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Doctoral

Strategic Security

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Core Requirements

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SEC 700 Advanced Strategic Security Analysis and Critique

TCT 700 Advanced Counter Terrorism Research Methods

SEC 740 Strategic Security Information Literacy

SEC 760 Applied Research Methodology

HIST 750 Topics in the History of Strategic Security

COM 750 Briefings, De-briefings and Presentations

MGT 800 Advanced Leadership and Management

LAW 850 Case Studies in Intelligence Regulation and Reform

INT 700 The Strategic Intelligence Process and Policy

SEC 750 The Strategic Security Community

PRO 700 Protection and Operations Management

COM 780 Advanced Business Communications

TCT 800 Advanced Research in Terrorism/Counter terrorism

INT 800 Intelligence Practicum

PRO 800 Protection Practicum

FRP 800 Directed Dissertation Research (22.5 quarter units/50 weeks)


Students take this course while preparing and writing a doctoral dissertation. The student will assemble a committee, select a topic, prepare a research plan, draft and revise their dissertation, and prepare for the oral defense of the dissertation.

 

“The knowledge I have gained at Henley-Putnam has given me a definite edge among my peers. The lessons I learned have made me a better intelligence officer manager of intelligence soldiers.”

-CPT Joseph Turner, Intelligence Officer; US Army

Doctorate in Strategic Security

The doctorate in security is a global security program for governmental, law enforcement, military and corporate leaders who oversee personnel in the strategic security industry and CISO's (Corporate Chief Information Officers). Graduates will be able to coordinate effectively a wide range of strategic security resources and personnel, across multiple agencies if necessary, to produce timely, objective, and accurate intelligence and other security-related products. They will communicate their information to top-level policy and decision makers clearly and coherently. Graduates with a doctorate in security will develop the skills to become adept at managing assets and adjusting strategies in dynamic security environments gained through advanced coursework in this global security program.

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Doctorate in Strategic Security program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate acquisition and mastery of the skills necessary to be considered subject matter experts on such topics as terrorist threats (domestic and foreign) and the protection of property and persons through prevention and preparedness programs, including chemical/ biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN) threat scenarios.
  • Establish through analytic and evaluation skills learned in these courses that they are able to lead others in the performance of analytic tasks and functions in the gathering of intelligence and the determination of best steps for preventing and forestalling emerging threats.
  • Express through demonstrated exploratory inquires and research an advanced ability to work with and conduct inter- and intra-agency networking and liaisons with IC, LE, and other entities on analytic issues and efforts at both the tactical “get-the-job-done” level as well as the theoretical and strategic “planning” level.
  • Show via presentations, forums and discussions with program faculty, advisors and peers the ability to author reports and briefs on complex topics tailored to the needs of clients at all levels.
  • Apply appropriate industry standards for collecting intelligence, and to determine best course of action based on that intelligence.
  • Demonstrate skills needed to distinguish appropriate policy and procedural options.