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Cybersecurity qualifications unlock careers, prove expertise, drive innovation, and will shape the digital frontier in tomorrow’s AI-driven threat landscape.
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George Washington University’s College of Professional Studies offers dynamic, career-ready courses in leadership, cybersecurity, CBRNE, technology, and public service—transforming professionals worldwide.
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CYBERSECURITY
Welcome to CyberForge.
MISSION — GW RevU aims to be a prime resource for lifelong learners and employers offering interdisciplinary, career-focused credentials that support up-skill, reskilling, and society advancement.VISION — GW RevU envisions delivering innovative, flexible education that meets evolving workforce needs and to empower professionals with current, market- and needs-based skills.
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HOMELAND SECURITY
Chemical. Biological. Radiological. Nuclear. Explosive. WMDs. Asymmetric Threats.
The CBRNE-WMD credentials program is a robust training series designed to prepare early and developing professionals for the complexities of a dynamic and evolving threat environment. Three interdependent certificates that deal with policy, mitigation, and emerging threats will propel you towards an immersive capstone in Washington, D.C. and the next steps in your career protecting our nation.
CBRNE-WMD Leadership and Management
Gain strategic leadership skills to manage CBRNE-WMD incidents through legal frameworks, interagency coordination, and real-world case studies.
CBRNE-WMD Hospital and Pre-Hospital Management
Learn medical response skills for CBRNE-WMD incidents, including triage, decontamination, PPE, and early threat detection in mass casualty events.
CBRNE-WMD Emerging Threats
Explore emerging CBRNE-WMD threats and technologies like AI and nanotech to enhance preparedness and response capabilities in complex environments.
CBRNE-WMD Capstone Event, Washington, D.C.
Experience an immersive, high-intensity, and multi-modal exercise that reflects the dynamic asymmetric threats of the modern world. The Capstone Experience is an annual event that is available to students that have completed the other CBRNE-WMD credentials.
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GW’s CPS bachelor programs empower working professionals with flexible, real-world education—launching impactful, leadership-focused, globally-oriented careers.
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CPS’s postgraduate programs transformed experienced professionals into visionary leaders through immersive, real-world learning, powerful networks, and practical rigor across critical fields.
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Our Complimentary Legislative Affairs PROGRAM Sampler
Get Your Career out of Committee!
Our Legislative Affairs program sampler offers a deep understanding of how Congress operates, how procedure shapes outcomes, and how various entities impact the legislative process. Offered online and near the Capitol, our courses teach the latest strategies and tactics. For over 40 years, this master’s program has launched and advanced careers in legislatures across the U.S. and globally.
The future is unfolding—be ready to step into it.
Time to Invest in You
Master’s Program Sampler
Our Master’s program is dedicated exclusively to applied politics in the legislative arena, where you’ll gain unique insights from both political scholars and seasoned professionals.
Our faculty includes experts who bring real-world experience to the classroom, spending their days working on Capitol Hill and their evenings teaching at GSPM. In fact, two sitting members of the U.S. House of Representatives have recently served as professors in our program.
This distinctive blend of academic rigor and practical skills equips you for a successful career in any legislative setting, whether in the U.S. or around the world.
Coming Soon“My career has spanned over 40 years. I have worked in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. What makes GSPM unique, both when I was a student and now, is the fact that most classes are taught by adjuncts with real world experience.”
Julius Hobson, GSPM Adjunct Professor, Legislative Affairs (Class of 1980)Mastering the Room
Mastering the Room gives you a behind-the-scenes look inside the room where it happens, guided by some of the brightest minds in politics, advocacy and communications. Every episode, these power players share their stories about how they turned the lessons and experiences they learned at GSPM into successful careers at the peak of their professions.
Presented by the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University.
Career Growth Potential
Our graduates hold influential positions at the highest levels of government, serving as chiefs of staff in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, elected members of the German Bundestag, and state legislators from coast to coast. They are trusted advisors, policymakers, and leaders shaping the future of politics both in the United States and internationally.
Master’s Program
Upon completing the Master’s degree in Legislative Affairs, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. Congress, including its history, key players, processes, and ethical considerations. They will master effective communication within the legislative environment, develop strategies to influence political outcomes, and leverage governmental resources for research, advocacy, and policy efforts. Additionally, they will learn to collaborate and employ outreach techniques tailored to various policy audiences, equipping them with the skills needed to navigate and impact the legislative arena with confidence and expertise.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this comprehensive program, learners will have developed the ability to:
- Gain both a theoretical and practical understanding of the U.S. Congress, including its historical development, key players and organizations, legislative processes and ethical considerations.
- Write and communicate effectively within the legislative environment, including policy and research memos, issue briefs and in-person presentations and briefings.
- Understand critical congressional functions and procedures, common obstacles to legislative advancement and proven strategies to influence political outcomes.
- Make use of open source and publicly available governmental resources and data to inform research, advocacy and policy efforts.
- Learn how to work effectively with others, the value of collaborative work and effective outreach strategies for a variety of policy-related audiences.
Meet the Program Director
Casey Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs program at the Graduate School of Political Management and host of its Mastering the Room podcast. Prior to joining GSPM, Dr. Burgat was a Senior Governance Fellow at the R Street Institute where his research focused on issues of congressional capacity and reform. In this role, Casey wrote regularly for both scholarly and journalistic publications, including CNN, the Washington Post, and Politico, and appeared on a variety of television and radio outlets. Dr. Burgat coauthored Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch, a textbook on all things Congress, published by the Sage/CQ Press in the fall of 2022.
Previously, Casey worked at the Congressional Research Service, where he served in the Executive Branch Operations and the Congress & Judiciary sections. There, he was responsible for responding to congressional requests about federal rulemaking, issues of congressional reform, the president’s role in federal budgeting, federal advisory committees, and congressional staffing.
Casey is a graduate of Arizona State University, with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He also holds a master’s in political management from George Washington University and received his doctorate in government and politics from the University of Maryland, College Park, where his dissertation focused on the impacts of congressional staff.
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