Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Certificate Program

The graduate certificate program in Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity is designed to prepare students with undergraduate degrees or previously completed master's degrees that did not train them directly or extensively for service in the fields of emergency preparedness, homeland security, and cybersecurity to be more competitive when seeking jobs in government, non-profits, and for-profit organizations. The curriculum was designed by University faculty in consultation with law enforcement, intelligence, emergency services, and public management experts to provide graduates with the foundation to become more effective homeland security and cybersecurity professionals and managers.

Please Note: This program is eligible for federal financial aid effective Summer 2020 and forward.

Program of Study (15 credits)

The Certificate consists of five graduate-level courses (minimum 15 credits).  Students may concentrate in one of three tracks: Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security or Cybersecurity.

The following course is required of all students in the certificate program, regardless of track:

• Ehc/Emh 609 - Risk Theory and Management (3)

Emergency Preparedness Track

Emergency Preparedness Track core course - Select one course from the list below:

• Ehc/Emh 600 - Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3)
• Ehc 555 (Pad 555) - Disaster, Crisis, and Emergency Management and Policy (3)

Students may then select three additional courses from the following list with the consent of their advisor:

• Emh 500 - Preparedness and Response (3)
• Emh 501 - Mitigation and Recovery (3)
• Emh 502 - Planning, Risk, and Continuity (3)
• Emh 503 - Governance and Stakeholders in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3)
• Emh 505 - Crises & Vulnerable Populations (3)
• Emh 542 - Advanced Threat and Hazard Assessment (3)
• Emh 599 - Selected Topics in Emergency Management (3)
• Ehc 545 (Cybr 545, Pad 545) - Principles and Practices of Cyber Security (3)
• Ehc 546 (Pad 546) - Homeland Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management (3)
• Ehc 553 (Pad 553) – Topics in Homeland Security and Terrorism (3)
• Ehc 554 (Pad 554, Pos 554, Int 543) - Political Violence, Insurgency and Terrorism (3)
• Ehc 556 (Pad 556) - Homeland Security Intelligence (3)
• Ehc 559 (Pad 559) – Homeland Security: Building Preparedness Capabilities (3)
• Ehc 571 (Pad 571) - Military Forces in Support of Civil Authorities (3)
• Ehc 572 (Pad 572) - Disaster and Crisis Management in the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors (3)
• Pad 504 - Data, Models, and Decisions (3)
• Pad 505 - Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts (3)
• Pad 517 (Pos 517) - Quantitative Research Methods (4)
• Pad 550 - Strategic Management of Information Technology (3)
• Pad 551 (Crj 648) - Terrorism, Public Security and Law Enforcement (3)
• Pad 610 – Managing Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3)
• Pad 624 (Itm 624) – Business Dynamics: Simulation Modeling for Decision-Making (3-4)
• Pad 637 – Social and Organizational Networks in Public Policy, Management, and Service Delivery: Theory, Methods and Analysis (3)
• Pad 705 – Advanced Quantitative Analysis (4)
• Pad 726 – Advanced Qualitative Analysis (4)
• Pos 582 – Global Security (3)
• Crj 504 – Applied Statistics I (3)
• Int 503 - Quantitative Approaches to International Affairs (3)
• Int 507 - Statistics for International Affairs Managers & Policy Analysts (3)
• Inf 585 – Information Technology and Homeland Security (4)
• Ist 532 – Information Analysis Techniques and Technologies (3)

Homeland Security Track

Homeland Security Track core course - Select one course from the list below:

• Ehc 554 (Pad 554/Pos 554/Int 543) – Political Violence, Insurgency, and Terrorism (3)
• Ehc/Emh 610 Fundamentals of Homeland Security (3)

Students may then select three additional courses from the following list with the consent of their advisor:

