B.S. Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the B.S. in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
HSEM students may complete dual degrees, with a B.A. in Sociology with a Criminology concentration, whereby at the completion, a student will earn two bachelor’s degrees.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 | 3 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 | 7 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSEM 1105 | Introduction to Homeland Security and Emergency Management | 3 |
| HSEM 1125 | Leadership and Influence 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 1130 | Roots of Terrorism | 3 |
| HSEM 1160 | Emergency Resource Management 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 2210 | Homeland Security Emergency Management Exercise Design 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 2260 | Emergency Preparedness and Planning 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 2264 | Building Resilient Communities and Mitigation 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 2270 | Disaster Operations & Response 3 | 3 |
| HSEM 3301 | Homeland Security and Emergency Management Overview 1 | 3 |
| HSEM 3325 | HSEM Research Methods | 3 |
| HSEM 3326 | Data Analysis for HSEM Practitioners | 3 |
| HSEM 3335 | Cyber Security | 3 |
| HSEM 4415 | Strategic Planning & Budgeting | 3 |
| HSEM 4540 | Health and Medical Disaster Management | 3 |
| HSEM 4570 | Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in HSEM | 3 |
| HSEM 4425 | Critical Infrastructure and Business Continuity | 3 |
| HSEM 4454 | Intelligence and Terrorism | 3 |
| HSEM 4464 | Disaster Response and Recovery | 3 |
| HSEM 4494 | Practicum | 6 |
| Choose 6 credits from the following: 2,4 | 6 | |
| Integrated Systems and Interface | ||
| Risk Analysis and Asset Protection | ||
| Emerging Technology in Homeland Security Emergency Management | ||
| The Psychology and Social Psychology of Terrorism | ||
| International Disasters and Humanitarian Aid | ||
| Risk and Crisis Communications | ||
| Policies, Civil Rights and Leadership | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| All HSEM majors must complete HSEM courses with a grade of C or higher. | ||
| Total Credits | 66 | |
Students may be eligible to waive up to 24 associate-level HSEM credits with a previously-earned Associate's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
1Students may be eligible to waive this course if they have earned an Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security and/or Emergency Management.
2Students may be eligible to waive up to 3 HSEM elective credits with degrees in a related-field. The following focus areas of degrees qualify as a related-field (other focused degrees may be considered on a case-by-case basis): Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Critical Infrastructure, Fire Service, Public Health, Emergency Medical Services, International Studies, or Computer Science.
3 HSEM students may complete dual degrees, with a B.A. in Sociology with a Criminology concentration. For dual degrees, HSEM will waive all lower division (1000 and 2000 level) courses, EXCEPT HSEM 1105: Introduction to Homeland Security and Emergency Management and HSEM 1130: Roots of Terrorism. HSEM 3301 may be substituted for HSEM 1105.
4 HSEM will accept (1) upper-division Sociology-Criminology course for an upper-division HSEM elective course.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admissions Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 37 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed) | 66 | |
| Free Electives | 17 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1100 | Concepts of Chemistry (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 4 |
| or | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | ||
| or | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | ||
| ECON 1100 | Economic Issues (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 6) | 3 |
| or | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 6) | ||
| or | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 6) | ||
| PHIL 1103 | Introduction to Ethics (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 4) | 3 |
| SOC 1101 | Introduction to Sociology (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 6) | 3 |
| MATH 1153 | Statistical Reasoning (Satisfies Objective 3) | 3 |
| or | ||
| MATH 1153P | Statistical Reasoning Plus (Satisfies Objective 3) | 4 |