Penn State's 33-credit online Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security – CTAP option offers a core curriculum rooted in the homeland/civil security enterprise with a specialized set of prescribed courses and electives.
Course List - Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security – Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security Administration: Policies and Programs | HLS 801 | Foundation for understanding homeland security history, the development of homeland security policies and organizations, and current management approaches. | 3 credits |
| Homeland Security: Social and Ethical Issues | HLS 803 | This course will examine the social, political, legal, and ethical issues that arise in the context of homeland security. | 3 credits |
| Violence, Threats, Terror, and Insurgency | HLS 805 | Provides an overview of the domestic and global issues related to homeland security. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Mining | SWENG 545 | Practical benefits of data mining will be presented; data warehousing, data cubes, and underlying algorithms used by data mining software. | 3 credits |
| Web Security and Privacy | IN SC 561 |
A web-centric look at the latest techniques and practices in computer security as they apply to the Internet. |
3 credits |
| Network and Predictive Analytics for Socio-Technical Systems | IN SC 846 | This course will study the interrelatedness of cyber-social and cyber-technical aspects of an organization or society as a whole. | 3 credits |
| Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management | IST 564 | This course examines the fundamental elements of crisis, disaster, risk and emergency management. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Collection and Cleaning | DAAN 822 |
This course focuses on the tools and techniques required for collecting data and preparing them for further analysis. Prerequisites: STAT 500 and IN SC 521 or Program Permission |
3 credits |
| Large-Scale Database and Warehouse | DAAN 825 |
Examination of large-scale data storage technologies including NoSQL database systems for looser structured data, and data warehouses for dimensional data. Prerequisites: IN SC 521 or Program Permission |
3 credits |
| Data Visualization | DAAN 871 | This course provides a foundation in the principles, concepts, techniques, and tools for visualizing large data sets. | 3 credits |
| Intelligence Analysis, Cultural Geography, and Homeland Security | GEOG 571 | The application of cultural geography in the intelligence analysis and synthesis process by identifying prominent threats to civil security. | 3 credits |
| U.S. Homeland Security Law | HLS 875 | Analysis of Constitutional provisions, legislative enactments, executive directives and judicial decisions relating to homeland security. | 3 credits |
| Computer and Cyber Forensics | IST 454 | Fundamental issues and concepts of computer forensics; aspects of computer and cyber crime; methods to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence; tools, techniques, and procedures to perform computer and cyber crime investigation. | 3 credits |
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Network Management and Security |
IST 554 | Essential skills and knowledge for effectively utilizing networks and Internet technologies to facilitate, manage, and secure data communications and applications. | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Multisensor Data Fusion | IST 885 | Understanding the concepts, techniques, and issues surrounding the fusion of information from multiple sensors and sources of data. | 3 credits |
| The Politics of Terrorism | PL SC 439 | Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age. | 3 credits |
| Root Causes of Terrorism | PL SC 836 | Investigates the role economic, political, and social factors play in determining patterns of international and domestic terrorism and terrorist activity. | 3 credits |
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Project | IN SC 594 | Master Research Paper/Project - Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis. |
3 credits |
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