Homeland Security

Catalog 2023-2024

Associate in Science Degree

The Homeland Security degree program was established in response to the nation's growing homeland security needs.  The degree is designed for students to gain foundational knowledge and skills in order to secure borders, airports, waterways and seaports; prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters; provide counter-terrorism and law enforcment intelligence support, and employ the latest security technology.  It can be completed in two years, with credit hours totaling 60.  We offer evening and online classes and have an average professor/student ration of 1:15.  This degree is designed to transfer.   Students may choose to take advantage of our dual admissions agreement with New Jersey City University's National Security Studies Bachelor of Science program, which is offered on both the NJCU and MCC campus.   Experiential credit may be given for veterans or law enforcement officials with extensive training in Homeland Security.

 

 

Program Outcomes:

Graduates of the Program will be able to:

  • Model successful strategies to effectively evaluate contemporary security challenges facing the U.S. and other industrialized nations.
  • Simulate effective interpersonal communication, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
  • Analyze the processes leading to effective integration of security and emergency management procedures.
  • Summarize the skills and abilities in appropriate leadership roles in emergency management, civil security, and public policy.
  • Articulate the basic ethical and legal issues impacting the ability of security professionals to operate effectively in public/private sect
  • Diagnose the appropriate policy needs at the local, state, and federal level that reflect evolving strategic initiatives.
  • Identify the basic process of collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to address contemporary threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Explain inter-agency cooperation in sharing intelligence information.
Program Requirements:

Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.

Recommended Course Sequence

Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details

Semester I

ENG-121

English Composition I
3

CJU-123

Introduction to Criminal Justice
3

HCS-121

Introduction to Homeland Security
3

PSY-123

Introduction to Psychology
3

SOC-121

Introduction to Sociology
3

Semester II

ENG-122

English Composition II
3

POS-220

United States National Government
3

HCS-122

Fundamentals of Emergency Management
3

CSC-105

Computer Applications and Systems
3

OR

CSC-106

Intermediate PC Applications with Programming
3

MAT-123

Statistics I
3

Semester III

HCS-201

Introduction to Intelligence Function
3

SOC-131

Contemporary Social Problems
3

HCS-202

Risk Management and Analysis
3

PHI-123

Ethics
3

HCS-210

Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement
3

Semester IV

SOC-140

Introduction to Criminology
3

HCS-220

Domestic and International Terrorism
3

OR

GLS-123

Global Terrorism
3

SCI-206

Introduction to Forensic Science
3

POL-205

Principles of Investigation
3

POS-231

Constitutional Law
3

Total Credits 60

Contact Information
History and Social Sciences

Contact Name: Timothy Hack, department chair 
Contact Phone: 732.906.2590
Contact Email: HSS@middlesexcc.edu 
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/history-social-science/


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