Criminal Justice
Chair: Nicholas Sewitch, Department of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice major is designed to provide a balanced and comprehensive overview of the nature and structure of the criminal justice system, with particular emphasis on preparation for careers in fields such as law, juvenile justice, corrections, criminal justice administration, and law enforcement. The program also provides a solid preparation for graduate study.
Student Honor Societies: Alpha Pi Sigma, Omega Theta Phi Chapter, Omicron Sigma Sigma
Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security
The Homeland Security major incorporates core homeland security competencies in the areas of counter terrorism and intelligence, emergency management, strategic planning, and collaborative partnerships. This program also prepares students for graduate study.
Thomas Carey, Specialist Professor. B.S., M.A., Long Island University; Ph.D., Saint John Fisher College.
tcarey@monmouth.edu
John Comiskey, Associate Professor (Graduate Faculty). M.S., Naval Post Graduate School, Ed.D., St. John Fisher College. Areas of interest include homeland security, intelligence nexus to local crime, and the role of local police in national intelligence.
jcomiske@monmouth.edu
Megan Forney , Assistant Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.S. Psychology, Temple University; M.A., Stockton University; Ph.D., Temple University.
mforney@monmouth.edu
Peter Liu, Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.A., M.A., Jilin University, China; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Areas of interest include research methods, criminology, comparative criminal justice systems, and criminal justice organizations administration and management. Current research projects include comparative delinquency, Chinese justice system, and environmental crime.
pliu@monmouth.edu
Brian Lockwood, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director (Graduate Faculty). B.A., The College of New Jersey; M.A., Ph.D., Temple University. Research interests include the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the study of offending, environmental criminology, and juvenile delinquency.
blockwoo@monmouth.edu
Laura J. Moriarty, Professor (Graduate Faculty). B.A., M.A., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Sam Houston State University. A respected academic leader in the field of criminal justice with a focus on victim's issues, Moriarty is the author/co-author, editor/co-editor of eight scholarly books and numerous refereed academic journal articles. She is the past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and a 2013 recipient of the ACJS Founders Award for outstanding contributions to criminal justice education.
lmoriart@monmouth.edu
Nicholas Sewitch, Specialist Professor and Chair; Temporary Acting Assistant Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; J.D., Seton Hall University.
nsewitch@monmouth.edu
CJ-101 Introduction to Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Basic constitutional limitations of criminal justice; the development of law enforcement from feudal times; law enforcement agencies; and the court system as it pertains to criminal justice and corrections.
CJ-198 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (100 Level)Credits: 1-3
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
CJ-201 Police Role in the CommunityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Community perception of police, courts, and correction; concepts of community and public relations; community control; and problems of justice associated with racial and ethnic groups.
CJ-204 Administration and Organization in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Criminal justice application of organizational theory and principles: administrative process; organizational factors; management techniques; and budgetary practices.
CJ-205 CorrectionsCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Current correctional theories and practices; historical development of the correctional system.
CJ-210 Judicial AdministrationCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Management of judicial processes; administrative relationships of courts with defendants, police, prosecutors, defense counsel, bail agencies, probation officers, and correctional agencies; and grand and petit jury procedures.
CJ-211 Statistics for Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MA-105 or a higher level Math course
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to the basic methodological and statistical techniques used in criminal justice; introduction to statistical terminology as variables, unit of analysis, statistical significance, measurement, correlation, causation, and hypothesis testing.
CJ-215 Environmental SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
The protection and security of personal, company, and public property; measures intended to safeguard against theft, damage, assault, and sabotage.
CJ-225 Law EnforcementCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
The origin and development of law enforcement; police strategies, organizational factors, and problems.
CJ-230 Criminal InvestigationCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to the principles of criminal investigations, the rules and procedures of preliminary and follow-up investigations, the art of interrogation, recording of statements, confessions, and the collection and preservation of physical evidence at the crime scene.
