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Program checklist · Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · McKeesport, PA

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Program
Award
Homeland Security
Total credits (published)
24
Credits (computed from items)
153
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214786
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214786_f9496c7c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum

0 items

    Required Courses

    3 items
    1. HLS 801
      Homeland Security Administration: Policies and Programs
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. HLS/PHIL 803
      Homeland Security: Social and Ethical Issues
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. HLS/PLSC 805
      Violence, Threats, Terror, and Insurgency
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Homeland Security (Base Option)

    0 items

      Base Option Prescribed Courses

      4 items
      1. HLS 811
        Fundamentals of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HLS 812
        Homeland Security and Homeland Defense in Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. HLS 820
        Emerging Threats to Homeland Security
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. HLS 558
        Whole-Community Disaster Preparedness
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Base Option Director and is provided to the students in the base program.
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Capstone Experience

      1 item
      1. HLS 594
        Research Topics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Systems Security Option

      0 items

        Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Systems Security Option Prescribed Courses

        4 items
        1. AGBIO 520
          Agricultural Biosecurity: Protecting a Key Infrastructure
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. AGBIO 521
          Food Defense: Prevention Planning for Food Processors
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. AGBIO 801
          Veterinary Infectious Disease Diagnostic and Surveillance Systems
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. AGBIO 802
          Plant Protection: Responding to Introductions of Threatening Pests and Pathogens
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Electives

        electives · 1 item
        1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Option Director and is provided to the students in the option.
          Not resolved to a course
          9

        Capstone Experience

        1 item
        1. AGBIO 594
          Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense Capstone Experience
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Counterterrorism Option

        0 items

          Counterterrorism Option Prescribed Courses

          4 items
          1. PLSC 836
            3
          2. PLSC 569
            3
          3. PLSC 838
            3
          4. PLSC 837
            3

          Electives

          electives · 1 item
          1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Option Director and is provided to the students in the option.
            Not resolved to a course
            9

          Capstone Experience

          1 item
          1. PLSC 594
            3

          Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option

          0 items

            Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option Prescribed Courses

            4 items
            1. DAAN 545
              Data Mining
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. DAAN 871
              Data Visualization
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. INSC 561
              Web Security and Privacy
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. INSC 831
              Contemporary Information Systems Architecture
              Not resolved to a course
              3

            Electives

            electives · 1 item
            1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Option Director and is provided to the students in the option.
              Not resolved to a course
              9

            Capstone Experience

            1 item
            1. INSC 594
              Research Topics
              Not resolved to a course
              3

            Intelligence and Geospatial Analysis Option

            0 items

              Intelligence and Geospatial Analysis Option Prescribed Courses

              4 items
              1. GEOG 882
                3
              2. GEOG 483
                Problem-Solving with GIS
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. GEOG 479
                Geospatial Social Network Analysis
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. GEOG 885
                3

              Electives

              electives · 1 item
              1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Option Director and is provided to the students in the option.
                Not resolved to a course
                9

              Capstone Experience

              1 item
              1. GEOG 594A
                3

              Public Health Preparedness Option

              0 items

                Public Health Preparedness Option Prescribed Courses

                4 items
                1. PHP 410
                  3
                2. PHP 510
                  3
                3. PHP 527
                  3
                4. PHP 830
                  3

                Electives

                electives · 1 item
                1. Choose 9 credits from an approved elective list in consultation with adviser. The list of electives is maintained by the Option Director and is provided to the students in the option.
                  Not resolved to a course
                  9

                Capstone Experience

                1 item
                1. PHP 594
                  3
                Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/homeland-security/. Captured page pages/0923.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.