Founded in response to the 9-11 attacks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the largest federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Waldorf’s Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security degree program begins with an in-depth background related to DHS practices.
Our Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security degree program then expands to focus on the Department of Homeland Security and its strategies to protect the American homeland, including prevention, planning and response measures related to terrorist threats. Your studies will include topics related to:
- American homeland security
- Tactical response operations
- Terrorism
- Weapons of mass destruction
As a student in our BA in Homeland Security degree program, you can choose to develop deeper expertise and insights by choosing a concentration in:
- Criminal Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Emergency Management
If you have a significant amount of completed post-secondary coursework or specialized training that you would like to transfer, consider Waldorf’s BAS Homeland Security program.
Why Earn Your Bachelor of Arts in Homeland Security Degree Online From Waldorf?
Waldorf’s BA in Homeland Security allows you to take a deep dive into the workings of the Department of Homeland Security. You will discover how DHS strategies and tactics can be implemented not only in DHS, but in law enforcement, first response, organizational security and loss prevention in other settings.
Earning your BA in Homeland Security online from Waldorf offers you flexibility, convenience and control. Our courses and assignments allow you to implement what you learn in projects and programs in your organization and in your community.
Enhance Your BA in Homeland Security Degree with a Concentration
Choose the concentration area most closely aligned with your interests and career goals, from:
- Criminal Justice—Focus on the three primary areas of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts and corrections. You can select the courses of greatest interest to you to tailor the concentration to your needs.
- Cybersecurity—Explore a diverse mix of cybersecurity courses that will teach you how to identify vulnerabilities, implement frameworks for incident prevention, detect intrusions, apply countermeasures, safeguard data and more.
- Emergency Management—Studying a variety of areas within emergency management is ideal for students seeking to enter the emergency management field, or for industry professionals seeking to boost their emergency management career.
Earn Your Degree Online Around Your Busy Schedule
Our convenient and flexible online course delivery format makes it easy to earn your degree full time or part time around your other obligations. We understand that our students’ lives are busy with jobs, family responsibilities, personal commitments and more. Waldorf’s courses are offered through the latest interactive technology and remote course delivery systems. This format allows you to learn at your own pace while still interacting with your professors and classmates. The average time to complete this degree program is four years for full-time students.
Learn From Experienced Homeland Security Faculty
Our faculty members are experts in Department of Homeland Security operations and strategies, with some faculty having DHS experience. They also bring their experience with private, county, state and federal organizations into the classroom to help you gain industry knowledge and insights and prepare for your career path.
This program is available online only.
Available Concentrations
Degree Requirements
BA in Homeland Security Curriculum Overview
Our program curriculum features required courses designed to develop your expertise, including:
- American Homeland Security
- Disaster Planning and Management
- Homeland Security Capstone Project
- Homeland Security Technology
- Terrorism Response Operations
Depending on your interests and chosen concentration, you may also take courses in:
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminal Justice, Criminal Law and Criminology
- Disaster Response and Recovery
- Domestic Terrorism and Homegrown Violent Extremists
- Emergency Management
- Judicial Process
- Theory and Practice of Law Enforcement
BA in Homeland Security Degree Requirements
*Any Waldorf courses may be selected from the catalog and course schedule to be used as electives, provided that they are not used to satisfy other program requirements. The following are sample electives. The concentration options listed above may also be used toward elective credits.
If you have a significant amount of completed post secondary coursework or specialized training that you would like to transfer, consider the BAS Homeland Security program.