CJ-240 Professional Writing in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101; and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): WT
Designed to help students develop the writing skills necessary for a career in criminal justice. Completion and revision of various internal and external forms of communication that are commonly used by criminal justice professionals are entailed. Students are also helped to improve their outlining, proofreading, editing, and organizational skills to better communicate effectively in writing.
CJ-241 CriminologyCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101 or SO-102; and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): WT
Explanations of the causes of property and violent offenses. Discussion of white collar, professional and organized crime, and the problem of criminal statistics. Also listed as SO-241.
CJ-280 Introduction to Forensic ScienceCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to concepts of forensic science with emphasis on the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by applying the natural sciences to law-science matters.
CJ-288 Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): EX2
Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. May be repeated for credit. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.
CJ-298 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (200 Level)Credits: 1-3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
CJ-299 Independent Study in Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.
CJ-301 Crime Control in the USA, Japan, and ChinaCredits: 3
Course Type(s): BI.EL, GU
A comparative approach is used to examine formal, social control mechanisms that include law, police, courts corrections, and informal, social control mechanisms that contain values, beliefs, family, workplace, school, neighborhood, and other social organizations in three societies: the USA, Japan, and China.
CJ-305 Criminal LawCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
The nature, purposes, principles, and doctrine of modern criminal law; landmark cases; and important issues.
CJ-313 The Pre-Trial Prosecution SystemCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PS-101 or PS-103
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): SJL
The pre-trial prosecution process as a political system. The roles, attitudes, and strategies of those authorities who allocate values within the system are examined. Also listed as PS-313. Political Science majors should register for PS-313.
CJ-315 Research MethodsCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-211 or MA-151, CJ-241 and EN-101 and EN-102
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): WT
Introduces students to the principles of scientific research in criminal justice and homeland security. It begins with a description of the importance of research by criminal justice and homeland security organizations and moves toward the tenets of sound research practices, including: the formulation or a research question, developing a hypothesis, collecting data, measurement, analysis, and evaluation. Special attention is devoted to practical, ethical, and political issues that can arise when conducting research. Also listed as HLS-315.
CJ-317 Law of EvidenceCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
The history and development of the rules of evidence, including relevancy and materiality, competency, burden of proof, direct and circumstantial, examination of witnesses, hearsay rule, unconstitutionally obtained, and presenting and collecting.
CJ-325 Criminal ProcedureCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Examination of the criminal justice process and underlying public policy considerations.
CJ-330 Crisis InterventionCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Practical everyday handling techniques for intervention in such crises as suicide, emotional disturbance, and family conflicts; theory and research pertaining to intervention in life-stress situations. Attempts to raise the student's level of empathy and interpersonal sensitivity via role playing and self-reflection.
CJ-332 Advanced Police AdministrationCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Advanced supervisory and managerial practices, analysis of policy formulation, decision-making, budgeting, planning, and innovative administrative procedures.
CJ-335 Juvenile JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SO-101 or SO-102
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to the area of juvenile justice; the juvenile court; a review of juvenile justice procedures; the interaction of police and juveniles; dispositional alternatives; and delinquency prevention programs.
CJ-340 The American Penal SystemCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-205
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
History, philosophy, and organizational structure of the correctional system in the United States, including issues of race, gender, and morality.
CJ-341 Occupational CrimeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Economic and fiscal implications of white-collar and blue-collar crime; definitions, explanations, control strategies, enforcement techniques, and the role of the criminal justice system.
CJ-350 Ethical Issues in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101, and EN-101 and EN-102 or permission of the instructor
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Explore various ethical issues inherent in policing, courts, and correctional work. Address ethical standards in social-science research and political correctness.
CJ-351 Sentencing PracticesCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 and CJ-205
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
History, philosophy, and rationale behind past and present sentencing schemes: the indeterminate and determinate sentences; the death penalty; and non-custodial sentences.
