Terrorism & Security Certificate Program

Certificate Code: AAU-CJ04

The global war on terror has created vast employment opportunities. As the world continues to focus its efforts on stopping terrorist threats the possibilities for employment within security fields will continue to expand. A certificate in Terrorism and Security means that you are knowledgeable about the legal and procedural processes involved with preventing attacks and the tools of an effective security system.

Required Terrorism & Security 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.

CRJ325: Advanced Criminal Investigation I

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisites: CRJ210

This course presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation and their application to the more important felonies. It will also help the student to understand how detective work should be performed and to demystify the investigative process. Since criminal investigation must be conducted within the framework of our democratic system, those U.S. Supreme Court decisions that affect the investigative function are quoted extensively. In this course, students will find that the ability to conduct inquiries is learned by studying the investigative process.

CRJ326: Advanced Criminal Investigation II

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ325

This course builds on the fundamentals of criminal investigation that were studied in Introduction to Criminal Investigation. Case studies illustrate their application to some of the special issues presently plaguing law enforcement worldwide such as terrorism and enterprise crime. Various types of inquiry are applied in investigative processes.

CRJ450: Homeland Security and Emergency Management

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

The primary focus of this course is to provide information on how to recognizing threats, act on threats, and provide patient care when a threat to homeland security occurs. It also explores the communication that is vital during a homeland security emergency.  This course covers biological, nuclear, chemical, incendiary and explosive threats.  It also examines threats resulting from clandestine drug laboratories, as well as step-by-step procedures for using related equipment.

CRJ460: Investigation of Terrorism

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ210

The Global War on Terror has posed new challenges for law enforcement organizations to contribute, along with military forces, to the security of the United States. The purpose of this course is to offer the latest information on the technology, weapons (including weapons of mass destruction), transportation modes of terrorists and profiles of terrorists themselves. Likely trends in 21st Century terrorism and the law enforcement response are also discussed.

CRJ493: Security Systems, Procedures & Developments

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: CRJ120

This course introduces students to security management principles and practices and protection concepts. It addresses security management and operations post-9/11 era. It covers a multitude of security-related subjects and its applications, from physical to computer security, risk assessment to loss prevention, and homeland security, from the perspectives of private and public, and business and legal orientations of security.

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