Homeland Security - B.A.
James B. Pratt, Jr., Ph.D., Discipline Coordinator
Fisk University’s Homeland Security baccalaureate degree program is designed to promote the success of scholars and leaders within a global perspective. Students enrolling in the program will gain an understanding of the modern challenges of transnational security, terror groups, and cyber warfare through a mix of theoretical and applied learning opportunities. At the completion of the program, students will know how to identify and neutralize domestic and international threats and how to perform homeland security investigation.
The Homeland Security major provides an opportunity for students to explore security issues facing the United States. Students learn about the role of intelligence and the impact of policy in securing the country from domestic and international threats and natural disasters. This major in Homeland Security provides an opportunity for students to gain a broad understanding of global, political, security, economics, domestic and international terrorist organizations.
This program also prepares students for a competitive and rewarding career around Homeland Security. Homeland Security means special agents and national security, but it also includes areas like emergency management and technology. It promotes leadership, problem-solving, and inner resolve which are consistent with a liberal arts education.
Program Goals:
- Identify origins of the Department of Homeland Security and the laws, constitutional issues, regulations, and policies that regulate their operations daily basis.
- Examine and analyze specific problems within the areas of Homeland Security and present the results in both documented and oral forms.
- Identify evidence-based strategies that reduce the impact of terrorism and how these plans are evaluated.
- Evaluate the growing threats of cyber security and its effect on businesses, communications, politics, and critical network security.
- Gain an understanding of Homeland Security issues from a global perspective.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically, pragmatically and strategically in the completion of a capstone project that will apply students learning to specific homeland security administration issues.
Learning Outcomes
- Students completing the homeland security program will be able to:
- Identify origins of the Department of Homeland Security and the laws, constitutional issues, regulations, and policies that regulate their operations daily basis.
- Examine and analyze specific problems within the areas of Homeland Security and present the results in both documented and oral forms.
- Identify evidence-based strategies that reduce the impact of terrorism and how these plans are evaluated.
- Evaluate the growing threats of cyber security and its effect on businesses, communications, politics, and critical network security.
- Gain an understanding of Homeland Security issues from a global perspective.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically, pragmatically and strategically in the completion of a capstone project that will apply students learning to specific homeland security administration issues.
Requirements for the B.A. in Homeland Security
- Core courses: 38 semester hours
- Foreign language: 0-12 semester hours (depending on language placement)
- Cognate courses: 13 semester hours
- Required major course: 15 semester hours
- Elective major courses: 13 semester hours
- General elective courses: 12-18 semester hours (depending on language placement)
Suggested Program Plan
First Year
CORE E:
Required
| | FOREIGN LANGUAGE 101 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| | FOREIGN LANGUAGE 102 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| CORE 120 | CRITICAL THINKING | 2 |
| CORE 160 | COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| | GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| | GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
Second Year
CORE A:
| HIS 270 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
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| FREN 200 | INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE FRENCH | 3 |
| | Or | |
| SPAN 200 | INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH | 3 |
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| HSS 280 | SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| CRJ 200 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CORE 260 | HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| | CORE C: ARTS | 3 |
| HMLS 225 | INTRODUCTION TO HOMELAND SECURITY | 3 |
| HMLS 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| PSCI 305 | AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | 3 |
Third Year
| CORE 201 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| HMLS 220 | BORDER AND IMMIGRATION CONTROL | 3 |
| HMLS 365 | SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DISASTERS | 3 |
| HMLS | Elective | 6 |
| | CORE D: NATURAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| CRJ 374 | GLOBAL TERRORISM | 3 |
| PSY 348 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| CRJ 384 | CYBER SECURITY | 3 |
| | GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
Fourth Year
| CORE 360 | THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES | 3 |
| CRJ 499 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 3 |
| HMLS 400 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION | 3 |
| | GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| | GENERAL ELECTIVE | 3 |
| HMLS | Electives | 3 |
| CRJ | Internship | 3 |
Recommended General Electives
Total Credit Hours: 120