One Year Online Masters in Homeland Security

In an uncertain world, homeland security professionals must be equipped to meet diverse challenges. Whether students are ready to launch a new career or looking to advance within their current profession, the Master of Arts in Homeland Security will prepare students for the next big step. With a whole-of-government approach emphasizing the role private sector partnerships play in national security, this program gives students  the tools for success.

Students will gain skills they can apply immediately, including leadership, emergency planning and management, expertise in verbal and written communication, and the critical-thinking abilities to make timely, well-reasoned judgments. Additionally, students will have access to Northeastern’ s internationally renowned experiential opportunities including Coop, and experientially based capstone courses. With concentrations,  students will have the freedom to choose their focus as they absorb the core elements of advanced study in this fast-growing field.

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Explore our MS in Criminal Justice land Security Policy and Coordination specialization.

Public safety is a pressing concern, and land security policymakers are faced with tough decisions every day. This specialization provides a foundation for evaluating and creating protective measures and policies that do not compromise individual rights and freedoms. Explore the collaborative relationships among public security agencies. The coursework also focuses on using the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and understanding the complexity of land security issues.

Program Admission Considerations: A bachelor degree or higher.

General Admission Requirements: Completed online application and transcripts. Please note that the materials you are required to submit may vary depending on the academic program to which you apply. information for international applicants.

Represents course-based learning format, minimum time to completion, and Believe Achieve Scholarship. Your actual total program time and costs may vary. Believe Achieve Scholarship savings based on current tuition.

Tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. Tuition and time to complete may be reduced if transfer credits are accepted, or if you receive grants, scholarships or other tuition reductions. Walden may accept up to 24 transfer credits.

Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $1,000 and $1,400.

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The Master of Science in Public Safety Administration (PSA) at SIU is for individuals with experience in fire, police or emergency medical department administration who wish to advance their careers in local or federal law enforcement, corrections or homeland security. Graduates of this program acquire enhanced problem-solving tactics and knowledge of complex public safety and homeland security solutions, ready to fulfill leadership roles.

This degree is offered fully ONLINE or in the OFF-CAMPUS locations.

The practical coursework in the PSA program provides career advancement in a convenient online forum, with off-campus and online instruction only, which can be completed in as little as 16 months. Coursework can be started in either the fall, spring or summer semester and can be in person, hybrid or fully online.

he Department of Homeland Security was created for a vital purpose: to protect America from future threats to our nation’s security. Homeland security professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safety of American citizens. They handle many important responsibilities, including border security, cyber security, anti-terrorism, and disaster prevention and management.

The 100% online Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security will equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel as a protector of America’s security and future. Students can become a valuable asset in the criminal justice world, armed with the tools to lead effectively in homeland security organizations at all levels of government.

The Master of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (HSEP) online degree program provides an in-depth education that takes students far beyond emergency preparedness and the curriculum of traditional national security programs, teaching them the decision-making, leadership and policymaking skills they need to protect their communities from the unpredictable and unexpected.

The HSEP master’s program prepares you to lead and support first responders and rescuers to protect against domestic and global threats. Students learn from one another’s unique perspectives, with backgrounds in law enforcement, intelligence, intel analysis, cybersecurity, the military, engineering, fire science, health care, immigration, disaster relief and more. Graduates move on to become planners, resource managers and partners in educating the communities they serve, and they share their experiences with a cohort of diverse learners from different backgrounds and varied professional experiences.

Master of Arts in Security Studies: land Defense Concentration.

Become a leader on the front lines of national security with UMass Lowell Master in Security Studies, land Defense concentration.

Online Master in Security Studies, land Defense Concentration.

Gain an informed perspective on global and national affairs while positioning yourself for leadership in the field of national security with UMass Lowell online Master of Arts in Security Studies: land Defense Concentration. Course work covers issues related to the prevention of terrorist attacks and the defense of the United States, including critical infrastructure protection, regional and national security intelligence, land and maritime border protection and the use of new technologies in land security practices.

You will also be well positioned for security jobs with defense contractors, research firms and advanced technology companies.

Earn Your Master Degree in as Little as 18 Months.

Employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 32 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.

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Our courses and programs of study enroll students from very diverse educational and professional backgrounds, and our alumni are employed in a wide variety of positions.

