Bachelor of Science with a comprehensive major in Emergency Management & Homeland Security (Offered On-Campus and Online)
The Emergency Management & Homeland Security major exposes students to the different concepts that help ensure our nation is protected from both manmade and natural catastrophes. Students complete coursework in emergency management, critical infrastructure protection, risk analysis, industrial and environmental security, domestic and international terror organizations, homeland security operations and intelligence, criminal justice, and law and policy.
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
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HSEC 180 Intro to Emergency Management & Homeland Security | 3 | None |
HSEC 200 Policing in an Era of Homeland Security | 3 | HSEC 180 |
HSEC 210 Border & Transportation Security | 3 | HSEC 180 |
HSEC 220 Infrastructure & Environ Security | 3 | HSEC 180 |
HSEC 250 Command & Control Systems | 3 | HSEC 180 |
HSEC 332 Terrorism | 3 | CJ 130 or HSEC 180 |
HSEC 355 Emergency Management & Homeland Security Planning | 3 | HSEC 250 |
HSEC 403 Emergency Management & Homeland Security Field Exp | 3 | HSEC 410 or 432 and Sr. Status |
HSEC 410 Intelligence Operations | 3 | HSEC 250 |
HSEC 432 Emergency Management | 3 | CJ 130 or HSEC 180 |
CJ 130 Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | None |
CJ 200 Criminal Investigations | 3 | None |
CJ 242 Criminology | 3 | None |
CJ 266 Constitution & Criminal Procedure | 3 | CJ 130 |
CJ 440 Criminal Justice Policy | 3 | CJ 130, 242, 270 |
PSYC 101 General Psychology | 3 | None |
SOC 111 Principles of Sociology | 3 | None |
SOC 301 Race, Ethnic, & Min Relations | 3 | None |
HSEC Electives Choose Two Electives: | 6 |
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CJ362 Criminal Law | (3) | CJ266 |
CJ235 Courts and Justice | (3) | CJ130 |
SEC180 Foundations of Computer Security | (3) | None |
SEC295 Digital Forensics & Investigations | (3) | SEC180 |
Total Hours | 60 Hrs. |
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Institutional Core Requirements: | ||
Communication Course | 3 | |
Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) | 3 | |
Math/Logic course | 3 | |
Religion course | 3 | |
Historical Reasoning course | 3 | |
Composition | 6 | |
Natural Science | 6 | |
Humanities | 6 | |
Social Sciences | 6 | |
Aesthetics | 6 | |
Total Core Hours | 45 hrs. |
*Note: Emergency Management & Homeland Security students working in a paid full-time capacity as a sworn law enforcement officer or firefighter may elect to take a second course in Social Psychology/Social Deviance area rather than Field Experience.
**To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.
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