Homeland Security/Emergency Management, Minor

The Homeland Security/Emergency Management minor offers Clayton State University students who major in another field the opportunity to better understand and prepare for careers in a relevant and emerging field of community and national service. Also, the minor in HSEM provides the basic knowledge necessary to pursue graduate studies in this field. In order to graduate with a formal minor that will be noted on the student's permanent record, the student must complete the requirements for the specific minor as stipulated in the online CSU catalog. The major advisor is responsible for reviewing a student’s progress in the minor. Students must submit to the Office of the Registrar a minor application along with the degree graduation application by the published graduation application deadline. Minors may only be awarded in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree. Minors will not be awarded after the baccalaureate degree has been posted to the academic transcript.

Program Requirements

Required Courses6
HSEM 3000Homeland Security3
HSEM 4700Legal Issues in HSEM3
Upper Division Electives12
Choose 12 hours from the following:
Emergency Management
Counter Terrorism
Research in Homeland Security
Internship in HSEM
Disaster Planning & Response
Intelligence & Analysis
Legal Issues in HSEM
BioDefense
Total Credit Hours18