The Master of Security Management degree offers the security management professional the opportunity to study various aspects of security, from international to informational. Students examine and analyze the principles, theories, and application of security at the graduate level. Graduates of this program typically pursue careers in federal or local government civil service, general public or private management, military service, law enforcement, and private security. Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and degree level learning outcomes objectives, the Master of Arts in Security Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of security management, graduates in this degree program will be able to: - Recognize and critically analyze the various forms of liability associated with the security management industry.
- Provide cost effective measures for architectural security design for facilities, airport security, and critical infrastructures.
- Integrate and adapt security concepts and services from traditional approaches to address vulnerabilities to new technologies.
- Evaluate the technologies of security systems, information security, and asset protection methodologies, and construct a reasonable view through critical thinking, to draw logical conclusions towards objective perspectives.
- Assess the security function as it pertains to complex specializations in safety, safeguarding sensitive assets, and conducting vulnerability assessments.
- Relate and associate historical, economic, equity and social perspectives of security measures and associate them to contemporary needs of protection and loss prevention.
- Apply the principles of scientific management to security management as a unique discipline.
- Apply the concepts of professional and ethical behavior to security programs and organizations
Degree Program Requirements Core Courses (15 semester hours)
RC504/ RC507 / CRJ 505 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice / Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Security
CR507/ CR533 / SCM 507 -Principles and Theory of Security Management / Assets Protection and Loss Prevention Management
CR508 / SCM 508 - Evaluation of Security Programs
CR509 / SCM 509 - Contemporary Issues in Security Management
CR540 / SCM 510 - Security Management Ethics
Major Courses (Select 15 semester hours)
Students must select five courses from the list below.
LC529 / SCM 529 - International Terrorism
CR546 / SCM 531- International Security Management
CR536 / SCM 536 - Protective Services
CR537 / SCM 537 - Computer Crime
CR538 / SCM 538 - Industrial Espionage
CR544 / SCM 544 - Security Architecture
CR545 / SCM 545 - Airport Security Design
CR547 / SCM 547 - Perimeter Security
NS510 / HLS 501 - Homeland Defense
CR601 / CRJ 601 - Cases in Executive Decision Making
CR690 / CRJ 690 - Independent Study Criminal Justice and Security Graduate Electives
(Select 6 semester hours) From other courses not taken to meet required, core, or major requirements.
CR701 / SCM 791 - Comprehensive exam – Taken once all other requirements have been met unless thesis is taken
CR792 / SCM 792 - Master’s Capstone Seminar in Security Management (3 semester hours) - The MA in Security Management Master’s Capstone Seminar option includes a thesis, or a major research project or paper in lieu of the final comprehensive examination, which has no credit hours. Those who elect this option may reduce their electives by three semester hours to accommodate the seminar option credit. This option is desirable for those students who wish to apply their advanced research skills to a topic of security management interest or who would plan to continue their education at a higher level. Students electing this option must use this as one of the graduate electives.
Total hours: 36 semester hours |
