• HSEC 1000: INTRODUCTION TO HOMELAND SECURITY

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students review the history of homeland security and discuss its current state and impact on social, political, economic and cultural elements. Students examine threats to homeland security including natural, man-made, and technological disasters, terrorism and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) threats. Students identify the roles and responsibilities of government agencies, non-government organizations and individual citizens as they relate to homeland security.
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• HSEC 1001: SCHOOL SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students focus on a specific set of skills to enhance security, preparation, and response to acts of terrorism as well as the full range of natural, technological, and man-made disasters at educational facilities. Students examine the interaction between schools and first responders with responsibilities for educational facilities in their jurisdiction. Students learn risk and threat assessment, school safety planning, strategies for safer schools, training, education, exercises, and the tools necessary to coordinate and facilitate a school safety program in an educational facility. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1010.
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• HSEC 1002: TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students analyze the roots of terrorist activities throughout the world and discuss national, regional, and global effects of historical and recent terrorist acts. Students examine new and growing threats including narco-terrorism, terrorist recruitment on the Internet, and genomic terrorism. They progress from the analysis of terrorism to the past, present, and future responses (counterterrorism) to national and international terrorism. Finally, students consider historical defenses as well as new concepts and innovations for the prevention and mitigation of terrorist attacks. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 1003: HOMELAND SECURITY AND FIRST RESPONDERS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students examine the unique role of the local first responder in the war against terrorism. Students identify the common elements of a disaster response and the roles of each first responder discipline in the response and recovery. Course emphasis is on the actions and procedures "at the scene" where decisions are made using the Incident Command System rather than the concepts and policies applied by officials physically removed from the incident. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 1015: HOMELAND SECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: FACILITIES AND NETWORKS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students receive a comprehensive, in-depth examination of threats to critical facility and network infrastructure from an all-hazards perspective. Students examine the preparation for premeditated acts of terrorism and the full range of natural, technological, and man-made disasters. Students develop risk and threat assessments, safety plans, and strategies for safer facilities and networks. Students also research the processes for implementing training, education, exercises, and evaluations. Students analyze the seven general challenges in infrastructure protection: vastness, command, information sharing, knowledge, interdependencies, inadequate tools, and asymmetric conflict. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 1025: HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students focus on the partnerships between emergency management to homeland security at the federal level and the impact of these changes at the state and local level. Students look briefly at various focus areas in the emergency management field that should be examined by individuals entering the homeland security field of study. After a summary of each focus area, students examine sources of detailed information including existing college courses, public domain reference materials, and online training available free of charge from the federal government. Students receive a broad understanding of the emergency management discipline and the knowledge that must be brought forward to function effectively in the homeland security discipline. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 1520: NETWORK ATTACK PRINCIPLES

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students scan, test, hack, and secure systems in an interactive lab environment. Students analyze perimeter defenses and attacker tactics, as well as intrusion detection, policy creation, social engineering, DDoS Attacks, buffer overflows, and virus creation. This course will help prepare the student for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification. Cross-listed with CSEC 1520. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in CSCO 2000.
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• HSEC 2001: LEGAL, POLICY, AND PRIVACY ISSUES

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students receive an overview of major federal laws and their impact on the development of policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with various threats to homeland security. Students review the roles and responsibilities of government agencies, non-government organizations, and individual citizens for U.S. national security. In addition, strategic planning is addressed, including the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System. Students discuss various policy and strategy issues, including balancing security, civil liberties,and privacy. Prerequisite: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 2004: HOMELAND SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students use criminological or criminal justice framework to analyze terrorist groups and individuals; terrorist origins, goals, dynamics, ideologies; counterterrorism; and homeland security. Students examine the structure and dynamics of terrorism, terrorist weapons, strategies and tactics, how they evolve, the ways in which they operate, how terrorists obtain funding, their use of the media, and theories of counterterrorism. Students review definitions of terrorism, analyze specific concepts, and examine issues that arise when responding to terrorism or the threat of terrorism. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in HSEC 1000.
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• HSEC 2006: TERRORISM AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students examine the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD): Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) weapons that could cause massive casualties if used for terrorist attacks. Students examine the vulnerability of the U.S. populace to such weapons. Students explore strategies of how to prevent, limit, defend, and/or deter the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. Finally, students examine the spread of CBRNE weapons and the threat of black market CBRNE weapons from the former Soviet arsenal. Prerequisites: Completion of HSEC 1000.
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