CJ-359 Crime Prevention and ControlCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits in Sociology or 6 credits in Criminal Justice
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Problems in the definition of crime; crime prevention as a social movement; and review and evaluation of major models of crime prevention and control.
CJ-360 Comparative Criminal Justice SystemsCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Comparison of selected foreign justice systems with that of the United States.
CJ-362 Community-Based CorrectionsCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or SW-105, and CJ-205
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Methods for dealing with the offender in the community; probation, parole, residential treatment, restitution, and the evaluation of each.
CJ-365 Forensic PathologyCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-280
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to the concepts of forensic pathology with an emphasis on the recognition and interpretation of diseases and injuries in the human body that is the basis for medico legal investigations.
CJ-370 Institutional Treatment of the OffenderCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-205, and either CJ-101 or SW-105
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Strategies employed in providing treatment and support services to the inmate; physical, psychological, and social environmental factors.
CJ-375 Internship in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or HLS-101, EN-101, EN-102, and permission of the instructor
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): CJHLS, EX1, WT
Provides practical experiences in the administration of criminal justice and homeland security through assignments to criminal justice and homeland security agencies under the joint-supervision of agency officials and Monmouth University instructors. Course assignments include a resume and cover letter application for an internship; journaling of real-world professional experiences; and the evaluation of criminal justice/homeland security policies and practices.
CJ-380 Forensic PsychologyCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Criminal personalities in relationship to specific crimes; exposure to techniques of interviewing and interrogating these criminals.
CJ-384 Crime Scene InvestigationCredits: 3
Term Offered: Fall Term
Course Type(s): None
Understanding the nature of crime scene investigation and the basic principles necessary for a successful investigative outcome.
CJ-386 Technology CrimeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Understanding the nature of technology crimes in terms of criminal investigation and collection of electronic evidence.
CJ-387 Arson and Bomb InvestigationCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-280
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to concepts of arson/bomb investigation with emphasis on reconstruction origin and cause analysis.
CJ-388 Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): EX2
Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. May be repeated for credit. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.
CJ-390 Forensic Science ICredits: 4
Course Type(s): None
Designed to explain the concepts of recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by application of basic scientific principles used in the practice of forensic science.
CJ-391 Forensic Science IICredits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CJ-390
Course Type(s): None
Designed to explain the concepts of recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence, such as blood and semen, firearms, gunshot residue, fire debris, and explosions, in the context of real-world situations.
CJ-398 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (300 Level)Credits: 1-3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
CJ-399 Independent Study Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.
CJ-401 Special Problems in Law EnforcementCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 credits in Criminal Justice
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Special problems that are not encountered in normal daily activities of police departments, including riots and emergency service functions, such as fire scenes, lost children, and crime prevention.
CJ-402 Field Research in Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 18 credits in Criminal Justice and permission of the coordinator
Course Type(s): None
Study, research, and specific projects in criminal justice under the supervision of a Criminal Justice faculty member; a written report is required.
CJ-480 Criminal Justice Research ProjectCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-315, Junior or Senior standing, and permission of the instructor and department chair
Course Type(s): None
Active participation in a research project chosen by and currently being pursued by the faculty sponsor. Student activities may include but are not limited to: literature search, data collection, data analysis, and preparation of a manuscript.
CJ-488 Cooperative Education: Criminal JusticeCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): EX2
Professional work experience in a criminal justice-related position. Departmental approval, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.00, and completion of thirty credits is required to take this course.
CJ-489 Internship in Criminal Justice IICredits: 1-3
Course Type(s): EX1
Directed individual study of Criminal Justice in areas of special interest. Junior standing or higher is required to take this course. Departmental approval is required to take this course.
CJ-490 Seminar in Criminal JusticeCredits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CJ-315 and Senior standing in Criminal Justice
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): CJHLS
Selected topics in criminal justice; presentation and discussion of a research paper. Homeland Security majors should register for HLS-490.
