Master of Professional Studies in

Homeland Security

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.

Fundamentals of Homeland Security provides foundational knowledge about homeland security policy, strategy, organization, and legal issues in the U.S. context.

Analyzes, evaluates, and critiques homeland security plans in practice.

Examination of the roles of the public and private sectors and the military in preparing for, mitigating, and responding to disasters.

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

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

Emphasizes identity issues that are critical to understanding individual and collective processes in organizational life.

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

This course provides knowledge about government organizations charged with American border security, guiding laws, and policies.

Sensors and Detection Systems with a focus in Homeland Security; includes terminology, visualizations, processes, and technical knowledge in the art of sensor and detection system design, analog and digital signals, field equipment used to measure signals, microcontrollers and embedded systems, electrical communication systems, system requirements and design, countermeasures/vulnerabilities.

Covers the essential concepts and skills needed to make effective contributions on projects, on time and within budget.

Explores cultural differences and impact on business practices and team dynamics working on virtual project teams with global partner universities.

Examines the nexus of geospatial intelligence analysis with cyberspace, the geopolitics of cyber threats, the politics of censorship and hacking, public safety, disaster response, and humanitarian relief; students will utilize a range of cyber data, systems, and spatial sciences to examine human social networks of the internet.

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

Provides knowledge about protection of critical infrastructure as an aspect of homeland security

The Homeland Security Intelligence course provides a depth of knowledge of key intelligence issues for homeland security professionals.

This course will examine the inter-relationship of foreign, military and economic policy.

Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript.

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.

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

The homeland security framework depends on strategic planning and organization. This course examines the key issues associated with these.

Provides new insights of the emerging threats, disruptive technologies, and techniques for analyzing them to plan for the future of Homeland Security.

This course will provide an overview of transnational crime and its effects on homeland security.

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

This course assesses the controlling authorities that pertain to homeland security, from the U.S. Constitution to major federal statutes, court decisions, and executive directives.

Examine how governments gather intelligence, how intelligence is analyzed, and what impact it has on policymakers.

Explore how nuclear weapons revolutionized thinking about war and peace among major powers and how they can become a primary focus of international diplomacy.

Continuing seminars that consist of series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers. Introduces students to quantitative methods applicable to various issue areas, including international relations, economics, business, law, education, health, and environment.

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

This course provides theoretical and applied foundations of information security and assurance.

Integrating multiple functional business areas to resolve global business problems and improve organizational performance.

Accounting rules, practices, and applications that characterize the accounting presentations that for-profit organizations provide to the public.

Overview of human behavior in organizations, and implications for managing and leading individuals, teams, and organizations.

Application of techniques available to aid managers in sound financial decision making.

Examines strategic issues in marketing, including analysis, planning, and implementation; gain hands-on experience in taking control of an enterprise operation involving marketing, production, and financial decision-making at both the strategic and tactical levels.

Conduct independent research in policy analysis, program evaluation, and public management.

Introduction to the analysis of public policy within its organizational and political contexts, including an emphasis on an economic perspective.

Development of basic concepts and issues in public administration; administrative theory and public policy processes.

Introduces students to the design of exposure assessment and health effect studies applicable to disasters and terrorism.

A survey of traditional and contemporary conceptual frameworks and theoretical approaches for the analysis of international relations.

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

Principles of American foreign policy; processes of policy formulation; roles of the President, Congress, the State Department, and other government agencies.

Students will examine the social and psychological processes underlying leadership in organizations.

Students will examine the psychological and social processes underlying behavior, motivation, and attitudes in work settings.

The role of information and intelligence introduces students to the architecture and policies of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) and examines how U.S. intelligence policies and practices relate to overall U.S. foreign policy objectives and are influenced by today's global environment and emerging technologies. The course examines the users and processes of IC, participants of Competitive Intelligence, and comparative intelligence communities.

Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.