Doctor of Philosophy in Security Studies - Curriculum 694
Program Officer
Adam Arndt, CDR
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 336
(831) 656-3781, DSN 756-3781
adam.arndt@nps.edu
Doctoral Committee Chair
Daniel Moran, Ph.D.
Code 38, Glasgow Hall, Room 316
(831)656-2059, DSN 756-2059
djmoran@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Security Studies is a multidisciplinary field based on the traditional academic disciplines of Political Science, History, and Economics. The doctoral program in Security Studies seeks to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to do work of the highest professional quality in these areas, with emphasis on understanding the challenges and characteristics of modern security and defense policy.
The PhD in Security Studies requires three years in-residence, beginning with one year of course work beyond the Master's degree, followed by two years conducting research and writing the dissertation.
Requirements for Entry
Admission to the Ph.D. program in Security Studies is available to officers of all the U.S. armed services, civilian federal employees with agency sponsorship, and to individuals sponsored by selected allied nations. Applicants must possess a Master's Degree in Security Studies or a closely-allied field (Political Science, History, Economics, etc.) by the time doctoral instruction begins.
Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, once a complete application has been received. The following materials are required:
Convenes
Once a student has been admitted, doctoral study may begin in any subsequent quarter during the following twelve months.
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Security Studies.
Curriculum Requirements
General Degree Requirements: The NSA doctoral program requires one year of course work beyond the Master's degree. Courses and directed studies are tailored to develop the candidate's analytical and methodological foundations in three functional, regional, or disciplinary sub-fields of security studies, to prepare students to take required written qualifying examinations, and to identify a dissertation topic and write a dissertation proposal.
A student is expected to have completed comprehensive examinations, and secured approval of the dissertation proposal by the committee that will supervise its completion, by the end of the fifth and sixth quarters, in residence, respectively.
Degree Candidacy and Dissertation Research: Doctoral students are admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. following successful completion of written and oral qualifying examinations, and the submission of a satisfactory dissertation proposal. Students admitted to candidacy for the degree are thereafter expected to be engaged full-time in dissertation research and writing. Once a completed dissertation has been submitted the student must defend it before the dissertation committee. A representative of the Academic Council and other interested observers will also be present for the defense.
Curriculum Sponsor and ESR Approval Authority
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) (N3/5).
Subspecialty
2000D