HLS-2300 - Terrorism: Security Issues (3)

Students are introduced to the historical and contemporary issues relevant to domestic and international terrorism. This course explores the process utilized for collecting and documenting evidence for the capture and effective prosecution of terrorists. Topics include the role of media in covering, investigating, and reporting terrorist events, and the constitutional and sociological dilemmas involved in investigating terrorist acts in democracies.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Describe terrorism in historical and social contexts (The shifting definition of terrorism, radicalization, types of terrorism, force multipliers, gender roles and tactics).

CO2 - Discuss the background of terrorism to the Middle East, Israel, and Palestine.

CO3 - Identify Nationalistic and Endemic Terrorism.

CO4 - Identify Revolutionary and Counterrevolutionary Terrorism.

CO5 - Discuss Domestic terrorism and Homeland Security role in combating it.