The Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ) in Homeland Security & Terrorism major was?developed direct response to the real security threats posed by transnational terrorist organizations. Protecting the citizens of our nation is as real as it gets.

The need for college graduates with a grasp of the complexities associated with homeland security and terrorism is clear. This innovative major affords you the chance to hone your professional interests while acquiring traditional skill sets needed to succeed in the 21st?century.

What You Can Expect From Your TU Homeland Security & Terrorism Degree:

  • Graduates will be able to devise problem-solving strategies, using state, local and national instruments of power, for foreign, domestic and natural threats to homeland security.
  • Graduates will apply accepted principles of homeland security by constructing an appropriate security and response plan.
  • Graduates will be able to devise problem-solving strategies, using the instruments of national power, for foreign threats to our national security within the U.S. and abroad.
  • Graduates will develop critical thinking and analytical skills as they apply to research and practical application of criminal justice concepts.
  • Graduates will identify, assess, and prioritize threats, risks and vulnerabilities.
  • Graduates will identify and coordinate resources to combat threats, minimize risks and reduce vulnerabilities.
  • Graduates will be able to communicate within government levels, across government levels and to all sectors.
  • Graduates will understand principles of managing people, financial obligations and projects.
  • Graduates will understand and work within the environment of social, economic, legal, ethical, technological and political interdependencies of homeland security.
  • Graduates will understand public, private, and non-profit institutional roles and responsibilities of homeland security.
  • Graduates will work effectively within and understand dilemmas of collaborative networks.