Colorado State University-Global Campus –Intelligence and Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate of Completion

Colorado State University-Global Campus, a 100% online public university, offers an Intelligence and Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate of Completion. Thesecourses provide students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary for protecting the United States against foreign and domestic threats. Students will learn the homeland security goals for readiness and responsiveness as defined by national policy as well as how to learn to identify and protect critical infrastructures and key resources from terrorism, drug trafficking, and cyber- attacks.

Earning a Certificate of Completion from CSU-Global demonstrates skill and knowledge areas to employers and provides opportunities for professional development.

Students in the Intelligence and Homeland Security Degree Program Specialization will:

  • Analyze history and apply concepts of homeland security to situations in a dynamic threat environment.
  • Examine threats against homeland security and differentiate between the major threat categories including natural, manmade, and information/technology.
  • Interpret the components of a national protection plan and outline the steps for identifying critical infrastructures and key resources.
  • Assess homeland security processes including threat analysis, indication systems, and warning constructs.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of intelligence operations and the role these operations play in homeland security

Curriculum:

HLS300 / Introduction to Homeland Security / (3 credits)
HLS350 / Terrorism / (3 credits)
HLS375 / Risk Analysis and Mitigation / (3 credits)
HLS400 / Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource Identification and Protection / (3 credits)
HLS450 / Intelligence / (3 credits)
Total Credit Hours: 15

Colorado State University-Global Campus is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC).

For more Information:

Contact: Brandon Pagani

Learning Solutions Manager

Colorado State University-Global Campus

7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 200

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Phone: (303) 951-6001 (Office)

(720) 415-2947 (Cell)

Fax: (303) 770-4182

Email:

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Update: 10/20/2014

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