10 courses with the subject HLS, 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.
HLS 2750Introduction to Homeland Security3
This course is designed to introduce the student to the scope of issues facing the American public, the private sector and law enforcement on securing the country against threats posed by domestic and international terrorist groups. Threats to American interests abroad will also be analyzed. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course examines the history, causes, and operational characteristics of terrorist groups around the world. Students are exposed to a wide range of topics, ranging from the definition of terrorism to the unique characteristics of terrorist cells in the United States and abroad. Historical and contemporary terrorist attacks are explored within their context. The course further focuses on terrorist group goals, methodologies, and target acquisition techniques. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course exposes students to emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The course concentrates on the recovery phase, which involves bringing the affected area back to status quo ante, and explores how mitigation for the next event ties in with recovery. Included is discussion of eminent domain in the disaster recovery context as well as the roles of federal, state, and local governments. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the principles of Homeland Security infrastructure protection as outlined in presidential directives, executive orders and federal and state law, court opinions, regulations, policies, and procedures. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
HLS 3800Countering Violent Extremism in Rural Jails and Prisons3
This course provides a background in threat group radicalization and recruitment tactics. It also presents information on how to gather, categorize, and develop plans for intervening in the recruitment and radicalization of new members for threat groups within the confines of rural jails and prisons. It focuses on rural correctional facilities as unique breeding grounds for threat group recruitment and radicalization, examines the processes by which recruitment and radicalization occur, and discusses methods for strengthening the information gathering and sharing process. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course will cover the background priorities and laws of the United States in fighting money laundering. Title 18 Sections 1956 and 1957 will be discussed, as well as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 170), the Patriot Act and other federal and United Nations acts. Any additional acts, resolutions, court opinions, or amendments regarding money laundering will also be analyzed and explored. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course will allow the student the ability to recognize some of the challenges facing transportation security and to formulate possible solutions to address these challenges. Students will examine current security responses by federal, state and local governments, as well as, private industry in the area of aviation, marine, highway and rail safety. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
This course teaches students the methods of securing the infrastructure of the United States. The student will have an understanding of all aspects of security, including the ability to identify threat elements to civil aviation operations, transportation, trains, rivers, bridges, and roads. Further, the student will be able to apply their knowledge to provide briefings regarding their independent research into the methods utilized in the infrastructure protection by private and corporate security. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
HADM 3000 . This course is designed to give the student an overview of homeland security law and policy. Students will explore emergency response, emergency management, and terrorism after 9/11/2001. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
HLS 4640Homeland Security Theory, Policy and Practice3
HLS 2750 , HLS 3200 , HLS 3500 . This course will serve as a capstone course for the homeland security concentration. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of theory, policy and practice in homeland security through their participation in a project that addresses a contemporary issue in homeland security. Best practices in homeland security will also be discussed. Click here for the Fall 2026 Class Schedule
Source: North Carolina Central University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
