Homeland Security Related Courses

Courses relating to homeland security topics exist in many departments on the West Lafayette Campus including engineering, agriculture, nursing, science, management, health sciences, technology, and liberal arts. Please see the list of Purdue University courses related to homeland security for an idea of specific courses that could be used to fulfill the area of specialization elective requirements.

College of Agriculture

Agriculture Economics Department

  • AGEC 43500 - Leadership in a Changing World
  • AGEC 68500 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Agricultural Systems Management Department

  • ASM 51000 - Agro-Security & Emergency Management for Agricultural Production Operations
  • ASM 59100A - Foundations in Homeland Security Studies
  • ASM 59100B - Managing Resources & Applications for Homeland Security
  • ASM 59100S - Agro-Security Issues

Food Science Department

  • FS 565 - Microbial Foodbourne Pathogens
  • FS 566 - Microbial Techniques for Food Pathogens (2 credit hrs)

Forestry and Natural Resources Department

  • FNR 48800 - Global Environmental Issues

Natural Resources & Environmental/Agronomy Department

  • NRES 49800 - Individual Studies in Environmental Science

Youth Development and Agricultural Education Department

  • YDAE 56600 - Conflict Management in Agricultural and Extension Education

College of Engineering

Industrial Engineering Department

  • IE 55800 - Safety Engineering

Nuclear Engineering Department

  • NUCL 20500 - Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory I
  • NUCL 30500 - Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory II

College of Liberal Arts

Aerospace Studies Department

  • AFT 47100 - National Security Affairs
  • AFT 48100 - National Security Affairs II

Communications Department

  • COM 41600 - United States Politics and the Media

Health and Kinesiology Department

  • HK 44000 - Human Diseases and Disorders
  • HK 44500 - Principles of Epidemiology

History Department

  • HIST 66100 - Seminar in Military Affairs and National Security Policy

Naval Science Department

  • NS 41300 - Naval Leadership, Management, and Ethics

Political Science Department

  • POL 41500 - U.S. Politics and the Media
  • POL 41900 - The politics of Intergovernmental Relations
  • POL 42800 - The Politics of Regulation
  • POL 52300 - Environmental Politics and Public Policy
  • POL 60700 - Public Policy Evaluation

Sociology Department

  • SOC 52600 - The Analysis of Complex Organizations
  • SOC 53100 - Community Organization

Krannert School of Management

Management Administration & Instruction Department

  • MGMT 54700 - Computer Communications Systems
  • MGMT 56100 - Logistics
  • MGMT 56200 - Project Management

Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Department

  • OBHR 43200 - Manpower Resources
  • OBHR 63100 - Human Resource Systems
  • OBHR 66200 - Leadership
  • OBHR 66700 - Team Work Negotiations
  • OBHR 69000F - Seminar in Organizational Theory

College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences

Health Science Department

  • HSCI 20100 - Principles of Public Health
  • HSCI 31200 - Radiation Science Fundamentals
  • HSCI 54700 - Environmental Epidemiology
  • HSCI 56000 - Toxicology
  • HSCI 59000B - Public Health Law and Policy

College of Science

Chemistry Department

  • CHM 60500 - Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory

Computer Science Department

  • CS 42600 - Computer Security
  • CS 52600 - Information Security
  • CS 55500 - Cryptography
  • CS 59100 - Information and Cybercrime Seminar
  • CS 62600 - Advanced Information Assurance
  • CS 65500 - Advanced Cryptography

College of Technology

Aviation Technology Department

  • AT 48100 - Aviation Safety Problems
  • AT 57300 - Managing the Risk of Organizational Accidents
  • AT 58100B - Contemporary Issues in Aviation Security

Building Construction Management Department

  • BCM 45700 - Construction Safety
  • BCM 499XYZ Introduction to Disaster Restoration and Reconstruction Management    (Spring 09)
  • BCM 499YZX Advanced Topics in Disaster Restoration and Reconstruction Management    (Spring 09)
  • BCM 487ZXY: Disaster Restoration and Reconstruction Problems and Practices        (Spring 09)
  • BCM 59000 - Special Problems in Building Construction Management Technology

Computer Graphics Technology Department

  • CGT 59000 - Special Problems in Computer Graphics Technology

Computer and Information Technology Department

  • CNIT 42000 - Basic Cyber Forensics
  • CNIT 42100 - Small Scale Digital Device Forensics
  • CNIT 45500 - Network Security
  • CNIT 49900 - Advanced Cyber Forensics
  • CNIT 52800 - Information Security Risk Assessment
  • CNIT 55700 - Advanced Research Topics in Cyber Forensics
  • CNIT 58100 - Information Security Management

Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Department

  • ECET 59000 - Special Problems in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Organizational Leadership & Supervision Department

  • OLS 45600 - Leadership in a Global Environment
  • OLS 47700 - Conflict Management
  • OLS 58100A - Foundations in Homeland Security Studies
  • OLS 58100B - Managing Resources and Applications for Homeland Security
  • OLS 62300 - Contemporary Organizational Leadership and Supervision Problems