Thinking about Collective Threats

Catalog description

The difference between the professional and the novice in Homeland Security is not measured by the number of “items” one knows but by the ability to sift through the mounds of information, identify what is important, and form causal links between what was selected. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the main methods by which the important relevant data in Homeland Security are identified and linked to produce a coherent understanding of and reaction to collective threats. Students will focus on how to conceptualize and respond to collective dangers, including contemporary events that may arise throughout the semester.