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Homeland Security Concentration
The Career You Want. The Skills You Need.
The Homeland Security curriculum, designed by University faculty in consultation with intelligence, law enforcement, and public management experts, provides graduates with the foundation to become more effective homeland security professionals and managers.
Homeland Security concentration students will increase their understandings of:
- The origin, nature, and impact of terrorism;
- intelligence analysis and information sharing;
- The role of intelligence, homeland security, and criminal justice agencies;
- Analytic, methodological, and technical skills for analyzing security/intelligence issues.
Study Under Distinguished Faculty Experts
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| Victor Asal | Kathleen Deloughery | Bryan Early | Rey Koslowski |
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| Rick Mathews | Karl Rethemeyer | Jim Steiner |
Specialty Homeland Security Courses
- Topics in Homeland Security and Terrorism (PAD 553)
- Political Violence (POS 554)
- Homeland Security Intelligence (PAD 556)
- Intelligence Analysis for Homeland Security (PAD 557)
- Intelligence & US National Security Policymaking (PAD 558)
- Homeland Security: Building Preparedness Capabilities (PAD 559)
- Global Governance (PAD 583 or POS 583)
- Information Technology and Homeland Security (PAD 585)
(POS 585) (INF 585)
Recent Job & Internship Placements in Homeland Security
- Central Intelligence Agency
- New York State Intelligence Center
- New York State Office of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Policy)
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- US Military Intelligence (various branches)
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