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Master of Business Administration

Homeland Security Specialization

This specialization is designed to prepare senior managers of law enforcement, public safety, and emergency medical care and disaster preparedness agencies for positions of executive leadership in the field of homeland security. Courses will span the spectrum of management, budgetary rules, personnel, and critical issues relating to crisis management and terrorism. The final specialization project will assess competencies learned within the previous specialization courses.

Homeland Security Specialization Courses

Listed are the courses unique to the specialization or concentration. Additional fundamental courses are also required for degree completion. Please see the full Course Catalog or contact an Enrollment Advisor by email admissions@ncu.edu or phone 866-776-0331 for detailed information.

Course Code	Name	Course Description
HS6000-8	Terrorism and Countermeasures	This master’s level course requires an analysis of the conceptual and theoretical framework of modern and historical terrorism in order to understand the roots of the problems that form the background and reasons for terrorist actions. An exploration of terrorist tactics, various mechanisms of response to these tactics, and the use of weapons of mass destruction as well the need for cooperation among law enforcement and intelligence organizations are included in this course.
HS6001-8	Homeland Security Transportation	Learners in this Master's level course will closely examine the transportation industry and analyze the actions necessary to create adequate security inside the network of intermodal operations. The course includes the exploration of the actual threat to the industry with a concentration on appropriate counter terrorism measures within each component from domestic and global perspective s. The course will also include a review of emerging technology in the field of transportation security.
HS6002-8	International Crime and Terrorism	This Master’s level course addresses the linkage of terrorism and criminal activity and how law enforcement can respond to them. The central thrust of this course is to examine how and why global crime and terrorism have merged and the implications for political, law enforcement, and military institutions. Included in this exploration is the global drug trade, human trafficking, and the associated criminal activities such as money laundering and arms deals.
HS6003-8	Homeland Security Risk Management	This course provides learners with a comprehensive introduction to the major issues essential for understanding Homeland Security and its foundation in all-hazard emergency management. Activities provide the Learner the opportunity to examine the use of risk analysis in homeland security operations. Learners will analyze risk analysis in situations from mitigation to recovery.
HS6010-8	Homeland Security Research Project	This course requires the graduate Learner to complete a set of progressive exercises regarding a specific subject area of Homeland Security that incorporates analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of research methods. The Learner will complete a signature exercise in order to demonstrate the ability to synthesize theoretical and conceptual knowledge, professional application, ethical implications, and fundamental areas of research methods and critiques in their chosen field of specialization. Evaluation of peer-reviewed journal articles will include case studies, research studies, real-world scenarios, reports, seminar proceedings, theories, practicum, postulates, and any other scholarly, peer-reviewed data that will complement the specific area of program emphasis.