Catalog 73 - National University

College of Letters and Sciences110on developing well rounded decision makers with a strongbackground in leadership and ethics. Students will conduct researchon various government and private sector entities and report onsuggested improvements in preparing for an emergency. Theprogram prepares graduates to work with a variety of emergencypreparedness capacities such as land borders, seaports and airports,threat assessment, disaster management, and crisis responseplanning and management. The goal of the program is to developboth the critical acumen and theoretical outcomes before, during, andafter emergencies. Graduates will develop the ability to writeemergency plans, implement and manage emergency plans, andassist policy makers on recovery issues.The BS-DSM program is designed for students who aspire to work inthe private security industry or city, state or federal levels. It is alsoappropriate for military personnel of all ranks, mid-level managers,and managers seeking promotion within the private sector to variouslevels of government.The BS-DSM program is composed of ten core courses and sixelectives offered in an accelerated one-month onsite format. As anintroduction, students are offered a broad overview of securitymanagement, current issues in domestic security, and the culture andpolitics of terrorists. The remaining six courses expose the student todirect management strategies for emergencies including leadershipand ethics. Together these courses provide a theoretical and practicalfoundation for managing emergencies.Program Learning OutcomesAt the completion of the BS-DSM program, students will possess theknowledge and skills needed to actively participate in writing preemergencyplans, assist with the decision making process during andafter an emergency, and write after-action reports using the skillslearned in the capstone course.Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:• Demonstrate undergraduate level written communications skills.• Demonstrate undergraduate level oral communications skills.• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills.• Conduct independent research and apply relevant criticism insustained analysis and interpretations of security managementthinking.• Engage in informed critical discussion, both oral and written,pertaining to domestic security management.• Engage in informed critical discussion, both oral and written, ofpast breeches of security within the United States.• Evaluate, both oral and written, emergency disaster pre-plans,recovery plans, and after-action reports.• Apply analytical skills in approaching ethical dilemmas faced ingovernment and private industry.• Identify the ethical implications of technology’s convergence onmanagement.• Describe, both oral and written, the political and religiousimplications of the terrorist climate.Degree RequirementsTo earn a Bachelor of Science with a major in domestic securitymanagement, students must complete at least 180 quarter units asdescribed below. 76.5 quarter units must be completed at the upperdivisionlevel and 45 must be completed in residence at NationalUniversity. In the absence of transfer credit, students may need totake additional general electives to satisfy the total units for thedegree. Students should refer to the section on undergraduateadmission procedures for specific information on admission andevaluation.Requirements for the Major(10 courses; 45 quarter units)DSM 401CJA 446CJA 467DSM 420DSM 430DSM 440DSM 444DSM 470DSM 475DSM 490Domestic Security ManagementCriminal Justice Management and LeadershipInternational and Domestic TerrorismInformation SecurityBorder-Transportation SecurityCrisis ManagementDisaster ManagementLegal Issues of SecurityInterviewing and InterrogationSupervised Senior Project*(Prerequisite: Students must have satisfied at least 27 quarterunits of coursework in the major prior to beginning thiscourse.)The Supervised Senior ProjectThe Supervised Senior Project is designed to be a comprehensiveproject. Therefore, students should schedule DSM 490 toward theend of their degree program. The minimum requirements are thecompletion of at least 27 quarter units of the major requirements inthe DSM program.To complete the project satisfactorily, students apply extensive effortin research and writing over a period of two months. Due to the timeand effort required for this project, it is recommended that studentsdedicate themselves to the completion of this project withoutacademic distraction.*Students who do not complete the Supervised Senior Projectwithin the two-month period are eligible, at the discretion of theinstructor, to receive a grade of “IP” with a maximum of a one-timesix month extension. Students who do not complete the project atthe end of the extension period will need to retake DSM 490. Nograde of “I” (Incomplete) can be given for this course.Upper-Division Electives(6 courses; 27 quarter units)Students can select any six of the courses listed below to completethis requirementCJA 434 Survey of Forensic SciencesCJA 356 Criminal EvidenceCJA 400 Gangs in AmericaCJA 457 Minorities, Crime and Social JusticeCJA 340 CorrectionsCOM 380 Democracy in Information Age(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)MGT 422 Team Building, Interpersonal Dynamics andEmpowermentMGT 309C Principles of Management and OrganizationHUB 420 Human Communications(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101, PSY 100)CJA 460 Principles of Investigation◆ MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEAND POLICY(620-123)Faculty Advisor: Dzung T. Nguyen • (858) 642-8467 • dnguyen@nu.eduThe Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy degreeexplores the complex relationships between atmospheric, hydrologic,geological, and ecological systems and human activities in asystematic way. This is accomplished by examining these interactionsfrom a variety of perspectives, including the social sciences, thehumanities, and the natural sciences.The B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy degree providesexcellent training for careers with agencies responsible forenvironmental protection and natural resources use, consulting