Security Studies (Minor)
Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly.
Why choose this minor?
Security encompasses some of the most important and contentious issues facing the international community today, such as conflict, peace, crime, terrorism, war, and fear.
You'll develop a thorough understanding of these topics and our innovative approach will draw on tools and concepts from multiple social science disciplines.
Careers and future studies
Upon graduation, you'll have a deeper understanding of the security issues you hear in the news every day. You'll develop the ability to analyze global challenges such as conflict, war, crime, terrorism, environmental catastrophe, and pandemic disease. This skill set is in demand in multiple sectors and prepares you for careers in fields such as:
- government
- non-government organizations
- law enforcement
- social work
Future studies could include programs at the graduate level in political science, criminology, or public administration.
What you will learn
Our courses represent a wide range of social science fields, including political science, history, sociology and social anthropology, international development studies, contemporary studies, and more.
Some of our courses focus on specific historical periods or geographic areas, while others explore the theories and philosophies behind security.
The variety of perspectives that inform this interdisciplinary program ensures that you develop a strong understanding of security issues, the contexts in which they exist, and the possibilities for addressing them.
Eligibility
Who can take this minor?
Students registered in a 120-credit hour degree within the following eligible faculties/programs
Applied Computer Science, Arts, Commerce, Community Design, Computer Science, Informatics, Management, Music, Science