Overview
Description
Explore the historical, current and future impact of national and international threat groups to homeland security.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- provide some definitions for terrorism and analyze the concept.
- understand and explain the historical origins and evolution of terrorism.
- delineate the government agencies that are responsible for ensuring security to the United States and its interests abroad.
- identify the groups threatening homeland security and characterize the type and severity of the threats they pose.
- summarize the strategies developed by the United States to counter terrorist threats.
- assess the effectiveness of America’s homeland security efforts to date.
- recognize and discuss future threats to homeland security.