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15+ programs

Align your online education with your aspirations by choosing from multiple certificates and degrees.

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Penn State World Campus has been a leader in online education for more than two decades. Grounded in a tradition of quality since 1855, an education from Penn State is well-respected by many employers.

Graduate Certificates

Analyze and critique the homeland security policies, strategies, and organizations that strive to keep the nation safe from hazards. Penn State offers nine graduate certificates with specific focus areas, all designed with the intention of contributing to the safety of the nation. A graduate certificate is a great credential to help create immediate opportunities in your career and can also be a 12–15 credit head start toward a master's degree.  

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Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense (Graduate Certificate)
Learn to develop and implement safety measures to prevent or manage biological threats. This unique 12-credit program is offered by Penn State's renowned College of Agricultural Science as part of the Homeland Security Program, one of the most respected programs of its kind in the U.S.
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Counterterrorism (Graduate Certificate)
Gain the skills to implement proactive counterterrorism policies and effectively respond to potential or realized acts of terror with the course work offered through this online counterterrorism graduate certificate program.
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Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention (Graduate Certificate)
Enhance your understanding of cyber threat attacks, laws, analytics, and terrorism, as well as network vulnerabilities, system threats, and surveillance protocols with the courses in this online graduate certificate program.
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Geospatial Intelligence Analytics (Graduate Certificate)
Apply geospatial information science and technology (GIST), knowledge of spatial relationships, and cognitive processes to improve problem solving and decision making. This online certificate can help jumpstart or advance your career as a geospatial intelligence or imagery analyst.
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Homeland Security (Graduate Certificate)
Gain an understanding of homeland security issues that apply at all levels of government and national security, as well as in the private sector with this online homeland security graduate certificate program.
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Hospital and Health System Preparedness (Graduate Certificate)
Learn valuable skills needed to protect the critical infrastructure of hospitals, medical facilities, and emergency management systems in this online hospital preparedness graduate certificate program.
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Information Systems Cybersecurity (Graduate Certificate)
Build your understanding of information systems security, risk management, digital forensics, knowledge management, cybersecurity, crisis and disaster management, and web security and privacy with this online graduate certificate.
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Public Health Preparedness (Graduate Certificate)
Learn how to prevent or respond to disasters or emergencies that affect public health. This online graduate certificate program is designed for professionals working in emergency management roles.
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Graduate Degrees

Understand the impact of threats, violence, and terror and learn about the policies and approaches that contribute to national safety and security. Penn State offers seven graduate programs designed to focus on specializations within homeland security to address your personal interests and professional goals. You can also add a respected credential to your résumé and show progress toward your degree by earning a graduate certificate along the way — without taking extra courses.

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Homeland Security Base Program (Master of Professional Studies)
Learn from one of the first and most comprehensive homeland security programs. Students may complete the base program or choose from a diverse range of specialization options — all designed to develop highly trained future leaders in roles that include national security.
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Homeland Security – Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Gain the skills to help defend against natural and manmade threats to our agriculture and food supply chain. This option builds a fundamental understanding of homeland security issues with an emphasis on food science, plant protection, and animal security.
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Homeland Security – Counterterrorism Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Build an understanding of terrorist organizations and their motives, threats, recruitment strategies, and operational tactics. This online master's degree program option also covers the evolution of counterterrorism in the U.S. and abroad.
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Homeland Security – Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Acquire a broad base of knowledge relevant to the current policies and programs of the homeland security administration with a focus on preventing cyber attacks and understanding cyber laws in this online program.
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Homeland Security – Intelligence and Geospatial Analysis Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Combine intelligence analysis with geospatial science and technology to gain situational awareness and provide a decisive advantage in preventing and responding to homeland security threats. This online degree program can help improve the accuracy of your organization's most critical intelligence assessments.
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Homeland Security – Public Health Preparedness Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Learn to respond to natural and man-made disasters with appropriate emergency management strategies for public health preparedness. This online master's degree program is the only homeland security program in the country using curriculum from a medical school, the Penn State College of Medicine.
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Maximum Flexibility — Designed for Working Adults

  • Online platform allows you to study whenever, wherever
  • Complete weekly assignments at your own pace
  • Choose from multiple start dates each year
  • Freedom to take a semester off
I am greatly enjoying the content and level of challenge in the courses. Last semester, World Campus made the entire process — from registration for classes to the final exam — extremely easy while I was deployed.
— Shayler Pierson, 1st LT, USAF, Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security

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