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Security Management
Not available to Security Management majors.
(18 semester hours)

 Undergraduate Catalog | Minors


Upon successful completion of this program the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate security management principles including the  concepts of information security, personnel security, and physical security and determine the planning approaches to prevent business losses.
  • Assess management theories and apply concepts of planning, resources, and authority to security organizations.
  • Identify and discuss the major aspects of physical security, associated threats and application of countermeasures.
  • Establish how security managers test and align functional performance or their security organization incorporating legal issues and ensuring ethical approaches.
  • Detect how corporate security manger can effective effectively communicate strategic security issues and actions to other business departments and managers including drawing conclusions about assessing tangible and intangible assets.

  • CJ370 / SCMT370 - Principles and Theory of Security Issues
  • CJ371 / SCMT371 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Security Management
  • CJ373 / SCMT373 - Evaluation of Security Program
  • CJ374 / SCMT374 - Contemporary Issues in Security Management
  • CJ390 / SCMT401 - Security Administration
  • CJ397 / SCMT397 - Physical Security

 Undergraduate Catalog | Minors

American Public University System (APUS) is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association and nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission, Distance Education and Training Council.

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