Master of Arts in National Security Studies
Haifa, Israel
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 10,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
For decades, the State of Israel has been addressing complex national security challenges. Designed in partnership with Israel's globally renowned National Security College, our International program in National Security introduces students to pressing, complex, real-time national security dilemmas, conflicts, and processes in Israel and other regions. The program is ideal for students pursuing a career in governmental, security, and private organizations, who wish to explore and address strategic social, political, ethical, diplomatic, economic, and military dimensions of national security.
Program Highlights
Our program has been developed in collaboration with Israel’s National Security College, IDF's highest course of study and the world's leading educational institution for military, intelligence, and government executives from Europe, America, and Asia. We offer:
- Theoretical knowledge alongside practical tools and skills to address complex national security challenges and processes in both private and public sectors
- Fascinating case studies on national security mistakes, learning curves and achievements that portray Israel's unique role in the Middle East.
- Selected students will participate in advanced research at the University of Haifa's National Security Studies Center
One Year, One Degree
Our one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October through September. Graduates will be awarded a Master of Arts in Political Science, alongside a certificate of specialization in National Security Studies
Highlighted Courses*
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of National Security
- The Evolution of War: The Information and Cyber Age Intelligence and National Security
- Managing the Democratic State: Dilemmas of Policy and Security
- Management of Geopolitical Risks and Opportunities in a Global World
- The National Security of Israel
* The curriculum is subject to change without notice
Curriculum
The course curriculum has been developed by the University of Haifa faculty in cooperation with Israel's National Security College, the highest course of study in the Israel Defense Forces. The National Security College is an established institution that has been successfully teaching graduate studies in national security to military, intelligence, and government personnel from Europe, America, and Asia.
Additionally, the program will interface with the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa, where selected students can participate in the Center's advanced research.
The one-year program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters from October through September. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded a Master of Arts in Political Science and a certificate of specialization in National Security Studies from the School of Political Sciences.
Program Outcome
- Provide students with the methodological skills and competence required for the integration of a wide range of information and insights that make up the complex national security environment and eventually play a productive role in decision-making processes in governmental and private sectors.
- Expose students to the unique role of Israel in the Middle East. Students can select from the Israeli experience, the misperceptions, mistakes, lessons, adjustments, and achievements, and apply them to what they believe to be relevant to their own country's environment.