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Bachelor of Arts in Security Management

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The Bachelor of Arts in Security Management offers students the opportunity to learn about the principles and theories associated with various types of security, from international security to information security that focus on protection of assets.   Graduates of this program are inclined toward professions that involve general public or private management, federal or local government civil service, military service, law enforcement, and private security.

Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Security Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  Graduates in this degree program will be able to:

  • Identify organizational security risk exposure; identify cost-effective mitigation strategies; and prepare for recovery strategies.
  • Employ the use of risk analysis and vulnerability assessment processes.
  • Critically examine the variety and extent of losses from criminal acts, natural disasters, and security breaches facing society.
  • Analyze concepts of information security, personnel security, and physical security and determine the planning approaches to prevent business losses.
  • Analyze the trends affecting security and loss prevention and determine the approaches to reduce losses facing businesses and institutions.
  • Evaluate, from a multi-disciplinary approach, non-traditional approaches to crime prevention.
  • Distinguish between traditional criminal justice roles, functions, and concepts as a reactive institution to the security roles as a preventive societal institution.
Degree Program Requirements
Required Course - 3 semester hours

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)

English Composition - 6 semester hours

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours

Science - 4 semester hours including the required 1 hour labs

Mathematics - 3 semester hours

History - 6 semester hours

Humanities - 3 semester hours

Literature - 3 semester hours

All literature courses require successful completion of EN101 - Proficiency in Writing or EN102 - Effectiveness in Writing


Political Science - 3 semester hours

Core Courses (24 semester hours)
Major Courses (15 semester hours)

Students may select any five (5) courses from the list below to complete their major course requirement without a concentration. Those students who seek a concentration in a particular area of Security Management must take five (5) courses within the same concentration.

General Program without Concentration

Concentration in Information Security


Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
  • CJ498 / SCMT498 - Senior Seminar in Security (to be taken in the senior year)
    Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.
Electives (42 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours

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AMU is a member institution of the American Public University System (APUS), which is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association and nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission, Distance Education and Training Council.
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