Doctor of Management - Homeland Security Concentration
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Homeland Security is a 100-credit-hour terminal degree.. The program includes 40 credit hours of core management courses, 20 credit hours of homeland security concentration courses, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.
The Doctor of Management is a terminal degree for management professionals. The program helps students prepare to think and act strategically and provides the opportunity to enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise. This program is designed to promote the development of expertise and strategic analysis and thinking in homeland security and foster the development of policy leadership and academic expertise in this emerging field. This concentration is designed to leverage the experience of the homeland security professional to develop expertise in an area of the industry. The program focuses heavily on current, real-world challenges that homeland security leaders must face and overcome for their organization to be successful.
Doctor of Management Outcomes
- Demonstrate fluency within the chosen discipline and the ability to support computer science strategy and technology in changing environments
- Develop synthesis proficiencies for strategic computer science solution-generation in the context of internal and external technology adoption and application
- Integrate computer science theories, models, skills, and competencies in support of organizational missions
Homeland Security Concentration Outcomes
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge in homeland security in current management theory
- Design appropriate change management initiatives in homeland security that contribute to organizational efficiency
- Predict future trends in homeland security through appropriate research methods
- Analyze the legal and organizational challenges facing homeland security leaders
Degree Requirements
Courses: Core
| MGMT802 | Management Theory | 4 |
| MGMT808 | Management and Ethics | 4 |
| MGMT818 | Leadership Theory and Development | 4 |
| MGMT822 | Application of Action Research | 4 |
| MGMT824 | Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment | 4 |
| MGMT828 | Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention | 4 |
| MGMT832 | Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking | 4 |
| RES804 | Principles of Research Methods and Design | 4 |
| RES812 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES814 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES860 | Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing | 4 |
| RES861 | Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography | 4 |
| RES862 | Dissertation Research Process | 4 |
| RES863 | Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review | 4 |
| RES864 | Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods | 4 |
| RES865 | Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction | 4 |
| RES866 | Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings | 4 |
| RES867 | Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion | 4 |
| RES868 | Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion | 4 |
| SYMP801 | Doctoral Symposium I | 2 |
| SYMP802 | Doctoral Symposium II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 80 |
Courses: Concentration
| HLS870 | Homeland Security Enterprise | 4 |
| HLS872 | Risk, Resilience and Innovation in Security Policy | 4 |
| HLS874 | Homeland Security Strategy and Policy | 4 |
| HLS876 | Issues in Public Health and Emergency Planning | 4 |
| HLS878 | Homeland Security Professional Development | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours: 100
Program Areas of Focus
The program emphasizes three areas of focus: Research and Writing; Leadership and Change Management; and the specific concentration discipline.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final dissertation.
Symposium
Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.
Program Accreditations and Alignments
The homeland security concentration was developed to align with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School using an “All-Hazards” approach to Homeland Security training and education. The program provides curriculum in both management and homeland security.
Locations
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus
Area of Study
- Business & Management
- Security Studies & Criminal Justice