CJ-498 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (400 Level)Credits: 1-3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in criminal justice to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
CJ-499 Independent Study in Criminal JusticeCredits: 1-3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Guided readings on a topic not otherwise covered in the curriculum. Senior standing, a minimum G.P.A. of 2.50 and prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.
HLS-101 Introduction to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduction to the fundamental components of homeland security. The course examines historic events that shaped homeland security policy and practice, as well as providing students with an understanding of the interdisciplinary, interagency, interjurisdictional, and all-hazards nature of homeland security. Homeland security hazards include adversarial/human caused threats (terrorism, crime), natural threats (hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, storms), and technological/accidental threats (industrial/transportation). Homeland security policies and practices endeavor to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and help the Nation recover from all hazards.
HLS-199 Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: Summer Term
Course Type(s): None
Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.
HLS-235 GIS Applications in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS-224
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduces students to the basic theories in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Provides students with a hands-on practical approach to analyze homeland security related data. Students will develop a skill set to map homeland security data and perform spatial analytical tasks. Also listed as GIS-235.
HLS-245 Strategic Security ManagementCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Analysis of the post-September 11, 2001 strategic security environment. The course focuses on threat and vulnerability assessments, and the use of data to drive security strategy. Students will assess and evaluate current and evolving business practices to protect private sector and government architecture and critical infrastructure assets. The course explores current and evolving security technology, techniques, procedures, and risk-based resource allocation of personnel and security-technologies.
HLS-285 Domestic and International TerrorismCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Provides students with an in-depth examination of terrorism and its implications for society. Examines terrorist ideologies, motivations, goals, strategies, and tactics. Focuses on issues related to the operational and organizational dynamics of terrorist organizations, state and political terrorism, religious-motivated terrorism, domestic terrorism, the relationship between the media and terrorism, terrorist tactics and targeting, and counter-terrorism methodologies.
HLS-286 Principles of Emergency ManagementCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduces students to the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies. Focusing on the United States, the course will illustrate current practices, strategies and key players involved in emergency management.
HLS-287 Theoretical Approaches to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-101, HLS-285, HLS-286, EN-101, and EN-102
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): WT
Examines the various theories that describe, explain, predict, and judge the causes of terrorism and crime, as well as the behaviors associated with natural, technological/ accidental, and adversarial/human caused disasters. Topical issues include terrorism, transnational crime, extreme weather, and emergent threats including climate, economic, energy, environmental, food, human, technology, and water security.
HLS-298 Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: Fall Term
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in Homeland Security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
HLS-299 Introduction to Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.
HLS-301 Homeland Security IntelligenceCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EN-101, EN-102, and HLS-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): WT
Examines the role of intelligence in homeland security policy and practice. The course focuses on the duties and responsibilities of intelligence collectors, analysts, and policy makers in the intelligence cycle. Topical issues include intelligence policy, law and ethics; threat and vulnerability assessments; and interagency information-sharing processes.
HLS-302 Advanced Homeland Security IntelligenceCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-301
Term Offered: Summer Term
Course Type(s): None
Examines the role of strategic intelligence in homeland security policy and practice. The course focuses on intelligence methodologies that bring a broad range of information to bear on difficult strategic questions, select that information which is most significant, and then tailor the information for decision makers. The course will examine recent terrorist attacks and other events with strategic implications as well as projected future threats.
HLS-303 Open Source IntelligenceCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-301
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Open source intelligence is publically available information including academic and trade publications, court documents, news sources, business websites, and social networks, forums, and blogs that are collected, evaluated, and disseminated in a timely manner for the purposes of addressing specific intelligence requirements. The course examines the rapidly evolving open-source information landscape and the implications for U.S. homeland security. Students will apply the tenets of open-source intelligence to current homeland security issues.
HLS-310 Transport SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Examines transportation security issues in the homeland security era. The course examines topics associated with the security of aircraft, airports, bridges, roadways, seaports, vehicles, trains, train stations, vessels, tunnels, waterways, and utilities (cable lines, telephone lines, pipelines, and powerlines), as well as border security, hazardous material risks, intermodal transportation, and supply chain resilience. The course also examines technological solutions employed to enhance transportation security.
