Graduate Certificate program in Homeland Security at SUNY at Albany

Keep Americans Safe During Dangerous Storms and Security Threats.

In emergency management careers, you need to know think and act quickly during crisis situations and plan ahead to prevent massive property damage, critical security breaches, and loss of life in the face of calamity.

Gain knowledge of tradecraft used in modern espionage in this required course taught by a seasoned CIA foreign and domestic intelligence analyst. Apply structured analytic methods to exercises on terrorism and crime, and learn use tools developed for the CIA that are now taught throughout the intelligence community, including the FBI.

Required course: Disaster, Crisis, and Emergency Management, and Policy.

Sample electives: Terrorism, Public Security, and Law Enforcement Military Forces in Support of Civil Authorities Data Models and Decisions.

Job titles: Disaster Program Manager, Emergency Response Strategist, Catastrophe Risk Analyst.

Secure America towns, cities, borders, airports, seaports and waterways as a skilled member of law enforcement, immigration and travel security agencies, prevention and response teams, and mission support organizations.

Required course: Political Violence, Insurgency, and TerrorismSample electives: Terrorism, Public Security and Law Enforcement, land Security Intelligence, Global Security.

Required course: Principles and Practices of CybersecuritySample electives: Cryptographic Protocols, International Cyber Conflicts, Multimedia Forensics.

There is no departmental assistantship consideration for this program.

The statement is generally one to two pages discussing what you have to offer the program and what you wish to get out of the program. It should include a brief description of the applicant field of interest, related background, desired area of study and research emphasis or career goals.