UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Concentrations

Security

Students who choose an emphasis in security will prepare themselves for careers in private policing, security management and loss prevention. Major employers include hotels, hospitals, theme parks (e.g., Disney World, Universal Studios), retail corporations and numerous other industries where issues of white-collar crime and loss prevention are major concerns. The security profession is the fastest-growing segment of the criminal justice system.

Recommended coursework:

• HCJ u310 Introduction to Criminal Law
• HCJ u340 Introduction to Security
• HCJ u506 CJ Organization and Management
• HCJ u508 Crime Prevention
• HCJ u540 Security Management and Supervision
• HCJ u576 Corporate and White Collar Crime
• HCJ u600 Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
• HCJ u640 Advanced Seminar in Security

Recommended supporting sequences:

• Business
• Computer Science