Homeland Security Program

Charles D. Ross, Director of the Homeland Security Program

The Homeland Security Minor offers students an interdisciplinary program that incorporates a wide variety of course work relevant to the national needs regarding homeland security within the context of the global economic and political forces at work in the world today.

Requirements for 18-Credit Minor in Homeland Security:

In order to complete a minor in Homeland Security, students must:

File a form of intention to pursue the minor at the Office of Registration.
Complete the three courses (nine hours) listed below earning no less than a C- in each.

	POSC/HMSC 345	Terrorism and Homeland Security in a Global Age
	POSC 441	International Relations
	GEOG 352	World Regional Geography

Pass at least 9 hours from the courses listed below earning no less than a C- in each.

	COMM 420	Intercultural Communication
	COMM 481	Crisis Communication
	CIMS 376	Introduction to Computer Security, Forensics, and Law
	CMSC 355	Introduction to Computer and Network Security
	CRIM 305	White Collar Crime
	ECON 307*	Economic Development and Transition to Free Markets
	ECON 319*	International Economics
	GEOG 241	Cultural Geography
	PSYC 470	Psychology of Terrorism and Homeland Security
	GEOG 458	Geographic Information Systems
	HIST 202	History of Islamic Civilizations
	HIST 308	United States Diplomatic History
	POSC 338	Politics of the Middle East
	POSC 343	American Foreign Policy
	POSC 442	International Law and Organizations
	SOCL 301	Sociology of Religion
	SOCL 376	Sociology of Law

* These courses have pre-requisite requirements.