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2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Arts in Security Management

The Bachelor of Arts in Security Management offers students the opportunity to learn the principles and theories associated with various types of security, from international security to information security focused on protection of assets. You will study global terrorism, legal and ethical issues, physical security, program evaluation, and security administration. Graduates of this online bachelor’s degree are inclined toward professions that involve general public or private management, federal or local government civil service, military service, law enforcement, and private security.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

  • Identify organizational security risk exposure; identify cost-effective mitigation strategies; and prepare for recovery strategies.
  • Employ the use of risk analysis and vulnerability assessment processes.
  • Critically examine the variety and extent of losses from criminal acts, natural disasters, and security breaches facing society.
  • Analyze concepts of information security, personnel security, and physical security and determine the planning approaches to prevent business losses.
  • Analyze the trends affecting security and loss prevention and determine the approaches to reduce losses facing businesses and institutions.
  • Evaluate, from a multi-disciplinary approach, non-traditional approaches to crime prevention.
  • Distinguish between traditional criminal justice roles, functions, and concepts as a reactive institution to the security roles as a preventive societal institution.

Degree at a Glance

Degree Program Requirements

General Education (30 semester hours)

Major Required (27 semester hours)

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program and may select from a General Concentration, Concentration in Government Security, Concentration in Information Security, or Concentration in Loss Prevention Management.

General Concentration (15 semester hours)

A general concentration allows you to take courses across a number of areas of study within your program based on your own interests.

Objectives

A general concentration allows you to take courses across a number of areas of study within your program based on your own interests.

Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Government Security (15 semester hours)

Offers an overview of many of the primary laws and policies that drive the U.S. government’s security apparatus, such as the U.S. Constitution, executive orders, and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. Evaluates industrial and economic espionage threats and techniques in all forms and modes of attack, as well as information assurance techniques in U.S. government security applications.

Objectives

Upon completion of this concentration, students will be able to:

  • Interpret the fundamental government requirements for establishing and maintaining full spectrum security programs.
  • Categorize government, industry and military infrastructure within the scope of the concept of Critical Infrastructure Protection.
  • Evaluate and counter industrial and economic espionage threats and techniques in all forms and modes of attack.
  • Analyze Personnel Security as a key component in the protection of National Security Information, to include background investigations, continuing evaluation and security awareness.
  • Appraise the criteria for properly constructing U.S. government-sponsored facilities and securing such facilities appropriately.
  • Utilize Information Assurance techniques and technologies in U.S. government security applications.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Information Security (15 semester hours)

Covers techniques and technologies used to design, develop, and deploy effective information security solutions against attacks; security planning and policy principles that focus on a variety of security guidelines, policies, and plans; and industrial espionage threats and techniques that use information technology modes of attack.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Use analytical, logical, and critical thinking abilities to analyze organizational information security requirements.
  • Apply techniques and technologies to design, develop, and deploy effective information security solutions to defend against attacks.
  • Develop computer and network security solutions and apply audit practices and processes to secure organizational assets and prevent losses.
  • Appraise security planning and policy principles that focus on a variety of security guidelines, policies and plans.
  • Evaluate and counter industrial espionage threats and techniques that use information technology modes of attack.
  • Relate law enforcement intelligence applications and templates to support investigations, security and counterintelligence, trend development and forecasting, and efficient use of open source information.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Concentration in Loss Prevention Management (15 semester hours)

Examines risk situations, management concepts and techniques, and the impact of safety and compliance policies from a company perspective. Topics include: various strategies and safety aspects of risk management; supply chain management’s role in retail operations; risks associated with the global distribution chain and mitigation; and the types of loss experienced by retailers.

Objectives

Upon completion of this concentration, students will be able to:

  • Identify the types of loss retailers’ experience.
  • Compare and contrast various Risk Management strategies.
  • Explain compliance and safety aspects of Risk Management.
  • Describe the strategic and operational role of human resource management.
  • Examine the role of Supply Chain Management in retail operations.
  • Analyze the risks associated with the global distribution chain and mitigation.
  • Prepare for LPQ Certification.
Concentration Requirements (15 semester hours)

Final Program Requirement (3 semester hours)

Elective Requirements (45 semester hours)

  1. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  2. All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101-Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110-Making Writing Relevant.

  3. Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all major courses prior to enrollment. Must be taken as the last course before graduation.

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