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 prove 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 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 |
Elective courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 849 | Cybercrimes | 2 |
| PUAD 862 | Emergency Management in the United States: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| LAW 924 | Independent Research | 1-2 |
| LAW 994 | Special Topics: _____ (Courses: Central Challenges: The Balance of Liberty and Security; Counterintelligence; Cyber Law and Policy; Terrorism Finance) | 3 |
| EVRN 720 | Topics in Environmental Studies: _____ (Biosecurity in the 21st Century) | 3 |
| JMC 840 | Seminar in: _____ | 3 |
