Students must meet the university’s minimum criteria for graduate admission.

The Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security: Law & Policy provides a foundation in the international and domestic aspects of homeland security law, with elective options in biosecurity, cyber law and other topics.

The 12-credit hour, online certificate curriculum includes courses from the law school's M.S. in Homeland Security: Law & Policy program. Students pursuing the graduate certificate are required to complete two of the three core courses required for the M.S. degree. Those core courses, coupled with two elective courses, offer a broad approach to homeland security law and the opportunity to study an area of special interest.

The certificate will require 12 credit hours for completion: 6 required credit hours (2 courses) and 6 elective credit hours (2 courses).

Required: 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 815	International Aspects of Homeland Security
LAW 816	Domestic Aspects of Homeland Security
Total		6

Electives menu (choose two 3-hour courses):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 810	Counterintelligence
LAW 811	Cyber Law
LAW 812	Terrorism Finance
LAW 813	Cyber Policy and Strategy
LAW 818	Domestic Terrorism
LAW 924	Independent Research (2 credit hours)
JMC 810	Crisis Communications
EVRN 720	Topics in Environmental Studies: _____ (Biosecurity in the 21st Century)
PUAD 862	Emergency Management in the United States: Theory and Practice
Total		6

At the completion of this program, students will be able to: 

• Demonstrate mastery and ability to synthesize knowledge of a diverse and complex range of topics and situations relating to homeplace security.
• Demonstrate ability to plan, coordinate, execute, and react to stressful crisis situations.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an integral team ember in a group comprised of individuals from diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
• Ability to research, draft, and deliver professional written products, appropriately and effectively to a variety of audiences.