15 courses with the subject NTS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Introduces students to the National Security program. Students completing this course will know the nature of the national security organizations and their responsibilities, be aware of the major strategic issues confronting the nation, and know the current national strategy for responding to national security threats.
Addresses communication perspectives informing national security, strategic intelligence, and the intelligence process. Students will examine U.S. national security history, policy, the development of the intelligence community, and intelligence as processes of communication.
Presents the basic principles of effective emergency management as they have developed over the past six decades, including the rapid evolution of the field in this century. Emergency management related topics include critical infrastructure, public- private partnerships, and information security.
Probes the development and operation of U.S. military and national security policy from George Washington to the present, with major emphasis on the 20th century and post- World War II. Post World War 2, the Cold war, and the War on Terror.
Presents classical ethical theories and explores the ethical implications of war and terrorism in the 21st century. Students analyze controversial issues including torture, bombing of civilians, assassination and targeted killing, and humanitarian intervention. Civil liberties and the Patriot Act will be examined.
Examines bigotry and hate and how they manifest in criminal behavior. Various groups who have been labeled as supporting or engaging in domestic terrorism are studied. 498
Prepares the skills necessary for managers and leaders to conduct a comprehensive, capabilities-based threat and risk assessment for terrorism/all-hazards incidents under the National Response Framework (NRF), National Preparedness Guidelines, and Homeland Security Presidential Directives.
Examines the strategies for deploying and auditing secure security systems. Security professionals primarily study security systems and design as well as networks from the point of view of examining the effectiveness of their technical, practical physical and procedural controls to minimize risks. Risk analysis and the implementation of best practice control objectives will be studied
Explores the threats that weapons of mass destruction pose to the U.S. and its interests, along with the strategies to meet those threats. This course examines the technical aspects, history, and contemporary threat of each weapon category: chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear.
Provides the skills to develop a comprehensive plan for risk analysis, threat assessment, staffing an emergency operations center, coordinating with support agencies, and creating a continuing testing program. Case studies teach students how to plan for natural disasters and terrorism at the federal, state, local levels and within the construct of public private partnerships.
Focuses on identifying, preserving, and extracting electronic evidence. Students learn to examine and recover data from operating systems, core forensic procedures for any operating or file system, technical issues in acquiring computer evidence, and forensically sound examinations to preserve evidence for legal proceedings.
Introduces national security law. This course is intended for NTS majors. Topics include the nature of legal regulations governing national security organizations, the major statutory enactments and case decisions interpreting national security law, and the sources of legal authority for national security operations.
Studies and analyzes counterterrorism, including the evolution of counterterrorism, and the specifics of the typology and anatomy of terrorist operations. This course provides an overview of the intelligence community, collection, analysis, requirements, dissemination, and information security.
The capstone experience is a culminating set of experiences that “captivate, encapsulate, synthesize, and demonstrate learning” (Rowles et al. 2004, 2008). In this Capstone Project course, students will complete Capstone projects and assignments that address and assess the program outcomes for the BS in Justice Studies- Criminal Justice and National Security programs. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned throughout their degree program by applying creativity skills to real-world situations, critical thinking, leadership, and problem- solving. This course reemphasizes major topics students have learned throughout their coursework with implications on current or emerging trends along with best practices to explore concepts to help prepare for and succeed in, a career within the criminal justice system or indirectly related fields such as the private sector.
Allows students to work in a position related to their course of study. Typical responsibilities include writing, researching, compiling data, and administrative projects. Students integrate skills and knowledge learned in their academic experiences and participate in focused online discussions and projects.
Source: Berkeley College-New York's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
