Our Master of Social Sciences in Strategic and Security Analysis is a long-standing program, established since the SSIR department was known as Strategic and Security Studies Unit (UPSK) in 1994. this Master’s programme has attracted a considerable amount of applicants hailed from the public service and graduate students from various streams. It has now become a favourite programme of choice among the mid-career officers from the National Security Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other governmental agencies as a stepping stone to climb up their career ladder. The course syllabus include local and international dimensions of security studies, providing students with opportunities to scrutinize Malaysian security issues and key strategic concerns around the world.

Master of Social Sciences (Strategic and Security Analysis)
Duration	2 years
Compulsory Courses	Research Methodology in Strategic and Security Studies
	Approaches to Strategic and Security Studies
	Contemporary International Relations
	Globalization and International Security Issues
	Malaysian National Security Issues
	Major Security Issues of the Asia Pacific
	Comparative Defense Policies
Elective courses	International Crisis Management
	Evolution of Strategic Thought
	Seminar on Current International Security
	War and the International Humanitarian Law
	Ethnicity
Graduation requirement	Thesis