The BA/BS in National Security Studies (NSS) will provide an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for public and private sector national security careers through acquisition of subject matter expertise and analytical skills. This baccalaureate degree program will expose students to the wide variety of critically important security challenges and issues faced in the twenty-first century such as: terrorism and cyber security, nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction, piracy and global pandemics, sovereignty and the use of force, and civil liberties and the rule of law. Students will also acquire skills such as critical thinking, writing, briefing, and analysis techniques specifically tailored for the national security field, but applicable in many others. Whether students are interested in counterterrorism, homeland security, intelligence gathering and analysis, foreign relations, law and politics, diplomacy, or international development, the NSS BA/BS will provide insight and skills needed to succeed in these professions. 

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4) (recommended for Business, Education,Science, and Health Professions majors)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business (3)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
or	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2.0)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities		3
	Fine Arts		3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			42 Credits
	POLS 1100	American National Government	3
	NSS 2010	Introduction to National Security	3
	POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations	3
	NSS 3050	US Intelligence Community	3
	NSS 301R	National Security Area Studies	3
	NSS 4210	Law of War	3
	NSS 4250	National Security Career Strategies	3
	NSS 4300	Intelligence Cycle and Collections	3
	NSS 4400	Statecraft and Strategy	3
	NSS 4600	National Security Law	3
	NSS 475R	Current Topics in National Security	3
	POLS  3680	International Political Economy	3
	POLS  4500	International Conflict and Security	3
	NSS 4990	National Security Capstone Seminar	3
Elective Requirements:			43 Credits
	Complete 28 credits from the following:		28
	NSS 3350	The Cold War:  Culture and Politics (3)
	NSS 4800	Intelligence Analysis and Tradecraft (3)
	NSS 481R	National Security Internship (1)
	NSS 491R	Directed Readings and Special Projects in National Security (1)
	CNST  4795	Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3)
	CJ 3340	Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System (3)
	CJ 4160	Constitutional Criminal Rights (3)
	HIST 3440	The History of World War I (3)
	HIST 345G	The History of World War II (3)
	HIST 4140	Genocide in the Twentieth Century (3)
	HIST 430G	Violence and Social Conflict in Latin America (3)
	ESMG 310G	Introduction to Homeland Security (3)
	IT 2700	Information Security Fundamentals (3)
	MILS 259R	Current Topics in Military Science (3)
	MILS 4200	The Profession of Arms I (3)
	MILS 4210	The Profession of Arms II (3)
	PJST 3020	The Ethics of War and Peace (3)
	PJST 3100	Introduction to Human Security (3)
	PJST 3400	Conflict Transformation Resolution and Sustainable Peace (3)
	POLS  3100	Survey of International Terrorism (3)
	POLS 3150	US Presidency (3)
	POLS  3210	World Diplomacy (3)
	POLS  3400	American Foreign Policy (3)
	POLS  3500	International Relations of the Middle East (3)
	POLS  3600	International Relations of East Asia (3)
	POLS  3610	International Organization (3)
	POLS  4610	International Law (3)
	Any other course approved by the NSS Director or Academic Advisor
All other non-discipline electives			15

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 or more semester credits, 40 credits must be upper-division.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above.
3. All discipline and core requirements must be passed with a C- or higher.
4. Residency hours: minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
5. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.