Jan 30, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Homeland Security, B.S.

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Mission

ECSU’s homeland security program focuses on the real-world application of national security and criminology principles. The curriculum is designed to provide graduates with knowledge and skills such areas as:

Security, Surveilland and Investigations
Homeland Security Operations
Legal Issues in Homeland Security

Curriculum

General Education Requirememts (36 hours)

Major Core Requirements (48 hours)

Core Courses (30 hours)

HMLS 215 - Introduction to Homeland Security Credits: 3
HMLS 222 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Homeland Security Credits: 3
HMLS 230 - Border and Immigration Control Credits: 3
HMLS 310 - Research, Writing and Communication in Homeland Secuity Credits: 3
HMLS 325 - Critical Infrastructure Protection Credits: 3
HMLS 360 - Introduction to Intelligence Analysis Credits: 3
HMLS 391 - Terrorism Credits: 3
HMLS 350 - Conflict Negotiation and Resolution Credits: 3
HMLS 480 - National Security and Globalization Credits: 3
HMLS 490 - Senior Seminar in Homeland Security Credits: 3

Core Electives (18 hours)

Select 18 credit hours from the courses below:

EM 200 - Introduction to Emergency Management Credits: 3
CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CJ 206 - Police in American Society Credits: 3
CJ 381 - Crime, Media, and Myths Credits: 3
CJ 391 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
CJ 410 - Prosecution and the Courts Credits: 3
CJ 492 - Public Policy in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CJ 496 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credits: 3
EM 315 - Weapons of Mass Destruction Credits: 3
HMLS 385 - Special Topics in Security Concerns Credits: 3
HMLS 499 - Intenship Credits: 3
PHS 210 - Community Health, Safety, and Disease Credits: 3
SOC 207 - Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3

Related Area Requirements (15 hours)

Select 15 credit hours from the courses below:

CJ 204 - Corrections Credits: 3
CJ 217 - Victimology Credits: 3
CJ 311 - Advanced Criminal Law and Jurisprudence Credits: 3
COM 201 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
EM 240 - Disaster Command and Control Principles of ICS & NIMS Credits: 3
EM 382 - Emergency Planning Credits: 3
EM 480 - Hazard Analysis Credits: 3
EM 495 - EM Leadership & Policy Management Credits: 3
HIST 200 - Introduction to History Credits: 3
HIST 331 - Prophets, Priests, and Radicals in the Atlantic World Credits: 3
HIST 332 - Global Religion Credits: 3
HIST 358 - United States and the World, 1919-present Credits: 3
HIST 473 - Africa and the Making of the Modern World Credits: 3
HIST 475 - History of the Islamic World Credits: 3
PHS 310 - Environmental Health and Sanitation Credits: 3
PHS 410 - Terrorism, Disasters, and Epidemics Credits: 3

Free Electives (21 hours)

Subtotal: 120

Curriculum Guide for Majors in Homeland Security

Freshman Year

First Semester

UNIV 110 - Freshman Seminar I Credits: 1
ENGL 102 - Composition I Credits: 3
GE MATH Credits: 3
GE Social Science 1 Credits: 3
HLTH 185 - Health Concepts Credits: 2
ENGL 201 - World Literature I Credits: 3
OR
ENGL 202 - World Literature II Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

UNIV 120 - Freshman Seminar II Credits: 1
ENGL 103 - Composition II Credits: 3
PE Elective Credits: 1
GE History Credits: 3
GE Science 1 Credits: 3
GE Science 2 Lab Credits: 1
GE Social Science 2 Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

HMLS 215 - Introduction to Homeland Security Credits: 3
GE Humanities 2 Credits: 3
Free Electives 1 Credits: 3
Core Elective Credits: 3
Free Electives 2 Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

HMLS 222 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Homeland Security Credits: 3
OR
CJ 203 - Criminal Justice Ethics Credits: 3
HMLS 230 - Border and Immigration Control Credits: 3
GE Humanities 3 ART, MUS, THEA Credits: 3
RELATED AREA ELECTIVE 1 Credits: 3
Core Elective Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

HMLS 310 - Research, Writing and Communication in Homeland Secuity Credits: 3
HMLS 325 - Critical Infrastructure Protection Credits: 3
Core Elective Credits: 3
RRELATED AREA ELECTIVE 2 Credits: 3
Free Elective 3 Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

HMLS 391 - Terrorism Credits: 3
HMLS 360 - Introduction to Intelligence Analysis Credits: 3
Core Elective 3 Credits: 3
RELATED AREA ELECTIVE 1 Credits: 3
HMLS 350 - Conflict Negotiation and Resolution Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

Free Elective 4 Credits: 3
CJ 492 - Public Policy in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
RELATED AREA ELECTIVE 4 Credits: 3
Core Elective Credits: 3
Free Elective 5 Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

HMLS 490 - Senior Seminar in Homeland Security Credits: 3
HMLS 480 - National Security and Globalization Credits: 3
Core Elective Credits: 3
Free Elective 6 Credits: 3
Free Elective 7 Credits: 3

Academic Catalog

Homeland Security, B.S.

Mission

Curriculum

General Education Requirememts (36 hours)

Major Core Requirements (48 hours)

Core Courses (30 hours)

Core Electives (18 hours)

Related Area Requirements (15 hours)

Free Electives (21 hours)

Subtotal: 120

Curriculum Guide for Majors in Homeland Security

Freshman Year

First Semester

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

Subtotal: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

Subtotal: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

Subtotal: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

Subtotal: 15

Second Semester

Subtotal: 15

Subtotal: 120