Homeland security professionals work in an increasingly complex environment requiring high-level critical and creative thinking. Whether you’re a military officer or a government or private sector employee responsible for security operations and disaster preparedness, the M.S. in Homeland Security: Law & Policy degree will advance your technical expertise and enhance your value to your organization. Through a culminating simulation course, you will improve your readiness to manage an intensive homeland security crisis, providing front-line leadership in the following sectors:
- Defense
- Emergency Management
- Immigration
- Law Enforcement
- Public Health
- Public Works
- Transportation
Students must meet the university’s minimum criteria for graduate admission. The M.S. in Homeland Security program is offered fully online as a synchronous program.
The Homeland Security curriculum provides a basic grounding in law and policy related to homeland security and advanced knowledge of specific homeland security fields.
The degree will require 33 hours for completion which will be comprised of 12 core hours (3 courses) and 21 elective hours (7 courses). None of the courses required for the degree require prerequisites.
Core courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 815 | International Aspects of Homeland Security | 3 |
| LAW 816 | Domestic Aspects of Homeland Security | 3 |
| LAW 817 | Homeland Security Practicum | 6 |
| Counterintelligence | |
| Cyber Law | |
| Terrorism Finance | |
| Cyber Policy and Strategy | |
| Domestic Terrorism | |
| Crisis Communications | |
| Emergency Management in the United States: Theory and Practice | |
| Topics in Environmental Studies: _____ | |
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| Total Hours | 33 |
Learning Outcomes
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.
