Homeland Security Administration, Bachelor of Science

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS	36-37
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS	NONE
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS	36-37
PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: NONE

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Homeland Security Administration program will:

1. Evaluate significant homeland security issues facing society and demonstrate a professional competency which includes major social, political, and historical context of America and various world cultures both past and present;
2. Demonstrate competence in understanding how the issues of race, diversity and poverty impact the areas of homeland security and criminal justice administration;
3. Apply racial, diversity, poverty, and social deviance theoretical foundations to their law enforcement and homeland security practices and responsibilities;
4. Demonstrate the organizational behavior skills in intellectual, social, and political areas needed to function effectively in the 21^st century homeland security profession;
5. Explain and employ a depth of subject content of homeland security practices within the system which will establish a strong foundation to support an immediate entry level into the homeland security profession;
6.  Demonstrate effective research skills, which include quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis, relative to the homeland security profession;
7. Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze evidence and present issues to homeland security officers, criminal justice practitioners, and judicial officials; and
8. Incorporate professional values within ethical and legal guidelines of homeland security administration and explain the importance of personal responsibility and accountability for professional, law enforcement practices and ethical decision making.

Program Requirements

NOTE: Internship(s) or field experience(s) are highly recommended. All prerequisites for elective courses must be satisfied. When a student adds a second major or minor, this decision needs to be made in consultation with the faculty advisor. A minor can be selected from any of the University's offerings. 

Choose fifteen hours of the following

CJAD 230/HSEC 230	Criminal Justice Procedures - Law and Practice	3
CJAD 320/HSEC 320	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3
CJAD 330/HSEC 330	Criminal Procedures III - Law & Procedures Special Populations	3
CJAD 400	Special Topics in Public Safety	3
CJAD 410/HSEC 410	Philosophy of Criminal Justice	3
CJAD 420/HSEC 420	Administrative Decision Making for Public Safety	3
CJAD 426/HSEC 426	Civil Liability for Public Service Officials	3
CJAD 430/HSEC 430	Criminal Justice Theory and Research	3
CJAD 460/HSEC 460	Cybercrime	3
CJAD 475/HSEC 475	Organized Crime	3
CJAD 480/HSEC 480	Crime Scene Investigation II	3
HUS 411	Applied Psychopathology	3

Required Major Hours (21)

HSEC 206	Homeland Security I - Introduction and Administration	3
HSEC 210	Criminal Law	3
HSEC 306	Homeland Security II - Response to Critical Incidents	3
HSEC 380	Crime Scene Investigation I	3
HSEC 430	Criminal Justice Theory and Research	3
HSEC 450	International Issues in Public Safety	3
HSEC 471	Terrorism and Intelligence	3

Total Credit Hours: 36-37

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

All students transferring under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement must complete Old and New Testament. Transfer students who enroll and meet articulation do not have to meet the World Language requirement.