The Homeland Security Certificate provides students with foundational knowledge of homeland security principles, emergency management, terrorism, and critical infrastructure protection. Students examine domestic and global security threats, assess risks and vulnerabilities, and explore strategies for emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, evidence-based analysis, and professional communication to support informed decision-making and effective security and resilience strategies.
Courses:
Program Length: 30 weeks
Program Cost: $7,225
• HLS-1: Apply foundational concepts of homeland security to analyze threats, vulnerabilities,
and risk in domestic and global contexts.
• HLS-2: Evaluate emergency management strategies, including preparedness, response,
recovery, and mitigation, in real-world scenarios.
• HLS-3: Analyze the causes, tactics, and impacts of domestic terrorism and assess appropriate
prevention and response strategies.
• HLS-4: Assess the security and resilience of critical infrastructure systems and recommend
policy or operational improvements.
• HLS-5: Communicate homeland security analyses and recommendations clearly and
professionally using evidence-based reasoning.
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