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 |
The Homeland Security Bachelor of Science degree provides skill development in service and leadership while working in the community thus allowing students to have immediate impact in their communities. The degree provides expertise to officers or those seeking officer positions, promotions, and those who want to become part of the solution to an ever-growing international challenge that negatively impacts our citizens in the 21st Century.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Homeland Security Administration program will:
- 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;
- Demonstrate competence in understanding how the issues of race, diversity and poverty impact the areas of homeland security and criminal justice administration;
- Apply racial, diversity, poverty, and social deviance theoretical foundations to their law enforcement and homeland security practices and responsibilities;
- Demonstrate the organizational behavior skills in intellectual, social, and political areas needed to function effectively in the 21st century homeland security profession;
- 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;
- Demonstrate effective research skills, which include quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis, relative to the homeland security profession;
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze evidence and present issues to homeland security officers, criminal justice practitioners, and judicial officials; and
- 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.
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 |
Choose fifteen hours of the following
| CJAD 400 | Special Topics in Public Safety | 3 |
| HSEC 230 | Criminal Justice Procedures - Law and Practice | 3 |
| HSEC 320 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HSEC 330 | Criminal Procedures III - Law & Procedures Special Populations | 3 |
| HSEC 410 | Philosophy of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HSEC 420 | Administrative Decision Making for Public Safety | 3 |
| HSEC 426 | Civil Liability for Public Service Officials | 3 |
| HSEC 430 | Criminal Justice Theory and Research | 3 |
| HSEC 451 | Gang Studies | 3 |
| HSEC 460 | Cybercrime | 3 |
| HSEC 475 | Organized Crime | 3 |
| HSEC 480 | Crime Scene Investigation II | 3 |
| 497 | Internship | 3 |
| HSEC 498 | Internship | 3 |
| HSEC 499 | Criminal Justice Field Experience | 1-12 |
| HUSV 411 | Applied Psychopathology | 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.