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Security Studies Course Guides

A general guide to Homeland Security, Cyber Security, and Forensic Psychology research for the Rosemont College community.

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Welcome to the HLS 3100: Introduction to Homeland Security

This course provides an overview of the essential ideas that constitute the emerging discipline of homeland security. The objectives of the course are to expand students’ abilities to think critically, analyze and communicate the central tenents of homeland security from a social justice perspective. Students will examine the evolution of terrorist movements, strategies to combat terrorism, crisis management, response to conventional and non-conventional threats and the impact of heightened security and surveillance on individual rights and civil liberties.

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Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security

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