Introduction to Homeland Security

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Students focus on a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of homeland security from an all-hazards perspective. They examine threats to homeland security, in- cluding natural and technological disasters, as well as intentional threats of domestic and international terrorism, including weapons of mass de- struction. The processes whereby strategic intelligence is gathered and disseminated are analyzed and accompanied with practical assignments where students gather and assess open-source and subscription open- source intelligence on one topic of their choice. This project is presented along with analysis and recommendations within a class portfolio con- text. Students review the roles and responsibilities of government agen- cies, non-government organizations, and individual citizens in home-