Homeland Security, Certificate

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence (may be modified to meet your needs):

Credit Hours Required: 30

Semester 1

HLND 1100 - Introduction to Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 1320 - Interviewing Credit Hours: 3.00
LAWE 2355 - Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Credit Hours: 4.00

Semester 2

HLND 1180 - Intelligence Analysis & Security Management Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 1500 - Analysis of Terrorism Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)

Semester 3

HLND 1190 - Border Security & Transportation Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 2680 - Evidence & Criminal Procedures Credit Hours: 4.00

Semester 4

HLND 2000 - Introduction to Emergency Management Credit Hours: 3.00 (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 2690 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 4.00

Homeland Security - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Applied Science	Homeland Security	63
Certificate	Homeland Security	30

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Samantha Bowlin	586.286.2159	Bowlins@macomb.edu	East Campus
Professor	Kimberly Mitseff	586.286.2071	mitseffk123@macomb.edu	Center Campus

Program Description:

The Homeland Security program provides students with a foundation of private and homeland security knowledge to build upon as a transfer to a specialty degree. The objectives of the Homeland Security Associate Degree Program are to upgrade personnel employed in the security industry and to prepare students for full‑time employment in this field. The student will develop or improve skills and knowledge of criminal law, current issues in homeland security, evidence and criminal procedures and investigation, as well as other facets of law enforcement.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Identify the functions of the various agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.

2. Identify the major challenges facing boarder security.

3. Evaluate the potential risk and vulnerability of their community to technological disasters.

4. Explain mechanics of criminal procedure as applied to the area of search and seizure.

5. Explain the National Incident Management System and the role of the All Hazard Approach in emergency response planning based on the criteria provided by the Department of Homeland Security.

6. Identify legal regulations pertaining to the interviewing process.

7. Demonstrate the proper method for collecting crime scene evidence.

Career Opportunities:

Homeland Security

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.

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