HLS-315 Homeland Security Research MethodsCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-211 or MA-151, EN-101 and EN-102
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): WT
Introduces students to the principles of scientific research in criminal justice. It begins with a description of the importance of research by criminal justice and homeland security organizations and moves toward the tenets of sound research practices, including: the formulation or a research question, developing a hypothesis, collecting data, measurement, analysis, and evaluation. Special attention is devoted to practical, ethical, and political issues that can arise when conducting research. Also listed as CJ-315.
HLS-320 Critical Infrastructure SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Introduces students to the identification and protection of the Nation's sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, and their roles in homeland security. The course examines the roles of government and the private sector in identifying, mitigating, and protecting critical infrastructure from all-hazards. The course focuses on risk-based implementation of protective measures and practices.
HLS-335 Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-235 or GIS-235
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): None
Students will build upon the skills and information learned in HLS-235 Geographical Information Systems and Homeland Security to demonstrate advanced techniques in the analysis of spatial data to help the homeland security enterprise prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from intentional, natural, and accidental threats. Also listed as GIS-335.
HLS-375 Homeland Security InternshipCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJ-101 or HLS-101, EN-101, EN-102 and permission of the instructor
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): CJHLS, EX1, WT
Provides practical experiences in the administration of criminal justice and homeland security through assignments to criminal justice and homeland security agencies under the joint-supervision of agency officials and Monmouth University instructors. Course assignments include a resume and cover letter application for an internship; journaling of real-world professional experiences; and the evaluation of criminal justice/homeland security policies and practices.
HLS-385 Cyber SecurityCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-101
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
The internet and cyber technologies have created unparalleled opportunities for commerce, education, entertainment, and public discourse. Accompanying these opportunities are unprecedented criminal and terrorist threats. This course examines security issues related to securing the cyber space including information infrastructure maintenance, information assurance, continuity planning, cybercrime, cyber terrorism, privacy, and emerging technologies.
HLS-386 Emergency Management PlanningCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-286
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): CJHLS
This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of emergency management planning. The course examines the multifaceted inter-agency participatory processes inherent to emergency management planning and provides students with the opportunity to develop emergency operations plans with fellow students. Topical issues include the four phases of emergency management, continuity of operations planning (COOP), hazard vulnerability assessment, and business continuity.
HLS-387 Emergency Management Table-Top ExercisesCredits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-286
Term Offered: Fall Term
Course Type(s): CJHLS
This course provides a comprehensive overview of emergency management scenario and exercises planning. The course focuses on the National Preparedness System and stakeholder preparedness. Topical issues include table-top exercises, field-exercises, computer generated simulations, assessment, preparedness, core capabilities, and media relations.
HLS-398 Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 1-3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in homeland security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.
HLS-399 Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.
HLS-489 Internship in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: Spring Term
Course Type(s): EX1
Supervised practical experience in homeland security. Repeatable for credit. Junior standing, departmental approval, and placement are required to register for this course.
HLS-490 Senior Research Project in Homeland SecurityCredits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CJ-315 or HLS-315 and Senior standing
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): CJHLS
Provide the student with an opportunity to complete a senior thesis in the area of homeland security. By exploring and analyzing the practical as well as theoretical problems, the student will be able to recommend changes with homeland security based upon empirical study. Criminal Justice majors should register for CJ-490.
HLS-498 Special Topics in Homeland SecurityCredits: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): HLS-385 or CS-104
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
An intensive study of a particular subject or problem in homeland security to be announced prior to registration. May be conducted on either a lecture-discussion or a seminar basis.
HLS-499 Independent Study in Homeland SecurityCredits: 3
Term Offered: All Terms
Course Type(s): None
Independent study on a Homeland Security topic not substantially treated in a regular course. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to register for this course.