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 - 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 ENGL101 - Proficiency 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

Information Security Concentration

Objectives

  • Utilize analytical, logical, and critical thinking abilities to analyze organizational information security requirements
  • Apply techniques and technologies to design, develop, and deploy effective information security solutions to defend against attacks
  • Develop computer and network security solutions and apply audit practices and processes to secure organizational assets and prevent losses
  • Appraise security planning and policy principles that focus on a variety of security guidelines, policies and plans
  • Evaluate and counter industrial espionage threats and techniques that utilize information technology modes of attack
  • Relate law enforcement intelligence applications and templates to support investigations, security and counterintelligence, trend development and forecasting, and efficient use of open source information

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS



Final Program Requirements (3 semester hours)
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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