Area of Study Security, Intelligence and Safety

Where innovation must meet safety and regulatory standards. Study certification, compliance and reliability evaluation to ensure aircraft and space systems perform dependably throughout their operational life.

Focus on preventing accidents and improving operational safety across flight and space environments. Study human factors, risk management, investigation techniques and safety program design to support organizations working to maintain safe and reliable operations.

Where aviation operations meet digital protection. Study how aircraft systems, communication networks and air traffic environments can be secured. You’ll learn methods for assessing vulnerabilities and supporting reliable, protected aviation systems.

Study how organizations identify hazards and prevent incidents across aviation operations. Examine system safety, human performance and investigation methods, and learn to assess risk and apply safety principles that support reliable flight and operational continuity.

Delve into computing theory, algorithms and software development in a high-tech environment. You’ll build foundational programming skills, tackle challenging problems and develop solutions that power aerospace, defense and global technology industries.

Understand how digital threats affect aviation, aerospace and national security. You’ll study network defense, threat analysis and system vulnerabilities to support safe, resilient operations across connected systems and infrastructure.

Translate complex datasets into actionable insight. You’ll develop expertise in programming, statistics and visualization to extract meaning from information and support evidence-based decisions across business, engineering and aviation sectors.

Explore how communities prepare for and respond to disasters. You’ll study planning, leadership and coordination across aviation, fire and public safety contexts, developing the skills needed to manage emergencies and support recovery efforts.

Develop leadership and coordination capabilities for emergency response environments. You’ll study risk assessment, operational planning and crisis communication to support organizations preparing for or managing high-impact events.

Focus on modern fire and emergency response systems. You’ll examine leadership, risk reduction and operational planning through aviation and fire service perspectives, earning credentials recognized by national fire and emergency management organizations.

Where financial systems meet investigation. Learn to detect, prevent and document fraud using accounting, auditing and analytical techniques that prepare you to support ethical financial practices and investigative processes.

Explore the science of evidence through DNA analysis, tissue sampling and crime-scene investigation. You’ll gain hands-on experience in advanced biology and forensics labs while studying the legal and ethical standards that guide evidence handling and reporting.

Study how human thoughts, emotions and behaviors connect with the law and criminal justice system. Explore the science of psychology — how people think, learn and make decisions — and apply it to real-world issues like investigations, trials and corrections.

Understand the origins and resolution of global disputes. You’ll study history, politics and international relations to analyze how conflicts emerge and how peacekeeping, diplomacy and policy can address challenges across nations and cultures.

Where intelligence and security converge. Explore how political, economic and technological factors shape global threats. You’ll study analysis, cybersecurity and crisis response to prepare for careers in intelligence, defense and international security.

Examine how national systems protect people and infrastructure. You’ll study emergency planning, intelligence coordination and policy development while learning how to manage threats and strengthen community and organizational resilience.

Where global stability meets community preparedness. Examine how nations and organizations respond to conflict, disaster and environmental change. You’ll learn to design programs that build resilience and reduce vulnerability in complex systems.

Explore the coordination between intelligence gathering and homeland defense. You’ll learn analytical, operational and leadership skills that support decision making in public safety, defense and private-sector security environments.

Build a flexible academic path that integrates multiple disciplines. You’ll combine coursework from science, business, humanities or aviation to align your education with your personal interests and career goals across emerging global industries.

Learn the principles that keep workplaces safe. Study inspections, regulations and risk control methods that help protect employees, equipment and facilities across aviation and industrial environments.

Explore how organizations build safer workplaces. You’ll study hazard recognition, compliance and leadership while learning how to create safety programs that reduce risk and strengthen organizational performance.

Focus on preventing workplace incidents and promoting well-being. You’ll study safety planning, risk evaluation and regulatory compliance to build safer environments in aviation industries and beyond.

Explore how science and technology improve safety. You’ll learn about accident analysis, human factors and risk assessment to help organizations make data-driven decisions that protect people and operations.

Where national security meets data analysis. Study intelligence collection, cyber operations and threat assessment to prepare for work in government, defense or private-sector security fields.