HLS606 Homeland Security and Government

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an insight into the structural, conceptual and intellectual underpinnings and implications of the homeland security project. This course will focus on identifying the various sub-disciplines within the homeland security field and understanding the roles of each. The course will also focus on legislative and policy frameworks (including the US Constitution, the Patriot Act, relevant presidential policy directives, and the national strategy for homeland security, etc.) within which the homeland security enterprise operates as well as the relationship between the relevant federal entities and those entities and their respective state and local counterparts.

Corequisite

None

Credits

4

Distribution

Security Studies

Notes

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