HLSS323 - Homegrown Violent Extremism

Course Details

Course Code: HLSS323 Course ID: 4870 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

This course explores homegrown and domestic violent extremism in Western society, which has significantly increased due to the inspiration of domestic causes, foreign causes, and terrorist groups. This course examines the ideology of homegrown and domestic extremists and the different models of why and how people become radicalized and take violent action against their fellow citizens. Also addressed in this course is the increasing use of social media to recruit and radicalize individuals, initiatives to counter homegrown and domestic violent extremism, and efforts to de-radicalize individuals.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration11/28/2024 - 05/02/2025 Course Dates05/05/2025 - 06/29/2025 Start Month May SessionSpring 2025 Session I Weeks8 Week session
Registration12/30/2024 - 05/30/2025 Course Dates06/02/2025 - 07/27/2025 Start Month June SessionSpring 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration01/27/2025 - 07/04/2025 Course Dates07/07/2025 - 08/31/2025 Start Month July SessionSummer 2025 Session B Weeks8 Week session
Registration02/24/2025 - 08/01/2025 Course Dates08/04/2025 - 09/28/2025 Start Month August SessionSummer 2025 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.