Master of Science in Homeland Security
The College of Health and Human Services offers a Master of Science in Homeland Security (MSHLS) degree program with the following options:
- MSHLS – No Concentration
- MSHLS – Cybersecurity
- MSHLS – Leadership
- MSHLS – Emergency and Disaster Management - Logistics
With the enactment of the Homeland Security Act in 2002, the United States Congress created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to unify 22 federal departments and agencies into one integrated Cabinet agency. The MSHLS program addresses the six overarching homeland security missions of DHS (2022): Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats; Secure U.S. Borders and Approaches; Secure Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure; Preserve and Uphold the Nation's Prosperity and Economic Security; Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience; and Champion the DHS Workforce and Strengthen the Department.
Designed for students with interest or experience in responding to terrorism events, domestic crises, and natural disasters, the MSHLS curriculum includes topics such as crisis management, critical infrastructure protection, security technology, and intelligence analysis. Students who have successfully completed Trident’s BSHLS degree can apply up to 12 credits toward the MSHLS degree.
This program is not designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification that is required for employment in an occupation. As such, Trident has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Employ comprehensive emergency management approaches to natural and human-made disasters.
- Critique differing approaches to managing risk utilized by various stakeholders.
- Evaluate interagency cooperation in intelligence gathering and analysis.
- Analyze key trends and trajectories of security management priorities, challenges, and strategies.
- Design informed responses to various types of extremism as a comprehensive approach to countering terrorism.
- Create culturally-competent homeland security responses to real-world disasters and threat events.
- Assess the impact of ethical, legal, and oversight practices on domestic and global security.