Degree Program in Homeland Security

Courses on various aspects of homeland security are
springing up at college campuses all around the United States, and some
institutions have devoted entire departments to the study of homeland
security.

Students at institutions including the University of
Richmond and Rice University can take classes with titles such as "Rhetorics
of Terror/ism, Homeland (In)Security, and the State" and "Jihad
and the End of the World." Meanwhile, Syracuse University has established
a department called the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism,
and Ohio State University now includes the International and Homeland Security
program.

Other colleges and universities have established certificate
programs in homeland security. The federal government’s Department
of Homeland Security, which employs roughly 180,000 people and is the
presumed destination for many students in these programs, funds both
academic programs in homeland security as well as individual scholarships.
Observers expect to see undergraduate and even graduate degree programs
introduced in areas related to homeland security.

from Wired News