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.
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 |
| HSEM 1130 | Roots of Terrorism | 3 |
| HSEM 1160 | Emergency Resource Management | 3 |
| HSEM 2210 | Homeland Security Emergency Management Exercise Design | 3 |
| HSEM 2260 | Emergency Preparedness and Planning | 3 |
| HSEM 2264 | Building Resilient Communities and Mitigation | 3 |
| HSEM 2270 | Disaster Operations & Response | 3 |
| HSEM 3301 | Homeland Security and Emergency Management Overview 1 | 3 |
| HSEM 3310 | Integrated Systems and Interface | 3 |
| HSEM 3315 | Risk Analysis and Asset Protection | 3 |
| HSEM 3335 | Cyber Security | 3 |
| HSEM 4410 | Policies, Civil Rights and Leadership | 3 |
| HSEM 4415 | Strategic Planning & Budgeting | 3 |
| HSEM 4440 | Health and Medical Disaster Management | 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 | 6 | |
| Emerging Technology in Homeland Security Emergency Management | ||
| Psychology of Terrorism and Disasters | ||
| Crisis Management and Leadership | ||
| International Disasters and Humanitarian Aid | ||
| Threat of Radicalism | ||
| Social Vulnerability Approach | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| 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.
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 |