Certificate in Security Studies

University of Cincinnati

War, Peace and Security (WPS) is an interdisciplinary certificate anchored in the social sciences and the humanities. It integrates a variety of conceptual, theoretical, and methodological approaches to provide students with the substantive knowledge and analytic skills necessary to understand national and international security challenges and the sources and outcomes of war and peace.Students who complete the certificate land successful careers in federal, state, and local governments, international organizations, private businesses, and in the non-profit sector. Understanding the topics of war, peace, and security is particularly important in our contemporary globalized world as it provides better understanding of the sources and causes of war, how to improve security and promote peace, how to regulate successfully and manage the flow of local and international commerce, and how to rebuild regions and societies torn by instability and war.