Homeland Security Requirements
(SLO) Graduates should be able to demonstrate:
1. The ability to think and act critically, pragmatically, and strategically about homeland security and defense issues.
2. The ability to critically analyze and articulate the multidisciplinary perspectives of homeland security and defense.
3. The ability to assess potential terror, accident, and disaster threats to the American homeland.
4. Proficiency in identifying and utilizing information sources for critical issues in homeland security and defense.
Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)
General Education Core
Note: The Core should include
Required Homeland Security Courses (33)
| HS 230 | Introduction to Homeland Security | 3 |
| HS 248 | Introduction to Counter-Intelligence | 3 |
| HS 335 | Understanding Human Trafficking | 3 |
| HS 344 | Cyber Crime | 3 |
| HS 354 | Psychology of Terrorism | 3 |
| HS 416 | National Security Law | 3 |
| HS 417 | Immigration Law | 3 |
| HS 426 | Domestic Emergency Preparedness | 3 |
| HS 446 | Domestic Terrorism | 3 |
| HS 447 | International Terrorism | 3 |
| CJ 499 | Criminal Justice Capstone | 3 |
Electives in Related Fields (choose from the following) (15)
*No grade below a “C-” in Criminal Justice classes can count toward the degree.
For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)
General Electives (28)
*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)
Total Credit Hours: 120