The Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies at Northeastern University is a first-of-its-kind graduate degree program that integrates traditional security studies with a focus on maximizing system and societal resilience. Because you’ll learn from both engineering and policy experts, you’ll gain a new perspective on security challenges, as well as the cutting-edge skills needed to prepare for, withstand, and recover rapidly in the face of man-made and natural disasters like climate change, pandemics, terrorism, and more.
You’ll have the unique opportunity to:
"I would 100% recommend this program. It takes a holistic approach to analyzing security from a social perspective, technology perspective, and also a public sector angle. It's very fun and my experience with faculty was excellent. In addition, I was able to leverage the Northeastern network a lot, especially throughout my job search."
- Kandyl Kotta, MS SRS '19, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.