Security Studies
Level: Certificate
Language: English
Category:
Public Safety
Security
Description
For more information about Security Studies Programs at East Carolina University, please visit our website at: http://www.ecu.edu/polsci. The goal of the Security Studies Program is to develop new thinking toward National Security by understanding emerging threats and coordinated responses between different agencies and levels of government. The Security Studies Program encourages an integrated view of Homeland Security. Our mission is to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of students pursuing a career related to homeland security at the national, state, and local levels. To this end, the Security Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that pools knowledge and talent from Political Science and Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Planning, Environmental Health and Safety and other associated departments and programs throughout the university.Course Requirements: 15 semester hours of graduate course credit. Students choose 5 of 6 of the following core courses to meet this requirement: Fundamentals of Environmental Health Criminal Justice and Terrorism Intergovernmental and Interagency Relations Emergency Planning Changing Nature of National Security Global Terrorism Other ECU graduate courses may become available during the year which may be substituted for the above core courses. Consideration may be made on a case-by-case basis.Transfer Credits: Up to 6 credit hours may be transferred to the Graduate Certificate from accredited colleges and universities, after review by the Security Studies Program Committee on a case by case basis. All core courses approved for the Graduate Certificate will be made available through Distance Learning. Although course availability may not be as consistent as those offered in residence, the goal of the Graduate Certificate program is that students who wish to complete the Graduate Certificate away from campus will be afforded that option. Check the University's Continuing Studies Course Listing each semester to determine which Graduate Certificate courses will be offered via Distance Learning.Career Opportunities: A student who specializes in security studies acquires the skills in writing, communications, and analysis that are critical to working in a career field related to national security. Students may work for any one of the 22 federal agencies that comprise the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, other federal departments, or any of the national intelligence agencies which support the homeland security mission. At the state and local levels, students may work in law enforcement, health, environment, transportation, critical infrastructure protection, or any number of jobs related to security.For more information contact: Dr. Carmine Scavo MPA and Security Studies Program Director 252-328-6030 scavoc@mail.ecu.edu
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