Master of Science in Legal Studies - Law and Public Policy - Homeland Security Online Degree Information

The Master of Science in Legal Studies with a track in Law and Public Policy / Homeland Security understands that'we are today a nation at risk to a new and changing threat. The terrorist threat to America takes many forms, has many places to hide, and is often invisible. Yet the need for homeland security is not tied solely to today's terrorist threat. The need for homeland security is tied to our enduring vulnerability. Terrorists wish to attack use and exploit our vulnerabilities because of the freedoms we hold dear.' (Office of Homeland Security, National Strategy for Homeland Security at the letter from the President of the United States (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002).

California University of PA's acute understanding of this extraordinary need in contemporary society has led to the creation of the Homeland Security track in Legal Studies. It presents a neat and clean track that prepares supervisory personnel to tackle the many challenges inherent in the protection of a nation. It allows justice professionals, health specialists and legal specialists, to concentrate on the methodology of security in this narrow context. Aside from the recurring demands of professional justice duty, Homeland Security delivers another slant and perspective to harried and often over-tasked public servants.

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