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HSM Homeland Security Management Courses at Global Campus

While Department of Homeland Security strategies are constantly evolving, its core principles remain the same, and are rooted in the mission to identify, analyze, and prevent threats and hazards to the United States. Your homeland security courses will focus on the department’s national strategy, its ongoing efforts to protect the country, and the development and implementation of emergency response plans. These classes are the core components of the University of Arizona Global Campus' Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Management program.


HSM Homeland Security Management Class Descriptions and Credit Information

HSM 433 Counter Terrorism & Intelligence Analysis

3 Credits

Students in this course study and analyze counterterrorism including the evolution of counterterrorism, and the specifics of the typology and anatomy of terrorist operations. The course includes an overview of the intelligence community, collection, analysis, requirements and dissemination.

HSM 436 Humans and Disaster

3 Credits

This course explores human and organizational reactions to disaster. Students will explore human behavior during disasters as well as some of the psychological impacts of disasters on people. The course will also address how organizations maintain continuity of operations during disasters.

HSM 438 Introduction to Cyber Crime

3 Credits

This course focuses on the technical aspects of digital crime as well as behavioral aspects of computer hackers, virus writers, terrorists and other offenders. Using real life examples and case studies, students will examine the history, development, extent and types of digital crime and digital terrorism as well as current legislation and law enforcement practices designed to prevent, investigate and prosecute these crimes.

HSM 497 Homeland Security & Emergency Management Capstone

3 Credits

In this final course students will demonstrate their mastery of program outcomes in Homeland Security & Emergency Management creating an original research and analysis report using the draft and research developed in the Research and Analysis Course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the General Education Capstone course.

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