• Emh 502 - Planning, Risk, and Continuity (3)
• Emh 503 - Governance and Stakeholders in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3)
• Emh 505 - Crises & Vulnerable Populations (3)
• Emh 542 - Advanced Threat and Hazard Assessment (3)
• Emh 560 - Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)
• Emh 561 - Homeland Security Risk (3)
• Ehc 545 (Cybr 545, Pad 545) - Principles and Practices of Cyber Security (3)
• Ehc 546 (Pad 546) – Homeland Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management (3)
• Ehc 553 (Pad 553) – Topics in Homeland Security and Terrorism (3)
• Ehc 555 (Pad 555/Pos 555) – Disaster, Crisis, Emergency Management and Policy (3)
• Ehc 556 (Pad 556) – Homeland Security Intelligence (3)
• Ehc 559 (Pad 559) – Homeland Security: Building Preparedness Capabilities (3)
• Ehc 571 (Pad 571) - Military Forces in Support of Civil Authorities (3)
• Pad 583 (Pos 583) – Global Governance (3)
• Pad 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions (3)
• Pad 505 – Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts (3)
• Pad 517 (Pos 517) – Quantitative Research Methods (4)
• Pad 550 – Strategic Management of Information Technology (3)
• Pad 551 (Crj 648) – Terrorism, Public Security and Law Enforcement (3)
• Pad 610 – Managing Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3)
• Pad 624 (Itm 624) – Business Dynamics: Simulation Modeling for Decision-Making (3-4)
• Pad 637 – Social and Organizational Networks in Public Policy, Management, and Service Delivery: Theory, Methods and Analysis (3)
• Pad 705 – Advanced Quantitative Analysis (4)
• Pad 726 – Advanced Qualitative Analysis (4)
• Pos 550 – Field Seminar in Comparative Political Systems (3)
• Pos 567 - Contentious Politics: Theory and Research (3)
• Pos 570 – Field Seminar in International Political Systems (3)
• Pos 582 – Global Security (3)
• Crj 504 – Applied Statistics I (3)
• Int 503 - Quantitative Approaches to International Affairs (3)
• Int 507 - Statistics for International Affairs Managers and Policy Analysts (3)
• Inf 585 – Information Technology and Homeland Security (4)
• Ist 532 – Information Analysis Techniques and Technologies (3)

Cybersecurity Track

The following course is required of all students concentrating in the Cybersecurity track:

• Ehc 545 (Cybr 545, Pad 545) – Principles and Practices of Cybersecurity (3)

Students may then select three additional courses from the following list with the consent of their advisor:

• Ehc 546 (Pad 546) – Homeland Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management (3)
• Ehc 549 (Cybr 549, Pad 549) - Cyber Security: Long Term Planning and Risk Management (3)
• Ehc 553 (Pad 553) – Topics in Homeland Security and Terrorism (3)
• Ehc 569 (Cybr 569, Pad 569) - Cyber Threats and Intelligence (3)
• Ehc 572 (Pad 572) - Disaster and Crisis Management in the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors (3)
• Pad 504 – Data, Models, and Decisions (3)
• Pad 505 – Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts (3)
• Pad 517 (Pos 517) – Quantitative Research Methods (4)
• Pad 550 – Strategic Management of Information Technology (3)
• Pad 583 (Pos 583) – Global Governance (3)
• Pad 624 (Itm 624) – Business Dynamics: Simulation Modeling for Decision-Making (3-4)
• Pad 637 – Social and Organizational Networks in Public Policy, Management, and Service Delivery: Theory, Methods and Analysis (3)
• Pad 705 – Advanced Quantitative Analysis (4)
• Pad 726 – Advanced Qualitative Analysis (4)
• Pos 582 – Global Security (3)
• Crj 504 – Applied Statistics I (3)
• Itm 604 – Databases and Business Intelligence or BCyb 644 – Introduction to Information and Cyber Security (3)
• BCyb 640 – Information Security Risk Assessment (3)
• BCyb 641 – Security Policies (3)
• BCyb 645 – Psychology & Information Security (3)
• BCyb 646 – Mathematical Models for Information Security (3)
• BCyb 647 – Security Implementation (3)
• Itm 691 – Field Study in Information Systems and Business Analytics (3)
• Csi 516 – Computer Communication Networks (3)
• Csi 524 – Computer Security (3)
• Csi 526 – Cryptography (3)
• Csi 628 – Cryptographic Protocols (3)
• For 610 – International Cyber Conflicts (3)
• For 611 – Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) Forensics (3)
• For 613 – Multimedia Forensics (3)
• For 642 – Computer Forensics (3)
• For 643 – Incident Handling (3)
• Int 503 - Quantitative Approaches to International Affairs (3)
• Int 507 - Statistics for International Affairs Managers and Policy Analysts (3)
• Inf 503 (Cybr 503) – Advanced Networking and Security (3)
• Inf 504 – Advanced Systems and Security (3)
• Inf 552 (Cybr 552) – Computer and Network Security (3)
• Inf 553 (Cybr 553) – Information Security and Privacy (3)
• Inf 554 (Cybr 554) – Human Aspects of Cyber-security (3)
• Inf 555 (Cybr 555) – Prevention and Protection Strategies in Cyber-security (3)
• Inf 585 – Information Technology and Homeland Security (4)
• Ist 532 – Information Analysis Techniques and Technologies (3)