Bachelor of Science - Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Coursework for the homeland security and emergency management degree focuses on the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. It offers learning experiences to help develop the skills to prepare for pending emergencies, manage operations during an event, and conduct recovery efforts afterward. It covers what it takes to apply creative problem solving and make decisions to address critical homeland security and public safety issues. And it offers a historical perspective of terrorism, particularly within the United States and its interests abroad, and an analysis of past crises and disasters as well as pending potential threats.