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    "description": "<p>The Security Studies doctoral program is designed to produce specialists capable of analyzing and communicating security issues to policy makers, the general public, the government, and academia.</p> <p>Many graduates will work in military and other governmental organizations, international corporations, and agencies that deal with security. Others will seek employment in research and teaching in institutions of higher education.</p> <br /> <p>The PhD degree consists of 62 credit hours beyond the master's degree. A master's degree is required for admission to the program with at least 30 credit hours of master's level work (including both coursework and thesis hours). The 62 credit hours consist of 17 credit hours of required courses, 15 credit hours of restricted electives, 12 hours of unrestricted electives (including courses offered in other departments, research, independent study, and internship), and a minimum of 18 credit hours of dissertation work.</p> <br /> <p>Doctoral students in the Security Studies PhD program may apply to the Political Science MA, Security Studies Master's Along the Way Track to earn a second master's degree after successfully completing 30 credit hours in the PhD program. The Master Along the Way degree includes 5 doctoral core courses (15 credit hours), 4 (12 credit hours) restricted electives of which at least 3 credit hours must be a research methods course, and a minimum of 3 directed research credits. Students must produce a research paper during the directed research course. There is no thesis option for this track. Students must be in good academic standing as defined by the PhD in Security Studies Handbook.</p> <br /> <p><strong>Total Credit Hours Required: 62 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Master's Degree</strong></p>",
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