Earn a Masters in Homeland Security (MSHLS) From a 100% Online University

Your courses at Trident University will be relevant and inspiring. As an MS in Homeland Security student, you will take a variety of classes, including Crisis Management, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Technology, and Intelligence Analysis. Crisis simulations and scenarios will be used to reinforce students’ skills to succeed in Homeland Security professions in the federal, state, and local government; and industry areas.

You must complete 40 semester credits of core courses and electives. See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all program course offerings.

The Master of Science in Homeland Security (MSHLS) degree program has the following concentrations:

• Cybersecurity 
  This concentration will begin by examining cybersecurity policy and laws, and then move on to offensive and defensive cyber actions and intelligence gathering. Real-life scenarios involving threats to our critical infrastructures will be used.
• Emergency and Disaster Management – Logistics 
  This concentration provides an integral part of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with its focus on Natural and Manmade disasters. Operating under disastrous conditions in which lives are in danger calls for clear and concise actions on the part of homeland security professionals. Some knowledge in emergency logistics is essential. Many times, staging of material, procurement and dispensing of medical supplies, and coordination of transportation do not go according to plan and will require dynamic planning and adjustments to plans in real-time.
• Leadership  
  This concentration focuses on the most current leadership theory, best practices, and organizational case studies to promote student learning and to enable new leaders to best meet the diverse and multi-faceted challenges they will face in organizational leadership roles.

 

See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all concentration course offerings.

Graduate certificates require four courses (16 credits) or six courses (24 credits), depending on the specific certificate, and include programs such as:

• Conflict Resolution Management
• Cybersecurity
• Emergency and Disaster Management
• Emergency and Disaster Management - Logistics
• Health Care Quality Assurance
• Health Education
• Homeland Security
• Human Resource Management
• Information Security/Assurance and Digital Forensics
• Instructional Systems Specialist
• Strategic Leadership
• Supply Chain Management

See the Trident Catalog for full descriptions of all graduate certificate course offerings.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Certificate-seeking students must provide official transcripts of all prior academic work, including military transcripts.
• Masters degree and certificate students are required to provide official transcripts from the institution granting the most recently conferred bachelors or masters degree.
• Academic entrance exams, such as GRE, MAT or GMAT, are not required for admission.
• International students must provide proof of English proficiency (see Trident Catalog for details).

• Transfer students are required to provide official transcripts of all prior academic work without exception.
• Prior academic work will be articulated during the admission process.
• All courses, whether applied to a program or general elective in transfer will be posted to the student’s permanent record.
• Transfer credits will not be included in the calculation of overall GPA.
• Graduate coursework submitted for transfer must have been completed within the prior seven years unless the content is deemed outdated or no longer equivalent or relevant by Trident.
• Trident may accept for transfer to the masters degree up to 30% of graduate level credits from other accredited colleges or universities. All transferred course credits must have a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Tuition cost for the masters program:  *Assumes no transfer credit and that student in a 36 credit program enrolls in an average of 18 credits per year for 2 years.

University Fees:

• Books and Supplies: $0
• Bounced Check Fee: $30
• Course Materials: $0
• Diploma Copy: $30 (optional)
• Food, Housing, and Transportation: N/A
• Graduation Fee: $150
• Official Transcript: $10 (rush fee $35)
• Other Expedited Shipping Fees: varies based on region
• Payment Plan Set-up: $35-$55 (non-refundable)
• Student ID Card: $10 (optional)
• Technology Fee: $0
• Other fees may apply and are subject to change without advance notice.

Seeking more information on the cost of attending Trident University? Visit Trident’s Financial Aid Resources page where you will find financial aid tools including Trident’s Net Price Calculator and Shopping Sheet, a guide to assist in early financial planning for college.

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