Security Management Certificate

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No. of Credits: 30
Contact: Anthony Stout, Acting Chair, Business
William Moroney, Program Coordinator

This program emphasizes the importance of balancing the need of society to protect life and property with the need to safeguard individual rights. It prepares students for entry into the service fields of security and private investigation. Career opportunities include: retail security, government industrial security, lodging security, healthcare security, private investigation, and many others. The criminal justice and security fields are among the fastest growing professional career areas worldwide. Cooperative education is available in this program.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer to this program is 22.

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

BAD-2710 - Human Relations and Leadership (3)
CJS-1020 - Introduction to Security (3)
CJS-1030 - Principles of Loss Prevention (3)
ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric* (E) (3)
ENG 1010 completed with a minimum grade of “C”
WFS-1701 - Personal Health and Fitness* (B) (3)

Second Semester

Computer applications (3 credits)

Acceptable:

Elective (3 credits)

Take three credits from any course numbered 1001 and above

Notes:

* Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

****Pending MHEC approval

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)