UTSA Security Studies

Welcome to the Graduate Certificate in Security Studies
COLFA Dean Daniel Gelo (2nd from right) with 3 of the first group of Certificate recipients
The Graduate Certificate in Security Studies is a program that mainly serves the needs of San Antonio regional professionals, such as leaders in military and civilian contract functions, who require advanced education short of full degree programs and in areas directly connected with their work in homeland security and defense at national, state, and local levels. The Department of Political Science and Geography is responsible for all coordination of students participating in the Certificate program. The program’s goals are to expand horizons of awareness of domestic and global conditions that reasonably can be expected to impact on homeland security and defense in a democratic society, and to deepen awareness of how political systems address particular conditions of threat arising from natural disasters and external attacks. Many of our applicants will have substantial knowledge of, or experience with, circumstances associated with homeland security and defense because of their assignments in operational areas of domestic and/or international security in private or public organizations. Other applicants may have limited professional experience but may have interests in broadening their knowledge of issues related to homeland security in the context of global concerns or domestic emergencies. Individuals interested in the Graduate Program in Security Studies should contact the Graduate Advisor of the Department of Political Science and Geography.

Welcome to the Graduate Certificate in Security Studies

COLFA Dean Daniel Gelo (2nd from right) with 3 of the first group of Certificate recipients

The Graduate Certificate in Security Studies is a program that mainly serves the needs of San Antonio regional professionals, such as leaders in military and civilian contract functions, who require advanced education short of full degree programs and in areas directly connected with their work in homeland security and defense at national, state, and local levels. The Department of Political Science and Geography is responsible for all coordination of students participating in the Certificate program.

The program’s goals are to expand horizons of awareness of domestic and global conditions that reasonably can be expected to impact on homeland security and defense in a democratic society, and to deepen awareness of how political systems address particular conditions of threat arising from natural disasters and external attacks. Many of our applicants will have substantial knowledge of, or experience with, circumstances associated with homeland security and defense because of their assignments in operational areas of domestic and/or international security in private or public organizations. Other applicants may have limited professional experience but may have interests in broadening their knowledge of issues related to homeland security in the context of global concerns or domestic emergencies.

Individuals interested in the Graduate Program in Security Studies should contact the Graduate Advisor of the Department of Political Science and Geography.