Homeland Security (BA)

Required Courses

A student selecting the Homeland Security major is required to complete the following homeland security courses:

• PO - 103 American Federal Government Credits: 3
• CJ - 100 Cybercrime Credits: 3
• CJ - 109 Crime and Society Credits: 3
• CJ - 160 Criminal Law Credits: 3
• CJ - 260 Law Enforcement Credits: 3
• HS - 150 Introduction to Homeland Security Credits: 3
• HS - 155 Introduction to Emergency Management Credits: 3
• HS - 275 Topics in Homeland Security Credits: 3
• HS - 374 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Credits: 3
• HS - 380 Intelligence and Security Credits: 3
• HS - 385 Infrastructure Protection Credits: 3
• HS - 410 Disaster Preparedness Credits: 3
• HS - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3

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• Three from the following:

• CJ - 270 Digital Forensics I Credits: 3
• CJ - 349 Applied Data Analysis Credits: 3
• CJ - 352 Organized Crime Credits: 3
• HS - 360 Homeland Security Technologies Credits: 3
• HS - 378 Psychology of Terror and Fear Credits: 3
• HS - 400 Bioterror and Diseases Credits: 3
• PO - 313 National Security Credits: 3
• PO - 330 Constitutional Law Credits: 3
• PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 295 Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 300 Dangerous Minds: The Psychology of Antisocial Behavior Credits: 3
• SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3
• any HS course not listed above

5-year BA/MAHS Degree Program

Students who major in homeland security can earn both an undergraduate degree in homeland security and a Master of Arts in Homeland Security(MAHS) in the five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s in Homeland Security degree program. Students in their junior year majoring in homeland security, criminal justice, and psychology, and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance in the Five-Year BA/MAHS degree program. Students begin taking graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts in Homeland Security degree. The graduate course descriptions offered in the MAHS program can be found in the DeSales University Graduate Catalog.