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The Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs (NSA) specializes in the study of international relations, security policy, and regional studies. NSA is unique because it brings together outstanding faculty, students from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, National Guard and various civilian agencies, and scores of international officers from dozens of countries for the sole purpose of preparing tomorrow's military and civilian leaders for emerging security challenges.
The faculty is made up of approximately fifty professors and instructors. Most are full-time faculty at NPS, and approximately twenty-five are tenured or tenure-track. Every member of the faculty is a specialist in an aspect of security studies or in the politics and culture of a specific region. The faculty members are drawn from the top Ph.D.-granting institutions in history, political science, and economics. They are deeply involved in cutting edge academic research and publication, enhancing their ability to provide superior, graduate level education in support of U.S. national security interests.
The study of security studies at NPS has been listed among the top ten universities in the 2006-2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity (FSP) Index in the International Affairs & Development category (for more details, please click here.) The faculty pride themselves on being responsive to the evolving needs of research and curricula sponsors, which creates a dynamic and exciting environment for students. Unlike other graduate programs, faculty, not research assistants, actually teach all classes.
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The NPS campus with Monterey Bay in background |
The NSA Department focuses on Master's-level graduate education in Regional and International Security Studies, offering a wide range of interdisciplinary, in-residence degree programs in these fields. NSA Master's programs require between twelve and eighteen months of in-residence study to complete. Most require completion of a Master's thesis, or supplementary language training at the Defense Language Institute, also located in Monterey. NSA also offers a Ph.D. in Security Studies, which requires a minimum of two years of in-residence work beyond completion of a related Master's degree.
The Department also supports U.S. national security policy by providing a variety of mobile education formats and locally hosted short courses and by pushing research findings directly to the policy-making and implementing communities via the Center for Contemporary Conflict.
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Conferees for the Kargil Conflict research program |
NSA also maintains close relations with three affiliated centers, the Center for Civil-Military Relations, the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, and the Center of Homeland Defense and Security. Each of these contributes at the intersection of the academic and policy spheres in their respective substantive areas, and NSA faculty frequently work within them, according to their areas of expertise. All of these institutions are components of NPS’s School of International Graduate Studies, which also coordinates a range of regional studies programs beyond NPS.
Nearly three hundred M.A. students are in residence at any time and can choose among a range of fully accredited curricula. Their studies can also include work toward Joint Professional Military Education Phase I certification, through a separate program administered by the Naval War College on the NPS campus. The student body integrates both international and American students throughout the bulk of its curricula, deepening opportunities for enhancing cultural awareness.
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