Undergraduate Certificate - Homeland Security

The undergraduate certificate in Homeland Security provides a broad comprehension of major national security threats including weapons of mass destruction, security vulnerabilities, intelligence, consequence management, and homeland defense. Experienced, skilled professionals are in needed to help organizations handle terrorist incidents and create proactive measures to protect public safety. This certificate is ideal for students currently working in public safety. This online certificate is designed for undergraduate students who want to expand their knowledge of homeland security without committing to a degree program.

Certificate Objectives

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

• Identify the key challenges for the 21st century facing not only U.S. homeland security strategy, but also those of other major actors that might become peer competitors.
• Discriminate between valuable sources of information and those sources that are questionable.
• Differentiate between homeland security and homeland defense.
• Describe the national intelligence apparatus including FBI, CIA, and NSA.
• Assess proposals for improvement in the state of homeland security.