School of Continuing Studies: Homeland Security
2008-2009 Academic Year
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business and government. Case studies, including that of Hurricane Katrina, will
serve as the focus for readings, class discussion and policy research to improve
this vital function of government. Key consideration will be given to
asymmetrical problems presented to emergency managers, the established
authorities and programs, their effectiveness and how to improve them.
HMLS 350 Art and Practice of Intelligence
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the history and
fundamental concepts of intelligence-gathering and analysis. In addition to tracing
the development of intelligence organizations, it examines both the disciplines of
intelligence (signals intelligence and espionage, for example) and its products. It
focuses on the effects intelligence exercises on decision making, particularly, but
not exclusively, in the realm of national security and military policy.
HMLS 360 Critical Infrastructure Protection
This course introduces participants to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
process to secure the effective protection of the people, physical entities, and
critical information systems. This course will introduce a time-efficient and
resource-restrained practice that ensures the protection of only those
infrastructures upon which survivability, continuity of operations, and mission
success depend. The CIP course will guide leaders in the theories of physical
protection and conducting vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructures.
This course will also introduce the critical sectors currently identified by the
United States Department of Homeland Security and how disruption of these
sectors affects civilians and the economy.
HMLS 370 Transportation and Border Security I
This course provides a student with an analysis of issues that concern the
protection of the borders of the United States and U.S. policies regarding the
safety of the U.S. transportations system. The course analyses the changes in
security arrangements from pre to post 9-11 policies, relative to border and
transportation security, with a synthesis of the impact of the formation of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and on the issues concerning internal CONUS
security relative to these two security concerns.
HMLS 450 Intelligence Analyst/Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: HMLS 350. This course presents an in-depth analysis of the methods
used by terrorist organizations to finance global operations and the investigative
techniques used to counter such measures. The means used by terrorist
organizations to generate, transfer, and spend terrorist funding will be analyzed. It
will also include research of public source, information sharing, and other
information that can be used to "connect the dots." During the computer lab
portion to this course, students will become proficient in developing link charts
using Analyst Notebook and other 12 Inc. analytical software.
HMLS 460 Homeland Security & Approaches to Counter-Terrorism
Prerequisite: HMLS 320. This course will examine key policy issues and balances
that must be addressed in strategic planning for homeland security and
counterterrorism, particularly in science and technology planning. The course will
examine terrorist threats to the homeland, how these threats can leverage science