In this course, students will explore the importance of multicultural competence for effective sport psychology service delivery. The curriculum includes learning activities to raise awareness from the perspective of athletes as well as applied practitioners. Students will learn essential skills for developing their own multicultural competence as well as broaden their understanding of contemporary multicultural issues and trends in the field of sport psychology. This course is intended to align with the K8 Knowledge Area for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology’s Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) credential.
 

This course examines modern terrorism including specifics on the typologies and anatomy of terrorist operations. Emphasis is on the present and future of terrorism and the challenges facing the homeland security communities combating it. Students in this course also analyze counterterrorism policies, strategies, and operations. The course includes an overview of the intelligence community and the intelligence cycle within the context of homeland security and counterterrorism efforts.
 

This course explores disaster mitigation and recovery. Students will explore hazard mitigation and disaster recovery as distinct phases of emergency management and as intertwined processes. The course will also highlight distinctions between the two emergency management phases at both the national and local levels.