National Security & Defense Courses and Certifications

Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World

16 ratings

Security challenges as wicked problems: distinguish safety from security, apply risk management and a three-step Explore-Understand-Do method to cases like cyber breaches across governance levels.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice

25 ratings

First it focuses on the essence of terrorism as an instrument to achieve certain goals, in addition to an exploration of this phenomenon and the difficulties in defining it. The second part provides an overview of the state of the art in (counter) terro…

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Personnel Security Adjudication Course

4 ratings at Graduate School USA

Learn to evaluate personnel security risks and make impartial security-clearance eligibility decisions using federal standards, adjudicative guidelines, case analysis, and due process.

• Graduate School USA
• Self-Paced
• $1,299.00

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Personnel Security and Suitability Adjudication Course

Learn to adjudicate federal suitability, fitness, and security clearance cases under 5 CFR 731 and Executive Order 12968, weighing evidence, merit fraud, and unfavorable determination appeals.

• Graduate School USA
• Self-Paced
• $1,649.00

Homeland Security & Cybersecurity Connection - It's Not About the Terrorists

384 ratings at Coursera

Trace how homeland security became a cybersecurity mission: the Tokyo sarin attack, 9/11, national strategy for countering WMD, and critical infrastructure protection.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Security and Crime: Understanding a Complex World

Analyze global, regional, and national security challenges, cybercrime, corporate risk, maritime threats, and governance strategies for building resilience.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Assessing America’s National Security Threats

19 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Examine America and its adversaries in the 21st century.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 4 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Artificial Intelligence in National Security

Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping global security and defence strategies in this forward-looking course from King’s College London.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Security Threats and Challenges

Understand modern warfare, global rivalry, and cultural complexity with this flexible certificate from King’s College London. Build the insight and judgement needed to navigate today’s most urgent int

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $896.00
• 4 courses

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Grand Strategy

Gain strategic insight into global power, technology, and influence with King’s College London.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $896.00
• 4 courses

MGPE-011: Human Security

Explores human security as a people-centered alternative to state-centered national security, linking freedom from fear and want to rights, development, and global stability.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

National Security

Examine the evolution of national security through India’s security concerns, relations with other states, non-state actors, and human security.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Non-Traditional Security: Dimensions, Challenges, Approaches

Explore non-traditional security threats through theoretical concepts and case studies spanning human, technological, environmental, and ideological dimensions.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

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National Security 2030 - Social Media and Emerging Cyberthreats

Explore the impact of social media and emerging technologies on national security, examining how AI, AR/VR, and biometrics will shape our digital future and cybersecurity landscape.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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A Framework for Evaluating National Cybersecurity Strategies - Global Policy Analysis and Recommendations

Explore a comprehensive analysis of national cybersecurity strategies across 12 countries, examining effective policies, innovative approaches, and recommendations for developing robust security frameworks.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video