Homeland Defense
For the latest course information please consult the UMass Lowell online academic catalog.
Core Courses
Contemporary Security Studies **
Intelligence Analysis: Policy and Practice **
Scientific and Technological Dimensions of National Security **
Research Design and Methods **
Security Studies Capstone Research Paper **
Electives (Choose 5 from the Following)
Overview of Homeland Security **
[Required for students in this concentration]
Understanding the Massachusetts Contingency Plan **
Risk Communication **
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics **
Politics and Economics of Public Policy **
Crisis and Emergency Management **
Domestic Terrorism **
Threat Assessment and Risk Management **
Criminal Justice Intelligence & Information Sharing
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
The U.S. Defense Industry
Transportation System Security and Safety
Issues in Computer Crime and Cybersecurity
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Seminar on Al Qaida and Affiliated Networks
** Indicates a version of this course is offered by the UMass Lowell Division of Online and Continuing Education, either online or on campus.
Other graduate-level electives taken at UMass Lowell or at other campuses of the University of Massachusetts may also count toward the 5 electives, based on approval of the Program Director and Graduate Faculty Group.