Studies in Homeland Security

Catalog description

This course intro- duces the student to the field of Border Security Studies. Students focus on a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of border security from an all- hazards perspective. Border security is viewed as a fundamental compo- nent of Homeland Security, and as such students examine a wide variety of threats to the homeland. This course incorporates the concepts of critical infrastructure, gathering and analysis of strategic intelligence, and develops the student’s technical writing skills. Students review the roles and responsibilities of government agencies, non-government or- ganizations, and individual citizens in homeland security. (Credit may not be earned for this course and Border Security 3101.)