2017-28

Arizona State University
University Senate

Senate Motion #2017-28

Motion Introduced by:  Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee, Caroline Harrison, Chair

Date of First Reading:  November 28, 2016

Date of Second Reading: January 30, 2017

Title of Motion: Request from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – School of Politics and Global Studies – establishment of a graduate degree – MA  in Global Security

Action Requested: This curricular proposal has received all college, school, unit and university administrative approvals, and is being presented to the Senate for review and voting decision.   

Rationale:  The proposed Master of Arts (MA) in Global Security is an interdisciplinary, 30-credit, on-line program that trains students to critically engage global conflict and international security in a comprehensive manner designed to aid professional advancement in military, government and private sector careers. The program is based on the idea that understanding current and future security challenges requires a holistic, multi-faceted approach linking key ideas and approaches from political science, policy studies, comparative religion, law, philosophy, history, technology studies and engineering, and other fields as illustrated and explained with practical examples and case studies which are integrated into specific courses.