Courses

Foundation for understanding homeland security history, the development of homeland security policies and organizations, and current management approaches.

This course will examine the social, political, legal, and ethical issues that arise in the context of homeland security.

Provides an overview of the domestic and global issues related to homeland security.

This course will explore intentional and unintentional threats to the agriculture food system, history, and current approaches for safeguarding this key infrastructure.

This course will focus on hazards associated with the food supply, explore risk analysis/assessment systems and exercises, examine prevention strategies for intentional contamination of the food supply, develop a food defense plan, and examine crises management systems.

This course will examine a wide range of animal health topics as it relates to infectious diseases, diagnostic systems, surveillance systems, epidemiology of those diseases, and effective responses in the case of an outbreak either naturally or intentionally caused.

This course provides knowledge of plant biosecurity, plant disease, regulations, and technologies using case study examples.

This seminar provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted nature of disaster communication across phases of a disaster.

Using imagery and terrain data in typical application scenarios faced by the geospatial professional.

The application of cultural geography in the intelligence analysis and synthesis process by identifying prominent threats to civil security.

Case studies of the causes and consequences of natural disasters; analysis of disaster impact in different economic, cultural, and social conditions.

This course provides foundational knowledge about homeland security, including policy, organization, and legal issues in the American context.

Addresses international cooperation in Homeland Security and compare select national approaches as well as teach related practical methods of analysis.

Explores psychological impact of disasters and terrorist attacks on victims, families, rescuers, and society and methods of reducing negative effects.

Analysis of Constitutional provisions, legislative enactments, executive directives, and judicial decisions relating to homeland security.

Provides real-world experience in the homeland security enterprise. Supervision/support is provided by site personnel and Penn State graduate faculty.

Provides an overview of the homeland defense mission and defense support of civil authorities during disasters, and the distinctions between the two.

This course examines the fundamental elements of crisis, disaster, risk, and emergency management.

Introduces visual analytic techniques for security informatics and intelligence. Survey technical approaches for data analysis and threats and vulnerability, communicating risk.

Understanding the concepts, techniques, and issues surrounding the fusion of information from multiple sensors and sources of data.

A problem-based, interdisciplinary course in project management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business environment.

Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age.

Culminating course; application of your homeland security studies in the form of a graduate-level project relating to agricultural biosecurity.