Criminal Justice: Homeland Security
- 120 Credits
- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Bronx
- Manhattan
- Westchester
Criminal Justice: Homeland Security Overview
Develop a foundation in criminal justice and homeland security to find employment in federal, state and local agencies as well as in the private security field.
Criminal Justice is a challenging, exciting and rewarding career. The 4-year Criminal Justice major will prepare you for the profession, help you advance if you鈥檙e already in it, and/or also prepare you for graduate school.
The greatest strength of the criminal justice program at 猛男情报局 is the academic and professional diversity of the faculty, which includes attorneys, law enforcement officers, homeland security specialists and other professionals who have hands-on experience in the criminal justice system in the metropolitan area.
What to Know
Among the areas covered by the Homeland Security concentration are:
- assessment of risk management
- investigative techniques and report writing
- terrorism (domestic and international)
- introduction to the National Incident Based Management System (NIMS)
Career Opportunities
With the unfortunate rise of terrorist attacks around the globe coupled with unforeseen natural and human caused disasters, skilled homeland security professionals are in high demand.
Potential Career Options:
- Administrator
- Border patrol officer
- Counterterrorism expert
- Cryptologist
- Foreign affairs officer
- Homeland security officer
Program Details & Curriculum
General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements: 60 Credits
Major Concentration
Criminal Justice: 39 Credits
Open Electives: 21 Credits
Total: 120 Credits
Students who choose the major concentration in Criminal Justice with a specialization Homeland Security must complete:
- CRJU 102 Intro Criminal Justice System
- CRJU 204 Introduction to Corrections
- CRJU 212 Criminology
- CRJU 236 Criminal Court Process
- CRJU 253 Policing
- CRJU 396 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 401 Senior Seminar
- CHSC 120 Investigative Tech & Reporting
- CHSC 140 Intro to Homeland Security
- CHSC 235 Foundations Risk Management
- CHSC 315 Terrorism
- CHSC 350 Security Crisis Management
- CHSC 445 Hmlnd Dfns Struc/Nat Incd Mgmt
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Full-Time Faculty
Brian Kelly
- VIC 100H
- bkelly18@mercy.edu
Jeong Lim Kim
- MaH B06
- jkim50@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7372
Illya D Lichtenberg
- MaH B11
- ilichtenberg@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-3038