The CTSS collaborates on research projects addressing the evolution, convergence and complexity of domestic and foreign security challenges such as terrorism, cyber security, transnational crime and weapons of mass destruction.

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UMass Lowell has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research by the NSA and the land Security.

I completed UMass Lowell BS in Criminal Justice and loved it. a testament to how well UML delivers an online learning experience. UML was just as challenging, and a better value.

Kerry Farwell, U.S. State Consular Affairs, MS Security Studies, land Security concentration, 2020.

Apply credits from lower credentials to higher ones. Our programs are designed to build upon themselves:.

Master of Science in Security Studies: Cybersecurity Concentration.

Total Number of Courses: 10 (30 credits).

CRIM.5740 of land Security Available Fall 2024!

CRIM.5750 Contemporary Security Studies Available Fall 2024!

CRIM.6680 Scientific Technological Dimensions of National Security Available Fall 2024!

CRIM.6990 Security Studies Capstone Research Paper Available Fall 2024!

Concentration Elective Courses (Choose 4 Courses 12cr).

CRIM.5880 Strategic Intelligence and land Security Available Fall 2024!

CRIM.6580 Issues in Computer Crime and Cyber Security Available Fall 2024!

Note: Additional elective courses may be available on-campus for students who are interested in taking a mix of on-campus and online courses.

Hazmat transportation, safety and security are a convergence of operations, policies and regulation, and planning and design. This course will address the multimodal operations, vessels, technologies, packaging and placarding involved in the safe and secure transportation of hazmat. Safety and security rules, regulations, emergency preparedness and response, industry initiatives and programs, and U.S. government agencies governing hazmat transportation will be included, as well as international impacts on hazmat transportation safety and security.

This course will provide a broad introduction to the critical challenges of disaster management. The course will address past and present strategies for reducing and responding to hazards posed by both manmade and natural disasters. Emphasis will be placed on what we can learn from the history of disasters, and on how we can apply those lessons to the management of future events.

This course examines the evolution and contemporary nature of domestic terrorist threats and violent extremist movements that the U.S. has confronted over the past several decades. Special attention is focused on right-wing militias, religious extremists, racial supremacist hate groups, and extreme environmental and animal rights groups. Students will also learn political and socioeconomic factors that enable a terrorist group ideological resonance, prison radicalization, the role of the Internet in mobilizing individuals toward violent behavior, and the legal and criminal justice dimensions of responses to terrorism.

This course examines a broad spectrum of terrorist groups and counterterrorism responses in over a dozen countries, including Colombia, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Northern Ireland UK, Pakistan, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Yemen. This comparative analysis will help students develop and understanding of patterns and trends within political violence (including radicalization, tactics, financing, targeting behavior, malevolent creativity, disengagement and de-radicalization) and the many different policies and strategies adopted by governments in response to terrorist threat.

The goal of this course is to enhance understanding and increase expertise regarding risk management and the impact of terrorism on economic and other critical infrastructures in the United States. The course will provide the tools (operational and statistical) and technology required to mitigate these risks. A second purpose of the course is to examine and critically discuss current and future methods to create best practices in security management.

The U.S. has embraced the land security monolith without a full understanding of what it encompasses. This course provides a comprehensive of land security and defense as undertaken in the United States since 9 11. The course critically examines the current body of knowledge with a specific focus on understanding security threats, sources, and reasons for these threats. The roles of the key players at the federal, state and local levels, the policies and procedures enacted since 9 11, and the land security system in practice are also examined.

This course examines the complex nature of key domestic and international security threats and responses. Topics include terrorism and insurgency, transnational organized crime, WMD proliferation, cyber-security, intelligence, national and land security strategies, critical infrastructure protection, and theories of international security.

This course will develop an in-depth understanding of the 16 Critical Infrastructure sectors in the U.S. federal, state and local government regulations and strategies to ensure resilience the planning, processes and physical, operational and systems measures to protect and harden critical infrastructure and the interdependency among these sectors and between operations and infrastructure in light of national and land security.

Students will examine how the intelligence process supports land security planning and operations. Topics will include intelligence collection and analytic tradecraft methods, land security intelligence organizations, legal and ethical limitations on intelligence support to land security, and case studies of notable land security intelligence over the past forty years. The course will also expose students to the wide array of intelligence career opportunities within land security.

