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Enterprise Security Concentration

Core Class Course Descriptions

All students wishing to complete the Master of Security Management will complete all the courses in addition to the 5 courses in their chosen concentration. Click on the course names below to expand and view detailed descriptions for each course.

SM 6360 Enterprise Security Management
The management of the security function is examined through the study of management strategies and case studies. Discussions and research will include policies and procedures, fiscal management, audits and surveys and organizational structures and operations and crisis management.

SM 6362 Risk Analysis and Abatement
This course surveys a variety of procedures, programs and policies used to form a strategic business security plan to neutralize an organization’s vulnerabilities and measure the effectiveness of its security. Strategies to prevent and reduce risks inherent in the private business sector will be discussed and analyzed.

SM 6364 Legal Environment of the Security Executive.
Criminal law, administrative law and extralegal contractual agreements that impact security management including legal liabilities attached to arrest, search and seizure, evidence, tort liability and personnel issues in industrial, corporate, retail and private security.

SM 6365 Cyber Crime and Computer Forensics
This course will assess the current and changing landscape of cybercrime and expose students to advanced concepts in computer forensic analysis, as part of a response to the investigation of an incident. The methods of collection, preservation, analysis and presentation of digital evidence will be presented to properly conduct a computer forensics investigation.

MGT 6301 Leadership, Motivation and Communications for Security Executives
Leadership, motivation, and communication for executives in security organizations. Topics include one’s own managerial and leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and leading organizational change.

Survey of the field of human resources management with emphasis on security management. Topics include human resources planning, recruiting and selection, performance appraisal, compensation and reward systems, training and development, and employee relations. Regulatory and legal aspects of human resources management will be integrated throughout the course.

MGT 6332 Management Decision Making for Security Executives
This course is an introduction to managerial decision making from the perspective of the security professional. Students will learn how to apply qualitative and quantitative decision models and techniques to solve managerial decision problems. Topics will include behavioral and organizational aspects of decision making, qualitative decision models, spreadsheet decision modeling, descriptive statistical analysis, forecasting models, and decision making under risk and uncertainty.

Total: 21 hours


Enterprise Security Concentration

SM 6361 Managing Corporate Investigations
This course focuses on the development and management of a corporate investigation team that is part of a complete enterprise security organization. Topics include: Mandated investigations, jurisdiction issues, legal exposure and ethical issues.

SM 6367 Global Perspectives on Security Management

Examines the development and implementation of global security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to insure ongoing maintenance of security. Special emphasis on changes in economics, geopolitics, organization design, and technology and how each relates to potential threats and risks to an organization.

SM 6370 Current Issues in Security Management

This course is a survey of major security threats and methods for mitigating those threats in contemporary settings. The course activities will include review and analysis of recent security threats and/or events and identification of available strategies to mitigate the risk posed by those threats. Students will learn how to analyze a wide variety of threat scenarios, identify vulnerabilities, and determine which risk mitigation strategies work best for a given situation; and they will learn how threats and strategies for mitigating them are evolving over time.

SM 6371 Enterprise Security Capstone

Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credit hours or approval of the Program Director.

This course deals with problem solving under the supervision of faculty members. The student will design and complete an analytical examination of a security problem and a set of actionable recommendations designed to solve the problem(s) and or mitigate the impact. The student will present their analysis and recommendations in both a recorded presentation and a comprehensive written document.>

SM 6376 Enterprise Security Solutions
This course focuses on the challenges of designing a comprehensive, risk based organizational protection program that takes advantage of all forms of protections, electronics and tactics available to the security professional.



Total: 15 hours


Enterprise Security Electives

SM 6301 Intelligence Operations and Policy
Prerequisite: Approval of the Program Director.

This course bridges the gap between national security initiatives and the operational dynamics of the intelligence community. Students will explore how national security initiatives, especially at the enterprise, benefit from Intelligence operations.

SM 6302 Emergency Management and Preparedness

Prerequisite: Approval of the Program Director.

Students explore both the theoretical fundamentals of incident management and the strategies for responding effectively.  The differences between expected and unexpected, as well as natural and man-made disasters are identified and clarified, along with the efficient use of available resources..

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the MSM and/or approval from the Program Director.

The focus of this course is a topic in security management that is not covered in the same scope or detail as one of the existing courses in the security management curriculum. This course may be repeated for credit as the topics vary and may be applied to the degree with the approval of the Program Director.

SM 6380 Field Experience in Security Management (Internship/Practicum)

Prerequisite: Approval of the Program Director.

This course provides students the opportunity to experience and practice Security Management concepts learned in class in real world business operations. Students will acquire or improve their competency in several aspects of Security Management. Students actively engage in security projects within an organization, and feedback received from the employer will form part of the overall learning experience.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the MSM and/or approval from the Program Director.

Intensive individual study, under the guidance of a Security Management faculty member, of a body of knowledge or research topic, with an applied focus. This course may be repeated for credit as the topics vary and may be applied to the degree with the approval of the Program Director.

Up to 6 hours

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