Homeland Security (HSS)
This course is a general introduction to the foundations of homeland security. The history of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security will be reviewed as well as major pieces of legislation. The various stakeholders and their critical mission areas will be analyzed. The mechanics of homeland defense will be reviewed along with a discussion of the need to balance security with individual liberties.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course
This course provides a foundational understanding of emergency management, and the emergency management cycle with an emphasis on the whole community approach. The different types of hazards will be discussed along with the tools and resources commonly used in emergency situations arising therein. Key concepts such as preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation will be explored within a variety of governmental and international emergency management frameworks. An emergency exercise will be assigned and special topics unique to emergencies will be explored.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Thematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Transfer Thread Completion Course
Foundations of Academic Discovery serves as the entry point to the Rock Integrated Studies Program. With its strong faculty-student interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and computer skills needed for academic success. Through varied content, the course introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness. This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they learn about themselves and their place in the world.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Freshman 1 or Freshman 2.
Enrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES 2 STUDENT or ROCK STUDIES STUDENT attributes.
Lenses of Catastrophe asks students to examine the interdisciplinary approach of disasters. Disasters, whether stemming from natural or manmade hazards, can impact the entire spectrum of disciplines and industries. This course looks at disasters from the perspective of different fields and how they have been impacted by past events.
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with the ROCK STUDIES 2 STUDENT or ROCK STUDIES STUDENT attributes.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic. The course outline will be determined by the instructor based on key developments, trends or specialized content within homeland security. Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
This course will explore the various actors who commit terrorism. It will discuss the different ideologies, what an extremist is, the process of radicalization and the factors inherent in mobilization. A review of organizational structures, funding, means used to achieve their goals, and counter-terrorist measures will be analyzed. Additionally, the role the media and technology plays in recruitment and dissemination of ideology will be discussed.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
This course provides an overview of principles of risk analysis and management, including vulnerability and threat identification, assessing risk threats, security survey methodology, emergency management and response strategies.
Prerequisite: HSS 120C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
This course will discuss the history of natural, technological and manmade (intentional) disasters. (e.g., 1918 Pandemic, Great Flood of 1923, 1994 Northridge Earthquake, Coronavirus 19, September 11th). Students will analyze the complex nature of disasters, identifying overriding themes while examining lessons learned and best practices to handle specific types of disasters.
Credits: 3
This course delves into the methodologies and constructs of emergency management planning across strategic, operational, and tactical levels. The historical origins of emergency management planning, relevant policies, and legislation, as well as key planning will be reviewed. The pitfalls and challenges encountered in planning and execution of emergency management efforts will be explored, as well as emergency planning concepts. By the end of the course students will possess a comprehensive understanding of the key elements of effective emergency management plans.
Prerequisite: HSS 130C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic. The course outline will be determined by the instructor based on key developments, trends or specialized content within homeland security. Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
This course will allow students to study the ideological evolution, the behavioral indicators, recruitment styles, organizational styles, financing methods, and tactics for specific domestic and international terrorist organizations. Issues such as the radicalization and behavioral indicators of both terrorist organization and lone wolves will be discussed as well.
Prerequisite: HSS 210C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course will examine the threat and use of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons and their implications to the Homeland. The course will evaluate means of proliferation and countermeasures overseas and within the Homeland.
Prerequisite: HSS 210C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course will define critical infrastructure and key resources and key pieces of legislation guiding the efforts to protection. Student will review the National Infrastructure Protection Plan along with threats and hazards to the the sixteen critical infrastructures. Students will also critique the protection and mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure and key resources.
Prerequisite: HSS 230C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course will analyze the organization, mission, and interagency roles within the US intelligence community. Student will apply the intelligence cycle on how to collect, evaluate, and disseminate information. The different forms of intelligence will be reviewed and their appropriate applications will be explained. Students will prepare written intelligence products and deliver oral intelligence briefings. The legal, ethical, and constitutional constraints on intelligence operations will be analyzed as well.
Prerequisite: HSS 210C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course will prepare the student to conduct an intelligence operation using established tradecraft and ethical standards. The roles of the various forms of intelligence will be evaluated for homeland security decision-making. Intelligence laws, and oversight mechanisms at all levels of government and the private sector will be reviewed. Students will produce actionable intelligence briefs and reports, situational reports, and after-action assessments addressing homeland threats demonstrating professional written and oral communication.
Prerequisite: HSS 330C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Enrollment is limited to students with a program in Homeland Security.
This course will examine the implications of the growing cybersecurity environment. The course will discuss targeted systems, threat adversaries, attack methods, and recovery and mitigation processes.
Prerequisite: HSS 230C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This class will analyze how individuals, groups, families, organizations, communities and countries, handle disasters before, during, and after they occur. The vulnerability of various social groups will be explored as well as reactions to disasters the stressors associated with disasters. Methods to reduce vulnerabilities and build local capacity will be covered.
Prerequisites: HSS 250C or HSS 260C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Enrollment is limited to students with a program in CERT - Emergency Management, Emergency Management, Corporate Security, Homeland Security, Fraud or Organizational Security.
This course will describe in detail how research is conducted in disasters and emergency management how to read and understand scholarly work; and apply related studies from the field of disaster research. Students will be taught how to evaluate open-source data for construction of research projects. The basic foundations of how to conduct qualitative research studies geared towards disaster research will be provided.
Prerequisite: HSS 250C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Enrollment is limited to students with a program in CERT - Emergency Management, Emergency Management, Corporate Security, Homeland Security, Fraud or Organizational Security.
Disasters mandate effective communication. This course will analyze communication theory to examine common challenges and best practices encountered in emergency, crisis and risk communication situations by public information officers, public authorities, first responders, and health professionals. It will explore the opportunity to develop strategies and communication solutions in interpersonal, mediated, social media, and public contexts.
Prerequisite: HSS 250C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Enrollment is limited to students with a program in CERT - Emergency Management, Emergency Management, Corporate Security, Homeland Security, Fraud or Organizational Security.
A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic. The course outline will be determined by the instructor based on key developments, trends or specialized content within homeland security. Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
This course explores the complex legal, ethical, and policy dimensions of counterterrorism and national security in the United States. Students will examine the evolution of terrorism related legislation and the constitutional implications of enacting national policy solutions to terrorism. Students will also analyze the delicate balance between civil liberties and securing the nation. Various counterterrorism tools and their legal basis will be explored. Students will also develop legal recommendations addressing emerging challenges pertaining to homeland security.
Prerequisite: HSS 330C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Fall Terms
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
Supervised placement and research in selected public and private agencies. Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3-9
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
The Capstone class integrates the knowledge, skills, and professional competencies acquired throughout the program. The course will challenge students to apply critical thinking and analytical reasoning, ethical judgement, and strategic problem-solving strategies to real-world issues facing the Homeland Security Enterprise. Students will also refine their professional communication abilities by developing resumes, cover letters, and interviewing skills. Through a series of case studies, projects, papers and presentations students will refine their written and oral communication skills.
Prerequisite: HSS 340C
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered Spring Terms
Enrollment is limited to students with a program in Homeland Security.
Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. students work on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic. The course outline will be determined by the instructor based on key developments, trends or specialized content within homeland security. Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.
A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
Credits: 1-3
Term(s) Typically Offered: Offered as Needed
Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.