Bachelor of Arts, Major in Homeland Security Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts, Major in Homeland Security Studies | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Electives | ||
| Foreign Language 2 | 14 | |
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Fundamentals Of Criminal Law | ||
| Police Systems & Practices | ||
| Criminal Investigation | ||
| Courts And Criminal Procedure | ||
| Introduction To Economics | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Principles Of Sociology | ||
| Major Core | ||
| SCST 2363 | Intro to Homeland Security | 3 |
| SCST 2364 | Homeland Sec Research Methods | 3 |
| SCST 2365 | Intro to Emergency Management | 3 |
| SCST 3380 | Law and Ethics in Homeland Sec | 3 |
| SCST 3393 | Public Health in Homeland Sec | 3 |
| SCST 3394 | Global Terrorism & Homeland Security | 3 |
| SCST 4363 | Homeland Sec Intelligence | 3 |
| SCST 4365 | Border Security | 3 |
| SCST 4367 | Critical Infrastructure Security | 3 |
| SCST 4379 | Comparative Homeland Sec | 3 |
| Major Electives | 24 | |
| Select 8 from the following | ||
| Introduction to Cybersecurity | ||
| Transportation Security | ||
| Climate and Security | ||
| Energy Security | ||
| Water Security | ||
| U.S. Security Post 9/11 | ||
| Technology and Homeland Sec | ||
| Intelligence Analysis | ||
| Homeland Sec & Emergency Mgmt | ||
| Special Topics in Sec. Stud. | ||
| General Elective | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | Semester Credit Hours must be completed in a single foreign language. In addition, WOLC 2311 and WOLC 2312 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) and 3 SCH of Component Area IX (Component Area Option), respectively. |
| 3 | If one or more of these courses are taken to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements, degree-specific elective courses must be taken to fulfill the degree-specific elective course requirement. |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area II1 | 3 | Component Area V | 3 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | Component Area IX | 1 |
| HIST 13013 | 3 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| SCST 2363 | 3 | HIST 13023 | 3 |
| SCST 2365 | 3 | SCST 2364 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area III | 4 | Component Area III | 4 |
| Foreign Language 4 | 4 | Degree Specific Elective6 | 3 |
| POLS 23055 | 3 | Foreign Language4 | 4 |
| SCST 3394 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 |
| SCST 4365 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Foreign Language 4, 7 | 3 | Component Area VIII | 3 |
| SCST 3380 | 3 | Foreign Language 4, 7 | 3 |
| SCST 3393 | 3 | SCST 4363 | 3 |
| SCST Major Elective 8 | 6 | SCST Major Elective8 | 6 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Degree Specific Electives6 | 3 | Degree Specific Electives6 | 6 |
| General Electives | 4 | SCST 4379 | 3 |
| SCST 4367 | 3 | SCST Major Electives8 | 6 |
| SCST Major Electives8 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | |
| 2 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communication). |
| 3 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History). |
| 4 | Semester Credit Hours must be completed in a single foreign language. |
| 5 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government). |
| 6 | See, listing below of Degree Specific Elective courses . |
| 7 | WOLC 2311 and WOLC 2312 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) and 3 SCH of Component Area IX (Component Area Option), respectively. |
| 8 | See, listing below of SCST Major Elective courses. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Specific Elective Courses | ||
| CRIJ 2364 | Fundamentals Of Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRIJ 2367 | Police Systems & Practices | 3 |
| CRIJ 2368 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| CRIJ 2394 | Courts And Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| ECON 2300 | Introduction To Economics 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 2303 | Critical Thinking 1 | 3 |
| SOCI 1301 | Principles Of Sociology 1 | 3 |
| 1 | If one or more of these courses are taken to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements, degree-specific elective courses must be taken to fulfill the degree-specific elective course requirement. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Elective Courses | ||
| SCST 2366 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| SCST 2368 | Transportation Security | 3 |
| SCST 3381 | Climate and Security | 3 |
| SCST 3383 | Energy Security | 3 |
| SCST 3384 | Water Security | 3 |
| SCST 4362 | U.S. Security Post 9/11 | 3 |
| SCST 4368 | Technology and Homeland Sec | 3 |
| SCST 4370 | Intelligence Analysis | 3 |
| SCST 4364 | Homeland Sec & Emergency Mgmt | 3 |
| SCST 4377 | Special Topics in Sec. Stud. | 3 |
