Contemporary Security Studies

Fall 2020 > Humanities & Social Sciences > CRIM.5750 > 031

Course No: CRIM.5750-031; SIS Class Nbr: 5601; SIS Term: 3010
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

This course examines the complex nature of key domestic and international security threats and responses. Topics include terrorism and insurgency, transnational organized crime, WMD proliferation, cyber-security, intelligence, national and homeland security strategies, critical infrastructure protection, and theories of international security.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Core Codes: SS
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: James Forest
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2020 Fall: Sep 01 to Dec 18
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1725
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Security Studies, M.S. in Security Studies: Critical Infrastructure Protection Concentration, M.S. in Security Studies: Cybersecurity Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Homeland Defense Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Industrial & Economic Security Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: International Security Concentration

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