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Homeland Security
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The bachelor’s degree in homeland security at UMGC is uniquely designed to provide you with an understanding of the homeland security sector. The curriculum provides an understanding of international and domestic terrorism, emerging technologies, cyber threats, infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness and response, private-sector partnerships, global pandemics, natural disasters, strategic planning, policies, intelligence operations, and international engagement. You’ll develop critical-thinking, ethical decision-making, risk analysis, and communication skills to meet the professional demands of leadership and management in the homeland security profession.
- Lead, manage, and motivate others, developing their knowledge and skills, to establish and achieve strategic and operational homeland security goals and interface with internal and external audiences
- Manage technology and information for the protection and recovery of critical infrastructure/information in a hostile or emergency environment
- Navigate the financial, personnel, legal, and political information of public or private organizations to identify, evaluate, and address organizational needs, requirements, and resources
- Research, analyze, and synthesize complex intelligence information using various methods to formulate risk assessments and responses to emerging threats
- Communicate, negotiate, and educate strategically and tactically across cultural boundaries with diverse partners and stakeholders within homeland security
- Write concise and succinct policy, planning, and procedure documents for a variety of audiences to support homeland security operations
- (3 Credits, HMLS 302)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 310)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 406)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 408)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 414)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 416)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 410)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 414)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 416)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 304)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 495)
Related Required Course
The following may be applied to general education or elective requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
This program is designed to help prepare you for management work in security risk assessments, operational recovery management, and strategy development to protect people, facilities, and critical infrastructure.
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Located a stone's throw from the FBI, CIA, and NSA--and the major metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland--UMGC is home to industry leaders who protect cities and the nation from some of our greatest threats. Our criminal justice program can help provide you with an understanding of the nature of crime and the personnel, institutions, and processes that prevent and respond to crime.
- Apply critical-thinking skills and logic to analyze and solve a variety of complex problems in the criminal justice environment
- Manage and evaluate organizational efforts to ensure effective cooperation with stakeholders to prevent, control, and manage crime to ensure public safety
- Use an ethical framework and an understanding of legal constraints to make decisions as a criminal justice professional
- Develop specialized technical knowledge and skills relevant to subspecialities in the field of criminal justice to ensure public safety
- Use interpersonal and leadership skills to work both independently and cooperatively as a member of a criminal justice team
- (3 Credits, CCJS 100)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 230)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 340)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 345)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 350) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 360) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 380)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 341)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 352) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 497)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 495)
This program is designed to help prepare you to move into a command position in law enforcement or meet the degree requirement for federal law enforcement. The content of the degree program is applicable to positions in the public and private sectors. Graduates may find positions throughout the criminal justice system.
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Political Science
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Analyze and participate in the creation of public policy at the local, state, federal, and international levels by building consensus and using effective lobbying techniques
- Participate in and influence government at all levels through an understanding of the establishment, structure, and interaction of governmental institutions
- Use effective writing, research, analysis, advocacy, and coalition-building skills to develop and influence policy at the national and international levels
- Conduct, analyze, and evaluate theoretical and empirical research for specific problems to affect domestic and international policy by applying political theory, systems, and processes in organizational environments
- Apply knowledge of ethical principles and issues to public policy and politics
- (3 Credits, GVPT 100)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 101)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 170) or (3 Credits, GVPT 200)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 210)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 280)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 306)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 403) or any upper-level GVPT course
- (3 Credits, GVPT 406)
- (3 Credits, GVPT 457) or any upper-level GVPT course
- (3 Credits, GVPT 495)
Electives
The bachelor's degree in political science requires 49 credits of minor and/or elective coursework.
This program is designed to help you prepare for graduate study or careers in areas such as policy development for think tanks, research at intelligence agencies, and political campaign management, as well as other work with local and state governments or nonprofit organizations.
No previous experience is needed.
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.