Faculty: INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE PGROGRAMS This interdisciplinary major focuses on security threats, risk management, and technological solutions to enhance security. Students explore cybersecurity, physical security, emergency management, intelligence analysis, and homeland security. The program develops analytical, technical, and strategic skills to address security challenges. Graduates are prepared for careers in security management, cybersecurity, intelligence, emergency response, and related fields. **Learning Objectives:** - Understand security sciences and applications fundamentals. - Develop skills in risk assessment, threat analysis, and security management. - Learn techniques for cybersecurity, physical security, and emergency management. - Explore intelligence analysis and homeland security principles. - Understand the role of technology in enhancing security. - Analyze challenges and opportunities in security sciences. - Develop teamwork and problem-solving skills for security projects. **Major Outline:** 1. **Introduction to Security Sciences** - Overview of security sciences, key concepts, and current threats. 2. **Cybersecurity** - Principles and techniques for protecting digital assets and responding to cyber attacks. 3. **Physical Security** - Fundamentals and techniques for designing and implementing physical security measures. 4. **Emergency Management** - Principles and techniques for planning and coordinating emergency responses. 5. **Intelligence Analysis** - Fundamentals and techniques for conducting intelligence operations and supporting decision-making. 6. **Homeland Security** - Principles and techniques for developing and implementing homeland security strategies. 7. **Risk Management** - Fundamentals and techniques for identifying, evaluating, and managing security risks. 8. **Technology in Security** - Exploration and integration of technological solutions for enhancing security. 9. **Security Policy and Law** - Understanding security policy, legal frameworks, and ethical decision-making. 10. **Capstone Project in Security Sciences** - Real-world project to apply learned skills in risk management, cybersecurity, or emergency management. **Assessment Methods:** - Risk assessments, threat analyses, security management plans, cybersecurity implementations, emergency response plans, intelligence reports, homeland security strategies, risk management plans, technology integration projects, policy analyses, capstone projects, group projects, and internships. **Recommended Textbooks:** - "Introduction to Security" by John R. Vacca. - "Cybersecurity: Principles and Practice" by Sushil Jajodia and Bruce Schneier. - "Physical Security: Protection of Assets" by John E. Cox. - "Emergency Management: Principles and Practice" by George Haddow et al. - "Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy" by Mark M. Lowenthal. **Prerequisites:** Basic knowledge of computer science, criminal justice, and security studies. Suitable for students interested in security management, cybersecurity, intelligence, and emergency response. **Major Duration:** Typically 4 years for a bachelor's degree, including coursework, projects, and internships. **Certification:** Graduates may receive a degree in Security Sciences and Applications and pursue certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or CPP. **Target Audience:** Aspiring security managers, cybersecurity specialists, intelligence analysts, emergency response coordinators, and professionals seeking to specialize in security sciences and applications. This major equips students with the skills needed to excel in security sciences and applications, addressing security challenges and enhancing security measures.