Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security

CIP Code: 43.0301

(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

PSY 113	General Psychology	3
MAT 231	Statistics	3

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)

CJ 210	Criminology	3
CJ 305	Criminal Investigations	4
CJ 315	Victimology	3
CJ 330	Professional Ethics & Legal Liabilities	3
CJ 350	Study of Deviant Behavior	3
CJ 405	Criminal Law	3
CJ 410	Constitutional Law	3
CJ 451	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 485	Criminal Justice Internship	4
HIS 241	World Geography	3
HIS 412	History of the Middle East	3
HIS 440	Religion in America	3
PSY 320	Theories of Personality	3
PSY 351	Abnormal Psychology	3

*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