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Dec 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Course Catalog
Counterterrorism, Ph.D.
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The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counterterrorism degree is a unique program designed to meet the long-standing needs of today’s government (including military and law enforcement agencies), academic, and private sector sectors involved in countering terrorism in all its dimensions. The Ph.D. in Counterterrorism program provides students with the opportunity to conduct extensive and sustained, original research at the highest level in the field of counterterrorism. The Ph.D. in Counterterrorism is designed to meet the demands of the highest-skilled professionals to become leaders who will be involved in the advancement, expansion and support of the counterterrorism environment on a large and small scale. The Ph.D. in Counterterrorism is for current professionals in the field who desire to elevate their skills to the highest level and to contribute to the body of knowledge in counterterrorism.
Student Outcomes
Upon graduation, graduates will be able to
- Integrate and synthesize alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within the field of counterterrorism.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in counterterrorism.
- Analyze theories, tools, and frameworks used in counterterrorism.
- Execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly work in counterterrorism.
- Evaluate the legal, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within counterterrorism and demonstrate advanced skill in integrating the results into the leadership decision-making process.
- Develop skill to implement counterterrorism plans needed for advanced global protection.
- Critique human skills and practices for selecting teams that work in counterterrorism.
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Course Requirements (60 Credits)
Notes
- This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course.
- Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.
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