国家安全研究文学硕士课程是一门面向专业，跨学科的研究生课程，位于社会与行为科学学院内。该方案旨在增进对与当代国际环境有关的国防政策分析，战略规划和军备控制的实质和原则的理解。选修课程的灵活性使学生可以强调针对其特殊兴趣的国家安全问题的研究。该计划与国防分析和相关专业，军事服务，公务员和情报界中已建立的职业人员有关。此外，该计划的结构是为有动机的人提供来自认可机构的文学学士学位和/或理学学士学位的动机，这些人才具有进入上述职业领域或攻读博士学位所需的更高教育技能。
The Master of Arts in National Security Studies is a professionally oriented, interdisciplinary, graduate-level program housed within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The program is designed to develop an understanding of the substance and principles of defense policy analysis, strategic planning and arms control in relation to the contemporary international environment. Flexibility within elective courses permits the student to emphasize research in national security issues of his or her special interests. The program is relevant to established career personnel in defense analysis and related specialties, the military services, the civil service and the intelligence community. Additionally, the program is structured to provide motivated persons holding a Bachelor of Arts degree and/or Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution with the higher educational skills necessary for entry into the above mentioned career fields or to pursue doctoral studies.