Homeland Security and Disaster Management (B.S.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2026 through summer 2027. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| GOVT 200 | Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise 1 | 3 |
| GOVT 220 | American Government 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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Course may fulfill select general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| CJUS 380 | Introduction to Homeland Security | 3 |
| CJUS 381 | Incident Command System/Emergency Planning and Incident Management | 3 |
| CJUS 382 | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 3 |
| CJUS 383 | Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster | 3 |
| EMER 301 | Cycles of Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMER 302 | Emergency and Disaster Planning | 3 |
| HLSC 315 | Introduction to Terrorism | 3 |
| HLSC 318 | Homegrown Threats and Violent Extremism | 3 |
| HLSC 320 | Border Security and Immigration | 3 |
| HLSC 431 | Human Trafficking and Smuggling | 3 |
| HLSC 496 | Capstone | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 42-45 credit hours of Free Electives | 42-45 | |
| Total Hours | 42-45 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all courses in the major
- 25% Of major and concentration taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
- CSER All requirements must be satisfied before a degree will be awarded
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Math Elective 1 | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective I 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Information Literacy II 1 | 3 | |
| GOVT 200 | Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise | 3 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CJUS 380 | Introduction to Homeland Security | 3 |
| EMER 301 | Cycles of Emergency Management | 3 |
| GOVT 220 | American Government | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CJUS 381 | Incident Command System/Emergency Planning and Incident Management | 3 |
| CJUS 382 | Critical Infrastructure Protection | 3 |
| HLSC 315 | Introduction to Terrorism | 3 |
| HLSC 320 | Border Security and Immigration | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CJUS 383 | Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster | 3 |
| EMER 302 | Emergency and Disaster Planning | 3 |
| HLSC 318 | Homegrown Threats and Violent Extremism | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HLSC 431 | Human Trafficking and Smuggling | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HLSC 496 | Capstone | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120-123 | |
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Courses may also fulfill select General Education Requirements. Please refer to the list of approved general education electives at https://www.liberty.edu/gened.
All applicable prerequisites must be met