Program Review - Missouri State University

[EliEverIsAHero]

I've moved a few posts about the Missouri State Defense and Security Studies program to this thread from a Liberty thread.

Thank you, I just want to know the difference between the master degree and phd program from Missouri State university.  I am studying my MBA now.

I'm in the Master's program but in the applicant pool for the Doctorate, along with a smattering of other at least tangentially similar Doctoral-level programs at other institutions in International Relations - Security and/or Peace/Conflict Studies track, Homeland Security, Public Policy/Admin with a strong focus in these subject areas etc. 

The Master's coursework qualifies as 36 out of 66 credits toward the Doctorate, and there is also an advanced standing option for applicants with a closely related degree (Security Studies, Homeland Security, Intelligence Analysis and Policy, Military/Defense Studies, IR, etc.) that shortens the timespan of the Doctorate to 30 credit hours including Capstone. 

Someone else brought up funding. There is an internal process for applying for per-semester departmental scholarships, and the DSS program tends to be pretty generous with these. Less certain are Missouri State institutional funding options through various specific scholarship programs and affiliated foundations, which require the applicant to apply about a year in advance.