty that builds on rigorous historical and social scientific research methods.

The two core departments are history and political science, but you may draw on expertise and coursework from other disciplines as well.

Careers

The security studies master’s degree will prepare you to work in fields such as:

international affairs

military services

Homeland Security

international security

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Security Studies

Security Studies Methodology

History and Security

International Security

Transnational Security

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00 , International

More details

National students deadline is anytime.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

International Relations Political Science Terrorism & Security View 119 other Masters in Terrorism & Security in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Names and emails of three professional and/or academic references. At least two of the three letters should be from those who can speak authoritatively to your potential to succeed in graduate studies in an academic context.

Unofficial transcripts from each institution attended

A writing sample. This should be between 10 and 30 pages and representative of your best scholarly work. Term papers, thesis chapters and copies of published articles are all examples of acceptable writing samples.

Statement of objectives
Bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA in the final two years or approximately the last 60 credit hours

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17340 USD / year

≈ 17340 USD / year
Out-of-State

17340 USD / year

≈ 17340 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

17340 USD / year

≈ 17340 USD / year

Funding

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