Degree in Homeland Security

[FirefighterWinters]

Hey Guys, I'm brand new here, so i dont know if this is in the right forum so here we go. I've been a firefighter since i was 16 (2007) and i had recently Graduated HS (09) and i've been looking to get a degree in homeland security, can anyone give me a list or suggest a school in which they think is the best.

Thank You.
God Bless.

[FIREMECH1]

Hey Guys, I'm brand new here, so i dont know if this is in the right forum so here we go. I've been a firefighter since i was 16 (2007) and i had recently Graduated HS (09) and i've been looking to get a degree in homeland security, can anyone give me a list or suggest a school in which they think is the best.

Thank You.
God Bless.

You could contact them yourself, through here: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Merry Christmas

FM1

[Rescue101]

I'd rather have a Degree in OIL engineering. T.C.

[ATFDFF]

Eastern Kentucky University. They have a great College of Justice and Safety, along with a DHS program!

[CGITCH]

Western Illinois, Akron does I think, Arizona State I think, Upper Iowa...Those are ones I know off the top of my head.

[fire49]

You might check this and it is an online program:::

http://www.teex.org/teex.cfm?pageid=...emplateid=1407


Excuse the cut and paste

[fire49]

Not sure if there is a homeland security degree but related courses

[Leeland]

Although not my course of choice, I believe the University of Maryland has something that might be worth looking into.

[TripleThreatEMT]

I'm at Virginia Commonwealth University weorking towards my B.A in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness right now, and I really like it.

[cheffie]

University of Maryland does have a Homeland Security B.S. program (as well as Emergency Management and Fire Science). I have my degree in Fire Science from them. My minor is Homeland Security (they added the HS major after I was more than half-way done with my program and I could not afford to do a double major.) UMUC has one of the best online degree programs available. The link is below. I loved the HS courses I took.



http://www.umuc.edu/index.shtml

[BennyT373]

I work as a "Emergency Planner" at a private consultation firm. It's a big field to get into right now. We do all aspects to emergency preparedness and planning. One thing I can suggest is add some technical writing courses too as you will do A LOT of that. A minor in technical writing wouldn't be a bad idea either.

You can go routes through emergency management, DHS classes, or through Safety (as I did). Several guys I went to college with (Marshall University) got their degrees in safety and went to work for the WVDHSEM (WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management).

Just scope out the work before you pursue it. It's a great field, just not for everyone. If your the type of person who is "NIMS Crazy" and just can't enough of it, then you would probably meet the perfect criteria type for this position...

[Leeland]

University of Maryland does have a Homeland Security B.S. program (as well as Emergency Management and Fire Science). I have my degree in Fire Science from them. My minor is Homeland Security (they added the HS major after I was more than half-way done with my program and I could not afford to do a double major.) UMUC has one of the best online degree programs available. The link is below. I loved the HS courses I took.



http://www.umuc.edu/index.shtml

Thanks for the update. I wasn't sure if UMUC did or not. I've been taking some of the courses in Fire Science when finances and time allow, and the online courses beats going to a classroom considering the amount of traffic around here at any given time.

[Tim1118]

I'm a current student at UMUC, working on my bachelors in Emergency Management. Overall, very happy with the school. A few of the instructors could be a LOT more organized, but overall, very good. Plus, you can do it online. It works really well...

EDIT: Sorry, forgot the original topic. Yes, they do have a Homeland Security program as well.

[RLW]

Tulane University offers a BA in Homeland Security Studies as well as a Masters program... I am currently in the program and work for the NOFD... Email me, I'll send you some more information. [email protected]