Homeland Security and Emergency Management Pathway, A.A.

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The fields of homeland security and emergency management employ an extensive variety of security and safety professionals, as well as those trained in coordinating, managing and delivering resources in the wake of hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorist attacks and other tragedies.

Homeland security and emergency management occupations can be found in many governmental services and agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Coast Guard, the Transportation and Safety Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Positions range from police officers and firefighters to airport security officials, telecommunications specialists and editorial assistants. In Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Port of Savannah, private corporations, along with natural disasters, are just a sampling of the entities and events in which homeland security and emergency management needs arise.

Degree Requirements

Areas A-E of the Core Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)

See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Area A: Essential Skills
Area B: Institutional Foundations
Area C: Humanities and Fine Arts
Area D: Natural and Computational Sciences
Area E: Social Science

Recommendations

Area D

Recommended courses:

MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours (formerly MATH 1070)
or
CSC 1010 - Computers and Applications 3 Credit Hours

Area E

GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours is required in Area F. A different course should be taken in Area E

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Pathway (18 Credit Hours)

Special Note: All students pursuing an Associate of Arts, Pathway - Homeland Security must comply with each state’s criminal background check requirements in order to work in the field. Students unwilling or unable to take and pass a criminal background check should not pursue this degree at Perimeter College.

Required Courses (15 Credit Hours)

HSEM 1101 - Intro Homeland Sec & Emergency Management 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
World Language 3-semester sequence from the 1002 level 9 Credit Hours

Select one from the following to complete 18 credit hours in Area F (3 Credit Hours)

ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
CRJU 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CRJU 2110 - Policing in America 3 Credit Hours
CSC 1301 - Principles of Computer Science I 4 Credit Hours
CSC 1302 - Principles of Computer Science II 4 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ENVS 1401 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
FRSC 2100 - Introduction to Forensic Science 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1200 - Introduction to the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
HSEM 2125 - Intel Analysis & Sec Mgmt 3 Credit Hours
HSEM 2136 - Transport & Border Security 3 Credit Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours (formerly MATH 1070)
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2101 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 2621 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours
RELS 2001 - Introduction to World Religions 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
World Language 1001 3 Credit Hours