Introduction to Security Studies Certificate Program

Certificate Code: AAU-CJ06

Students are provided with a broad introduction to the fundamentals of the field of securities. During the program, students will examine the foundation of the justice administration, beginning criminal investigations, and introductory coursework on private security, homeland security and terrorism.

Required Introduction to Security Studies Certificate Courses

ENG160: English Composition I

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: ENG105

This course is designed to help students master the traditional five-paragraph essay, along with its variations. Four principles are presented as keys to effective writing: unity, support, coherence and sentence skills. The first part of the course focuses on the first three principles and on sentence skills. This course shows how the four principles apply in the different patterns of essay development and in specialized types of writing.

CRJ100: Introduction to Justice Administration

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the justice administration system, encompassing police, courts and corrections management. These three institutions must work together to achieve an effective overall system for the protection of public safety and order, the impartial and fair trial of those accused of crime, and the enlightened confinement and rehabilitation of those found guilty to minimize the rate of recidivism.

CRJ 210: Criminal Investigations

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course serves as a comprehensive introduction and overview of criminal investigation. It provides the student with a logical framework and a systematic approach for understanding the investigative process. This course places special emphasis o investigations involving injury, death, sex-related offences, crimes against children and terrorism.

CRJ135: Introduction to Private Security

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course focuses on practical, real-world concepts and applications, while sensitizing students to the complexities and ambiguities involved in private security operations in contemporary society, particularly in regard to its current role in protecting our lives and assets from criminals and terrorists. This course places special emphasis on ethics and professionalism, as well as the need for public law enforcement and private security to work together to solve common problems. It explores particular jobs available in the field, addressing such practical concerns as how one goes about getting a private security job, the necessary skills, and the day-to-day job responsibilities.

CRJ140: Introduction to Terrorism

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course provides a theoretical and conceptual framework that enables students to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. It focuses on the domestic and international threat of terrorism and the basic security issues surrounding terrorism today. It covers essential historical background on the phenomenon of terrorism and the roots of contemporary conflicts, includes detailed descriptions of recent and contemporary conflicts shaping the world stage, and presents theoretical and concrete information about Homeland Security organizations.

CRJ150: Introduction to Homeland Security

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course addresses the functions of Homeland Security and critical infrastructure and asset protection as they relate to government, industry, and the community. The key functions of threat prevention, crisis response, and operations recovery are addressed from a variety of perspectives given that homeland security is a responsibility that is shared by government agencies, the private sector, and individuals, encompassing a broad spectrum of professional career positions throughout our society. This course provides an overview of the elements involved in the homeland security function, as well as the challenges critical infrastructure managers in government and industry can and will face while maintaining mission operations and staff accountability in the midst of multiple overlapping roles and responsibilities in our rapidly changing world.

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Arts & Science Certificate Programs

• Criminal Investigations
• Criminal Justice
• Forensic Investigations
• Law Enforcement
• Terrorism & Security

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