Program Information

The national security and public safety program is the result of the collaborative efforts of the Criminal Justice and Political Science Departments at the University of New Haven. The program is administered by the Dean's Office of Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and operates at our main campus in West Haven, Connecticut, as well as well as our Crystal City site in Arlington, Virginia. Students applying to the program must designate the campus to which they are applying.

The national security and public safety program provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of the legal charter, presidential executive orders, and the framework which guides the operation of national security agencies. The program covers the role and function of the  U.S. agencies comprising the intelligence community with emphasis on information protection and security. The concentration in information protection and security provides a unique approach to addressing the issues of cyberterrorism and assurance of our information management systems within our national security agencies. Research issues in public safety emergency management and homeland security are emphasized. Finally, corporate security and its new relationship to the role of homeland and national security comprise a rich element of the research inquiry.
Required Courses (15 Credits)
NSP 601	National Security Programs Architecture and Mission
NSP 602	NSP Personnel Security Programs
NSP 603	National Security Charter, Legal Issues and Executive Orders
NSP 604	Securing National Security Information Systems
NSP 690	Research Project or
NSP 693	National Security Internship or
NSP 697	National Security Thesis
Plus 21 credits of electives chosen with the adviser's approval:
NSP 606	Contemporary Issues in National Security Programs
NSP 607	Architecture of Protected Information
NSP 610	NSP Cost Modeling and Contract Administration
NSP 611	NSP Situational Evaluation and Failure Analysis Models
NSP 612	Integrated Studies in Safeguards and Countermeasure Designs
NSP 613	NSP Issues in Research and Policy Analysis
NSP 630	Risk Assessment and Management in National Security
NSP 641	National Security World and National Threat Modeling
NSP 642	Integrated Studies of the Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Communities
NSP 643	Seminar in Sensitive Evaluation Techniques, Safeguards and Countermeasures
NSP 644	Cross-Impact Analysis: National Security Futures Issues
NSP 646	The Structure of National Security Decisions
NSP 647	The Economics of National Security
NSP 648	Achieving Excellence in National Security Administration
NSP 651	A Study of Designated Approving Authorities Criteria
NSP 652	System Administration in Information Systems Security
NSP 653	Information Systems Security Officers
NSP 654	Information System Approval and Certification
NSP 668	Weapons of Mass Destruction I: Chemical and Biological Agents
NSP 669	Weapons of Mass Destruction II: Radiological Agents
NSP 680	Research Methods in National Security
NSP 691	Research Project II
NSP 694	Internship II
NSP 695	National Security Independent Study
CJ 602	Computers, Technology and National Security Information Management Systems
Total Credits: 36