Course Details
Course Code: HLSS303 Course ID: 4696 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course examines the homeland security threat landscape. Students will evaluate the risks and threats facing homeland security and discuss the consequences if they were realized.
Course Schedule
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
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03/29/2022 - 09/02/2022 | 09/05/2022 - 10/30/2022 | September | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
04/26/2022 - 09/30/2022 | 10/03/2022 - 11/27/2022 | October | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022 | 11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023 | November | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/28/2022 - 12/02/2022 | 12/05/2022 - 01/29/2023 | December | Fall 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022 | 01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023 | January | Winter 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
CO-1: Describe the "all hazards" concept as it relates to risk at the national, state and local levels.
CO-2: Demonstrate understanding concerning relationships between consequence, risk and threat.
CO-3: Examine identified strategic challenges driving current and future U.S. homeland security initiatives.
CO-4: Recognize public and private sector responsibility regarding nation's critical infrastructure related to identified strategic challenges.
CO-5: Critique existing homeland security strategies for current and future effectiveness.
Discussions – 25 percent
Each week, a discussion question is provided and posts should reflect an assimilation of the readings. Students are required to provide a substantive initial post by Thursday at 11:59 pm ET (Sunday at 11:59 pm ET for week 1 only) and respond to two (2) or more classmates by Sunday 11:59 pm ET. Forum posts are graded on timeliness, relevance, knowledge of the weekly readings, and the quality of original ideas.
Midterm Assignment - 25 percent
Progress Assignment - 25 percent
Final Assignment – 25 percent
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
CO-1: Describe the "all hazards" concept as it relates to risk at the national, state and local levels.
CO-2: Demonstrate understanding concerning relationships between consequence, risk and threat.
CO-3: Examine identified strategic challenges driving current and future U.S. homeland security initiatives.
CO-4: Recognize public and private sector responsibility regarding nation's critical infrastructure related to identified strategic challenges.
CO-5: Critique existing homeland security strategies for current and future effectiveness.
Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |