Program Overview

Program Overview

The online Master of Arts in Global Security with a concentration in Cybersecurity is designed to prepare students to confront digital threats and complex challenges in international cyber defense. The program explores topics such as cyberwar, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and global cybercrime, while building strategies to protect systems, influence policy, and respond to digital threats around the world.

Program Details

• The program consists of 10 classes, each lasting 7.5 weeks, and requires a total of 30 credit hours.
• The program offers the flexibility to align studies with career goals by choosing from three tracks: Cybersecurity concentration, Global Security (general track), and Irregular Warfare concentration.
• The Cybersecurity concentration focuses on cyber threats, digital infrastructure, and the intersection of technology and security policy.
• The Global Security (general track) presents a broad, interdisciplinary approach to global conflict, cooperation, and security.
• The Irregular Warfare concentration emphasizes non-traditional conflict, insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism.

Courses

• Core courses include:
  • Cybersecurity Global Politics and Resiliency
  • Cybersecurity Planning and Strategy
  • Cybersecurity Threats and Trends
  • Overview of Cybersecurity
• Elective courses include:
  • Comparative Studies of Conflict
  • Emerging Technologies and Global Security
  • Future of War
  • Global Politics of Security

Career Opportunities

The program prepares students to work in diplomacy, international development, the military, or the private sector, with potential roles in cybersecurity, law enforcement, management, intelligence, or other fields. Some careers that students may pursue include:

• Consultant
• Cybersecurity analyst
• Federal government policy analyst
• Multinational company policy analyst
• Private sector policy analyst

Faculty and Research

The program is taught by leading experts from ASU's Center on the Future of War and D.C.-based think tank New America, including former U.S. Cyber Command leadership and internationally recognized scholars. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to prestigious students and faculty members, including Fulbright American Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, MacArthur Fellows, and Nobel laureates.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in the last 60 hours of their bachelor's program or a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA in the last 12 units of their post-baccalaureate transcript. All applicants must submit:

• A personal statement
• CV or resume
• Graduate admission application and application fee
• Letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts

Tuition and Financial Aid

The program offers a tuition calculator to estimate full-time or part-time tuition fees prior to any financial aid. Most students receive financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has a vast spectrum of degrees in the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities, with a transdisciplinary approach to education. The college has 31,572 students enrolled, $161 million in research expenditures, and 21 interdisciplinary schools and departments.