Program Overview

Overview

The University of Miami's College of Arts & Sciences offers a dual MD/Certificate in Security Management through the Master of Arts in International Administration (MAIA) degree program's partnership with the Miller School of Medicine.

The MD/Certificate in Security Management is designed to prepare students to meet the various multidimensional security challenges that have faced our planet in the last two decades: from the aftermath of 9/11 to the most recent crisis of COVID-19. For future physicians, understanding the sociocultural and geopolitical threats posed by violent human actions, natural disasters, and pandemics, is essential. Transformational leadership in times of acute crisis demands a unique array of insights and skills.

The MD/Certificate in Security Management program is grounded in an academic, theoretical, understanding of security problems and emergency management strategies. It also emphasizes the development of the practitioner’s arts within the strategic, tactical and operational realms of international security administration.

Admission Requirements

• Students must first be accepted to the University of Miami's MD Program.
• First year MD students should then apply separately to the Certificate in Security Management through the following process:
  • Completed application for admission submitted through CollegeNet
  • Statement of purpose
  • A current resume
  • Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended (may be duplicates from the student's MD application)
  • An official TOEFL or IELTS score is required as proof of English proficiency for international applicants who did not receive a degree in the United States or a foreign country where English is the primary language. The following minimum score is required for admission to a graduate business degree program:
    • TOEFL - 94 or above (iBT only)
    • IELTS - 7.0 or above
• Upon receipt of the student's application, an admissions interview will be scheduled with the MAIA director or another designee from the MAIA program.

MD/Certificate in Security Management Curriculum Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • MD Requirements | 136
  • Certificate in Security Management | 12
• Total Credit Hours | 148

MD/Certificate in Security Management Sample Plan of Study

• The Certificate in Security Management Plan of Study is as follows:
  • Plan of Study Grid Year One
    • Spring | Credit Hours
      • IGS 647 | Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance | 3
    • Summer I
      • M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C
      • IGS 644 | Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability | 3
    • Summer II
      • M.D. Pre-Clerkship Phase 1C
      • IGS 645 | Human Security: Prevention Mitigation | 3
  • Year Two
    • Fall
      • IGS 646 | Civil Security Preparedness and Management | 3
    • Total Credit Hours | 12

Important Note

The certificate program is not eligible for federal or state financial aid. Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance and Employment for further assistance.