CTU's Master of Science in Homeland Security (MS-HLS) offers a focused concentration in Emergency Management and Public Health for Homeland Security (HLS) professionals seeking advanced credentials in this specific area of expertise. This industry-current curriculum focuses on understanding challenges and best practices within the field, including the management of disasters and public health emergencies.
Colorado Technical University is proud to be one of just a handful of universities in the United States to offer a Master’s degree in Homeland Security. CTU developed this program and concentration to provide serious HLS professionals with the analytical and communication tools to allow them to become thought leaders and decision-makers in the area of Emergency Management and Public Health.
The focused concentration in Emergency Management and Public Health is designed to interpret, synthesize and critique the threat posed by terrorism, natural disasters and public health emergencies.
The program curriculum is designed for students with previous coursework and/or prior work experience in homeland security. Although prior knowledge or experience in the homeland security field is not required, it is highly recommended.
Successful completion of this program requires the researching and writing of a thesis. Coursework will challenge students to:
Emergency Management and Public Health Concentration Outcomes
Core Outcomes
The core curriculum of this program has been designed to help students develop relevant, applicable knowledge of the homeland security enterprise at the strategic policymaking level. Core courses include:
In addition to the broad-based core curriculum, students are required to complete four concentration courses relevant to the subfield of Emergency Management and Public Health. This coursework is designed to provide candidates with the opportunity to become thought leaders in the field through the researching and writing of a mandatory thesis. Concentration courses include:
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The US Department of Education categorizes educational programs offered at an Institution by CIP code (Classification of Instructional Program codes as defined by the Department of Education) and degree level (Associates, Bachelors, etc…). For that reason, all similar educational programs for the given Institution1, with the same CIP Code and degree level are combined to calculate Loan Debt. While these combined programs are similar in nature, variations in program costs may exist due to differences in location and/or program structure. Accordingly, the debt amount shown may exceed the specific program's tuition and fees.
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This program could take as little as 16.5 instructional months to complete when continuously enrolled.
53.41% of the students graduating from this program completed in the designed timeframe.
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The percentage of first-time, full-time undergraduate students who started between 7/1/2005 and 10/15/2005 who completed within 150% of the normal time period: 10%
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