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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed as a capstone course for the Homeland Security degree and will focus on the fundamentals of risk analysis: threat identification, vulnerability analysis, and the consequent measures of risk as applied to critical infrastructures, with an emphasis on transportation systems. Topics include adversary characterization, critical asset identification, consequent analysis, vulnerability analysis of targets and facility characterization, risk ranking, assessment of countermeasures, cost benefit and analysis, and security auditing. A project dealing with the securing of a facility is an integral part of this course. Prerequisite: HS 301, HS 302.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will present multiple learning opportunities for students in either the transportation or the emergency management area of concentration. In a seminar format, this course will be facilitated by the instructor as an advanced reading class wherein current or emerging topics specific to a given area of concentration will be explored. The instructor will present a series of articles, case studies, and talking points that each student will read and be prepared to discuss in class. In addition, the concept ofbusiness continuity planning will be described and illustrated. In the second half of the semester, each student will lead at least one class in the scholarly discussion of a topic assigned to him/her. Domestic and foreign policy implications will be considered. It is possible that this course chould springboard the student into a research topic that will be completed in HS 490. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor, department chair, and program chair; 12 hours of HS courses.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will explore and define the nature and organization of the chain of command expected and proven most effective in managing emergencies. The student will be exposed to the current uses of incident control and command within FEMA and see how failure to establish a control and command infrastructure leads to chaos and a systemic inability to recover from emergencies. In addition, the incident command system (ICS) and the U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMS) will be explored in greater detail than in HS 401 including planning, implementing and evaluating either tabletop or field exercises. Connections between the NIMS, the philosophy of command and control, and interagency as well as interjurisdictional communication and cooperation will also be explored. Prerequisite: HS 401.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will explore the role of the emergency operations center (found frequently at the county level in each state) in a community's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency or a disaster. Specific emphasis will be placed on interagency (county, state, and federal levels as well as NGO's and private businesses) cooperation, interjurisdictional and interagency communication challenges, citizen training, education and outreach as primary activities of an EOC, and other activities that optimize citizen and community preparedness and disaster resilience. Prerequisite: HS 401.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will explore and define the progression of aviation security initiatives since September 11, 2001, by an in-depth look at the history of aviation safety and security regulations before the World Trade Center terrorist attacks of 9/11. The student will be exposed to the current laws, rules, and regulations governing both national and international aviation security and learn how these laws have changed as the terrorist threat to transportation systems in general, and aviation specifically, has expanded and changed in the 21st century. In addition, the organization, function, and interaction of the various governmental and non-governmental agencies that regulate aviation security, both at home and abroad, will be explored. Specific emphasis will be placed on such issues as the carriage of cargo on commercial aircraft, transportation of HAZMAT by air, determining future threats to the aviation transportation system, and identifying potential countermeasures or controls that could be implemented. Prerequisite: HS 301.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
1 Credit The main objective of this course is to better prepare graduates in Homeland Security to effectively enter the workforce. Students will learn how to prepare a resume and cover letter, practice interviewing, learn about how their personality matches job descriptions, search for internships, and will develop a web page that describes themselves, their professional aspirations, skills, etc. The Homeland Security program will then aggregate each of the student's web pages into a web site that can be distributed to constituents, agencies, organizations, and businesses interested in hiring a BS-prepared student in Homeland Security. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the issues regarding security for the maritime, mass transit, highway, railway, and pipeline modes of transportation. Topics including history of security initiatives, global impact of transportation modal disruption, and the role of the private sector in transportation security will be explored. Additionally, an in-depth examination will be made into the governmental and non-governmental agencies that control or impact transportation security, in these modes, both nationally and internationally. Specific emphasis will be placed on interagency cooperation, communication challenges, cargo container security, intermodal transportation security issues, concerns for transportation of HAZMAT, and the threats and countermeasures regarding cargo security in the maritime, rail, and highway environments. Prerequisite: HS 301.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed to allow the student to explore more deeply issues specific to the student's area of concentration. Each student will research a variety of topics, choose a specific topic, and develop a structured analysis of his/her homeland security topic as it applies to a topic within their chosen area of concentration. Each research project will contain an introduction, literature review, problem statement, risk/hazard analysis, risk mitigation plan, business continuity plan, and policy recommendations. Student will share their final products with their classmates and will formally present their projects at the end of the term. The expectation of this class is to develop a professional example of the student's thinking and writing. Prerequisite: Senior standing, HS 401, HS 402, completion of advanced classes of chosen area of concentration, or consent of the instructor. Note: Foreign language courses are listed under the Language discipline (L).
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1.00 Credits
A singing organization open to all members of the university community. Training in choral techniques, acquaintance with choral music of all periods. (May be elected up to eight times for open elective credit.) The HU 140 series constitutes an integral component of the University's General Education Program. This series offers students a variety of choices, with each course fulfilling a lower-level requirement in the humanities. Courses in the HU 140 series emphasize writing, reading, and appreciation skills and are designed to expose students to the complexity of human emotions and experiences. Students also explore the framework of historical and cultural contexts in which artistic and creative expressions have arisen. In selecting a course from the HU 140 series, students have opportunities to concentrate their studies on one form of cultural expression, such as music, literature, or the visual arts. Others may opt for a course that provides a chronological examination of a cultural expression or a thematic approach to several disciplines in the humanities.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
3 Credits A continuation of COM 122 with an interdisciplinary emphasis. Traces the evolution of the Western humanistic tradition from antiquity to the Middle Ages using examples from art, architecture, music, philosophy, and literature. Emphasizes writing, reading, and appreciation skills. Prerequisite: COM 122.
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