programs: homeland security studies
Tulane's School of Continuing Studies offers a Master of Professional Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security Studies, as well as a Minor and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate.
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bachelor of Arts in homeland security studies
The requirements for the degree are as follows.
| Core Competencies |
Credits |
| English 1010 Writing or CSEN 1250 Writing |
4 |
Select one course:
Math
PHIL 1060 Critical Thinking
PHIL 1210 Elementary Symbolic Logic
BSMT 3250 Business Statistics (recommended)
CPST 1070 Math for Information Technology |
3 |
| Foreign Language or non-Western Culture |
6-8 |
| Supporting Requirement |
Credits |
Oral Communications – Select one course:
SPEC 1400 Intro to Public Speaking
SPEC 3110 Small Group Communications
THEA 2100 Fundamentals of Acting
BSMT 2250 Business Communications |
3 |
| Distribution Requirements (at least two disciplines per category) |
Credits |
| Humanities (ethics course recommended) |
12 |
| Sciences |
12 |
Social Sciences
ECON 1010 Introductory Microeconomics or
CSEC 1000 Economics for Non-Majors recommended |
12 |
| Writing Requirement |
Credits |
| Designated writing course (CSEN 3310 Business Report Writing recommended) |
3 |
| Major Requirements |
Credits |
| HMLS 2750 Homeland Security |
3 |
| HMLS 3150 Medical Issues in Emergency Management |
3 |
| HMLS 3200 Domestic and International Terrorism |
3 |
| HMLS 3250 Emergency Management |
3 |
| HMLS 3500 Intelligence Research, Method & Analysis |
3 |
| HMLS 3600 Critical Infrastructure Protection |
3 |
| HMLS 3700 Transportation and Border Security I |
3 |
Select three courses:
Homeland Security:
HMLS 4500 Intelligence Analysis/Critical Thinking
HMLS 4600 Homeland Security & Approaches to Counter-Terrorism
HMLS 4700 Maritime & Border Security
Applied Computing:
CPST 3930 Cyber Threats and Cyber Security
Earth & Environmental Science:
EENS 3050 Natural Disasters
History of the Middle East/North Africa:
HISM 1200 The Contemporary Middle East
HISM 3200 History of Islam
HISM 3210 Modern Middle East
HISM 3220 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
United States History:
HISU 3530 War & National Policy in the United States
HISU 3590 War & National Policy in the U.S., 1898 to the Recent Past
HISU 6500 Emergence of the Modern U.S., 1917 to 1945
American Political Process and Institutions:
POLA 2100 American Government
POLA 4270 Constitutional Law
International Politics, Organization, and Law:
POLI 4520 Intelligence & Covert Operations
POLI 4530 American Foreign Policy
POLI 4630 Strategy and Politics
POLI 6630 International Security
Sociology:
SOCI 1300 Criminology |
9 |
| Minor (optional) |
Credits |
| Varies according to minor chosen |
|
| General Electives |
Credits |
| As needed to total 120 credits |
|
Total |
120 |
>> Worksheet for BA in Homeland Security Studies
Minor in homeland security studies
| Minor Requirements |
Credits |
| HMLS 2750 Homeland Security |
3 |
| HMLS 3150 Health & Medical Issues in Emergency Management |
3 |
| HMLS 3200 Domestic and International Terrorism |
3 |
| HMLS 3250 Emergency Management |
3 |
| Two elective HMLS prefix courses |
6 |
Total |
18 |
Post-baccalaureate certificate in homeland security studies
tuition: for the 2011-2012 academic year, tuition is $906 for a three credit course
fees: The University assesses a maximum of $40 in academic fees per semester for twelve credits. Fees vary for fewer than twelve credits. Students enrolled in technology-based courses are assessed a fee for those courses. For the 2011-2012 academic year, the fee is $45 for technology-based courses.
books: The cost of textbooks and other required materials vary with each course and from semester to semester. On the whole, the cost for textbooks and other material is approximately $200 for a twelve credit course load.
cost of room and board: N/A
completion time: The time needed to complete the post-baccalaureate certificate will vary from one student to another. The normal completion time based on a “typical course load” of six credits per semester is 18 months.
job placement: Job placement in the post-baccalaureate program in homeland security studies is difficult to measure, primarily because nearly all students in the program are already gainfully employed in a professional setting.
medium loan/debt: N/A
| Core Requirements |
Credits |
| HMLS 2750 Homeland Security |
3 |
| HMLS 3150 Health & Medical Issues in Emergency Management |
3 |
| HMLS 3200 Domestic and International Terrorism |
3 |
| HMLS 3250 Emergency Management |
3 |
| HMLS 3500 Intelligence Research, Method & Analysis |
3 |
| HMLS 3600 Critical Infrastructure Protection |
3 |
| HMLS 3700 Transportation and Border Security |
3 |
HMLS 4990 Homeland Security Practicum
(open only to students in their last year of study for the homeland security post-baccalaureate certificate) |
3 |
Total |
24 |
>> Worksheet for post-baccalaureate certificate in Homeland Security Studies
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