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Apr 25, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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EMA 240 - Terrorism and Homeland Security for the Emergency Manager
Description: Terrorism, typologies of terrorism, and the criminology, political, and religious underpinnings. Analysis of the organization and financing of terrorism along with terrorism and the media, and terrorism tactics and force multipliers. History of terrorism along with terrorism today, Analysis of Homeland Security including law enforcement bureaucracy, civil liberties, and terrorism prevention.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
- Introduction to terrorism
- History
- Development
- Terrorism underpinnings
- International umbrella groups and terror networks
- Domestic terrorism
- Homeland Security and terrorism prevention
- Law enforcement bureaucracy
- Civil liberties
Learning Outcomes:
- Define types of terrorism. (1,2,5)
- Identify the criminological, political, and religious underpinnings of terrorism. (1-4)
- Analyze the organizational structure and financing of terrorism. (5,6)
- Identify the role that media plays in regard to terrorism (1,3,6)
- Discuss the history of modern terrorism and its influence on terrorism today. (2,3,6,7)
- Identify terrorism tactics and force multipliers. (6,7)
- Evaluate the structure of domestic terrorism. (6,7)
- Articulate the structure of Homeland Security, intelligence systems and networks for terrorism prevention. (7)
- Assess the infrastructure, challenges, and partnerships that make up law enforcement bureaucracy. (7,8)
- Analyze the relationship of Homeland Security, terrorism prevention, civil liberties, and personal constitutional rights. (8,9)
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