CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
START Education Spotlight
Below you will find a brief description of the many Education opportunities available at START. To learn more about START's complete education portfolio visit: www.start.umd.edu/start/education/.
Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis: START now offers a fully online, open-enrollment Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Analysis. Students gain an understanding of the causes, dynamics, and impacts of international and domestic terrorism. They also gain the skills they’ll need to research and analyze terrorism at an advanced level. Suitable for both academicians and practitioners, the program can be completed in 12 months. http://www.start.umd.edu/start/education/course_materials/cu/ .
Terrorism Studies Undergraduate Minor Program: START has developed an undergraduate minor in Terrorism Studies, a cross-disciplinary program housed in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland.
http://www.start.umd.edu/start/education/academic_programs/tsm/.
Curriculum Materials: START emphasizes the importance of translating its investigators’ cutting-edge research on terrorism and responses to terrorism into increased education and training opportunities. As part of this effort, START sponsors the development of curriculum materials for use in classrooms across the consortium. The curriculum materials are freely available to interested instructors, and the materials for each completed unit can be requested by emailing education@start.umd.edu or visiting http://www.start.umd.edu/start/education/course_materials/cu/.