Criminal Justice: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Option to Criminal Justice-Homeland Security
An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global.
Your Path to a Bachelor's Degree
Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.
The Connected Degree 2+2 Curriculum
Delaware Tech's associate degree program in Criminal Justice Technology: Homeland Security & Emergency Management Option provides students with entry-level knowledge and skills in the ever-adjusting field tasked with safeguarding lives from natural and man-made threats and vulnerabilities. The program focuses on key strategies related to "all-hazards" planning, mitigation, response and recovery prevention or pre-event planning, mitigation, post-event response, and recovery for crisis events. This program also focuses on the mutual aid efforts between various State and Federal agencies such as law enforcement, military, security and medical before, during and after such events to protect persons, and assets pertaining to finances and physical properties. Students will have the knowledge and skills needed for protection, security, law enforcement, and management positions in public, private, local, state, and federal agencies. Purdue University Global's Bachelor of Science degree program in Criminal Justice-Homeland Security provides a broad liberal arts education which combines professional skills training with courses designed to help you develop a solid foundation of criminal justice knowledge. Students will examine the origins of terrorism, response methods to weapons of mass destruction and other disaster incidents, crisis negotiation, and conflict resolution. This concentration is designed to help prepare criminal justice professionals, military personnel, or businesspeople for new opportunities in the field of criminal justice, especially with multinational corporations.
Value For You
By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor?s degree more manageable.
Making The Connection
Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.
Criminal Justice: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Option (Associate Degree - Delaware Technical Community College)
Semester 1 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
SSC 100
First Year Seminar
1
HDM 101
Intro to Homeland Security and Emergency Management
3
PSY 121
General Psychology
3
CIS 107
Intro to Computers and Applications
3
SOC 111
Sociology
3
ENG 101
Critical Thinking and Academic Writing
3
16
Semester 2 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
HDM 110
Issues in Homeland Security and EM
3
CRJ 117
Ethics, Professionalism, and Communication in Public Safety
3
HDM 103
Info/Intelligence Sharing in Homeland Security
3
MAT 120
Contemporary Mathematicsor
3
MAT 153
College Math and Statistics
4
18/19
Semester 3 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
CRJ 226
Crisis Intervention
3
HDM 244
Intro to Terrorism
3
HDM 204
All Hazards/Infra/Protection
3
CRJ 222
Constitutional Law
3
SPA 133
Using Beginning Spanishor
3
SPA 136
Spanish Communication I
4
ENG 122
Technical Writing and Communication
3
18/19
Semester 4 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
ISY 143
Introduction to Information Security
3
CRJ 223
Criminology
3
HDM 202
First Responder
3
HDM 225
Supervision and Leadership in Emergency Management
3
12
Criminal Justice-Homeland Security (Bachelor's Degree - Purdue University Global)
Term 1
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 100
Preparing for a Career in Public Safety
5
CJ 101
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
5
10
Term 2
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 210
Criminal Investigation
5
CJ 227
Criminal Procedure
5
10
Term 3
Course
Title
Credits
CS 204
Professional Presence
3
XX XXX
Open Elective
3
6
Term 4
Course
Title
Credits
HU 200
Critical Evaluation in the Humanitiesor
5
HU 245
Ethicsor
5
HU 250
Humanities and Culture
5
SC 200
Discovering Scienceor
5
SC 235
General Biology Ior
5
SC 246
Fundamentals of Microbiologyor
5
SC 250
Science for Everyday Life
5
10
Term 5
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 345
Supervisory Practices in Criminal Justiceor
6
CJ 444
Managing Criminal Justice Organizations
6
CJ 340
Applied Criminal Justice Ethics
6
12
Term 6
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 355
Homeland Security
6
CJ 407
Crisis Negotiation
6
12
Term 7
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 490
Research Methods
6
CJ 307
Crisis Management in Terrorist Attacks and Disasters
6
12
Term 8
Course
Title
Credits
CJ 320
Recovery Practices in Emergency Management
6
CJ 499
Bachelors Capstone in Criminal Justice
6
12
The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice-Homeland Security requires a minimum of 180 quarter credits (120 semester credits). Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.
For More Information Contact:
Delaware Tech Dover: (302) 857-1742
Purdue University Global Heather Guessford; hguessford@purdueglobal.edu Admissions Partnership: (800) 422-2670
The articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes 10/2017
