Embry‑Riddle’s B.S. in Homeland Security and Intelligence enhances and expands the disciplines of public safety, homeland security, emergency management and intelligence analysis by delivering the highest quality academic and practical professional program in the U.S.
Among the first four-year degrees of its kind, it features academic courses, research projects and hands-on field experience that exposes undergraduate students to the latest procedures used by the agencies that secure the American homeland.
Taught by expert faculty members with vast real-world experience, the courses were devised in collaboration with industry subject matter experts who supervise hiring our graduates, and the degree program focuses on core academic areas that explore all aspects of this rapidly expanding field.
The B.S. in Homeland Security and Intelligence degree at our Daytona Beach campus is a broad and inclusive program that includes studies in:
Emergency Management
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Risk Analysis
Industrial Security
Environmental Security
Terrorism
Intelligence
Criminal Justice
Cybersecurity
Law and Policy
Students can take advantage of Embry‑Riddle’s situation lab, which runs real-time scenarios that allow role-playing in disaster response situations, as well as table-top exercises and drills to sharpen strategic thinking skills in hazard response management.
Embry‑Riddle’s longstanding industry connections make possible a wide range of internships that can provide practical experience and help students begin building the professional networks so vital to career success.
Key hands-on experience also comes from research in conjunction with group and individual projects and thesis papers, all of which prepare students to solve real-world challenges. Potential topics for research exploration include:
Counterterrorism
Disaster Response
Physical Security
International Relations
Environmental Security
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Cybersecurity
Intelligence Analysis
In addition, there are opportunities to study abroad on faculty-led trips to destinations, such as Ireland, England, Germany and Israel, where students attend workshops and get behind-the-scenes tours of security-related facilities to learn how other nations deal with current security issues.