HerzingCollege – Homeland Security and Public Safety Bachelor of Science
HerzingCollege, Birmingham, Alabama is offering a Homeland Security and Public Safety Bachelor of Science degree. The program is designed to prepare students with the necessary skills and academic knowledge to enter the workforce in a variety of law enforcement, fire service and private sector professions. Students completing the Homeland Security and Public Safety Bachelor of Science degree program will be prepared for career opportunities in public safety, security, government, diplomatic security, and border patrol. HerzingCollegeoffers the program as entirely classroom based presently and gives transfer credits from the police academy, fire college, and the corrections academy for those students currently working in the field.
The Homeland Security and Public Safety Bachelor of Science courses
Concentration Core Courses: (all required)
CJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits)
CJ 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits)
CJ 120 Introduction to Criminology (3 credits)
CJ 130 Introduction to Law and Judicial Process (3 credits)
CJ 200 Introduction to Corrections (3 credits)
CJ 210 law Enforcement Security (3 credits)
CJ 220 Ethics in Law Enforcement (3 credits)
CJ 230 Evidence Forensics (4 credits)
CJ 300 Criminalistics (4 credits)
CJ 310 Criminal Investigation (4 credits)
CJ 400 Criminal Psychology (3 credits)
CJ 410 Public Administration and Fiscal Budgeting in Criminal Justice Agencies (4 credits)
CJ 420 Narcotics and Drug Abuse (3 credits)
FS 110 Introduction to Fire Service (3 credits)
FS 210 Fire Prevention (3 credits)
HS 110 Citizen Corps/CERT/Emergency Preparedness (4 credits)
HS 200 Domestic Terrorism (4 credits)
HS 230 First Responder Introduction to Hazardous Materials
HS 300 International Terrorism (3 credits)
HS 310 First Responder Communications Dispatching (4 credits)
HS 330 Critical Incident Stress Management (3 credits)
HS 410 Industrial Security (3 credits)
PH 110 Public Event Planning and Emergency Management (3 credits)
PH 210 Community Health (3 credits)
Concentration Elective Courses: (7 credits required)
BU 105 Business Principles and Management (3 credits)
BU 405 Team Development and Group Management (3 credits)
HS 320 Cybercrime (4 credits) – Analyst Notebook software taught in this class
IS 102 Computers and Application Software (4 credits)
IS 112 Computer Networks (4 credits)
IS 120 Word Processing (4 credits)
MA 211 Business Mathematics (3 credits)
General Education Required Courses: (all required)
EN 103 Composition I (4 credits)
EN 115 Speech (4 credits)
EN 350 Composition II (3 credits)
HU 310 Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
MA 103 Mathematics I (4 credits)
MA 320 Statistics (3 credits)
PS 101 Psychology (3 credits)
General Education Elective Courses: (2 semester credits required)
FL 100 Foreign Language (4 credits)
HU 101 Critical Thinking (3 credits)
HU 120 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
SC 252 Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 credits)
SC 365 Environmental Science (3 credits)
Personal Development Courses: (2 semester credits required)
PD 100 Student Success Skills (1 credit)
PD 150 Client Services (1 credit)
PD 200 Career Development Seminar (1 credit)
The Homeland Security and Public Safety Bachelor of Science degree requires students to earn 125 credits to complete the program.
The Birmingham campus of HerzingCollege is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools of Technology (ACCSCT) and the program is VA approved.
For more information:
Contact: Mary Beth Finn, VP/Academic Dean
HerzingCollege – Birmingham
280 West Valley Avenue
Homewood, Alabama35209
Ph: (205) 916-2800
Fax: (205) 916-2807
Email:
Additional Information:
Additional Phone: (205) 271-4265 direct line or 1-800-425-9432 toll free
Update: 9/8/11
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