The Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) minor prepares students for impactful careers in the exciting field of homeland security and emergency management.  HSEM minors learn about issues relating to national defense and homeland security, public administration and emergency management. They will develop leadership skills while studying timely homeland security topics such as counterterrorism and disaster response.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
PSAA 210	Integrated Solutions to Public Service Problems	3
PSAA 272	Introduction to National Defense and Homeland Security	3
PSAA 340/POLS 340	Public Administration	3
PSAA 372	Emergency Management Enterprise - Local, State and Federal	3
Select one of the following:		3
PSAA 403	Public and Nonprofit Budgeting
PSAA 404	Ethics in Public Service
PSAA 405	Cultural Competency in Public Service
PSAA 430	Leading and Managing Public Service Organizations
PSAA 440	Public Policies and Policymaking
PSAA 442	Cross‐Sector Collaboration
PSAA 472	Terrorist Threat to the Nation
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

Students must make a grade of C or better in all courses.