This course is a rigorous introduction to statistical inference: probability theory, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. The course also covers regression analysis, which is developed in a non-technical way, with an emphasis on interpretation of regression results, using examples from recent research.

Research design is a graduate-level introduction to methodology as used in criminology criminal justice. The course surveys the research design enterprise and covers a host of issues on the measurement and collection of data, and other procedures that influence whether a research study will lead the investigator to scientifically rigorous information. This course explains various strategies for devising social science studies, compares the relative benefits of various designs, and identifies the tools necessary to conduct studies that will yield data worthy of analysis and interpretation. This material will be valuable for students who will conduct research and administrators who must evaluate the research of others.

CRIM.6580 Issues in Computer Crime and Cyber Security (3cr).

This course will examine the history and evolving nature of the relationship between technology, crime, and security, with a particular focus on legitimate and illegitimate Internet commerce, and cyber criminal methodologies and techniques. We will study major issues in cyber security including criminal and state-sponsored hacking data, intellectual property, and identity theft financial and personal data security cyber-terrorism tools and methods used to exploit computer networks, and strategies to protect against them and new and emerging technologies.

The course will examine the technical aspects, history, and contemporary threat of each category of weapon Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear followed by a critical analysis of U.S. and global efforts to limit access to these weapons and prohibit their production, proliferation and use. The course will also review some aspects of WMD attack response, recovery, and mitigation.

This course will explore the dynamics of terrorist networks and will equip students with an understanding of the drivers of terrorist network formation, development and disintegration. The course will also provide students with knowledge and understanding of how, why and when networks expand, affiliate, and occasionally splinter. And finally, students will be guided through the applicability of network theory and analysis to the design of hypothetical operational responses and contingency planning surrounding the disruption or containment of terrorist networks.

CRIM.6680 Scientific Technological Dimensions of National Security (3cr).

In this required course for the MS in Security Studies program, students will take this course to learn all the efforts in the public and private sector to design new sensors, scanner, and the general role of science and technology in land and national security.

This course represents the culminating capstone experience for students in the MA in Security Studies program at UMass Lowell. Incorporating the tools learned in CRIM.5900, Research Design and Methods, students are required to design a research question, gather and analyze information, and write a Masters level research paper of at least 50 pages on a topic of their choosing related to security studies.

This course focuses on describing and understanding how research and evidence-based analysis helps us to understand, explain and predict changes in terrorist behavior. The course makes use of case studies to illustrate quantitative and qualitative research methods, and to approach research questions on terrorism from multiple levels of analysis. The course will also examine successful examples of interdisciplinary research and will help students navigate the pathway from theoretically informed research on terrorism to policy and practitioner-relevant counter-terrorism.

The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) is a body of regulations designed to streamline and accelerate the assessment and cleanup of releases of oil and hazardous materials to the environment. This course serves as an introduction to the MCP and will explore the intent and use of key aspects of this working document. Though primarily a regulatory course, some topics to be covered are technical by nature. Prerequisites: None. Though not required, some familiarity with relevant environmental science and or engineering principles is desirable.

Students must complete the program of study designed by the Department in which they are enrolled and approved by the University.

Satisfactory grades in all subjects offered for the degree must be earned. See Academic Standing.

Upon completion of all their courses, graduate degree candidates must submit a signed Declaration of Intent to Graduate (DIG) form to their coordinator. The coordinator will apply them in SIS, Graduation Tracking.

Tuition at UMass Lowell is typically half the cost of private colleges, and our online tuition is among the lowest in the nation. Tuition for online programs offered through the Division of Graduate, Online Professional Studies is the same whether you live in-state, out-of-state or outside of the U.S.

1Applies to ACCT, BUSI, ENTR, FINA, MGMT, MKTG, MIST and POMS courses.

3Applies to NURS.6510, NURS.6511, NURS.6512 and NURS.6513 courses.

5Applies to graduate on campus courses excluding select courses.

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International Students: International transcripts demonstrating completion of a degree require a credential evaluation from a NACES agency such as:.

Bachelor degree with a minimum 3.000 GPA from an accredited institution.

F1 student visas are not issued for this program.