MS, in Management in Homeland Security Concentration

Concentration Overview

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The Homeland Security concentration was developed by a team of law enforcement and emergency management practitioners and professors. The program provides students with a broad view of homeland security issues by going beyond a single discipline to consider policy, preparation, management, and continuity throughout a crisis. Courses cover law enforcement, terrorism, emergency management, and business continuity issues.

NOTE: Students who take the Master of Science (MS) degree in Management's Homeland Security concentration can earn a Graduate Certificate in Counterterrorism while completing their MS degree in Management.

Credit Distribution

I. Core Courses (18 Credits)

MNP-5020	Leadership and Management in Public Service in the 21st Century	3
MNP-5300	Human Resource Management for Public Service	3
MPL-5100	Research Methods in Public Service	3
MNP-5200	Economic Issues for Public Service Managers	3
MNP-5400	Finance and Accounting for Managers in Public Service	3

NOTE: MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service should be taken within the first 12 credits of the degree.

Students select one of the following:

MNP-5600	Marketing Management for Public Service	3
MNP-5100	Project Management in Public Service	3

II. Concentration (12 Credits)

HLS-5050	Foundations of Homeland Security	3
EDM-5000	Principles of Emergency Management	3
HLS-5000	Terrorism and Homeland Security in the U.S.	3
CYB-5100	Cybersecurity Foundations	3

III. Management Elective (3 Credits)

IV. Capstone (3 Credits)

MPL-7100

Public Service Capstone

Total Credit Hours: 36