Oct 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, B.S.


Criminal Justice Administration  
615-494-7751
Joshua Harms, interim chair
Joshua.Harms@mtsu.edu

Courses in the Department of Criminal Justice Administration provide students with a well-rounded curriculum designed to meet the academic needs of those seeking careers in law enforcement, courts, corrections, and homeland security as well as those already employed in the criminal justice system and related agencies.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


True Blue Core (TBC) 41 hours
Major Requirements 36 hours
     Major Core    15 hours
    Major Focus Courses    12 hours
    CJA Electives      9 hours
Minor 15-18 hours
Electives 25-28 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Major Requirements (36 hours)


Major Core (15 hours)


In order to graduate, all Emergency Management and Homeland Security majors must earn a grade of at least a C (2.00) in all of the following core CJA courses:

CJA Electives (9 hours)


  • Any CJA electives (6 hours must be upper division) 9 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)


Electives (25-28 hours)


Curriculum: Emergency Management and Homeland Security


Following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Freshman


  • 3 credit hours
  • 3 credit hours
  • Written Communication 3 credit hours
  • Information Literacy 3 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
  • Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
  • History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 32 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


  • CJA electives 6 credit hours
  • General electives 19 credit hours
  • Minor course/general elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours


NOTE:


*Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and successful completion (at least a C) of the first core courses: CJA 2200 , CJA 2400 , and CJA 2600 .