Security Management, Bachelor of Science
The major in Security Management concentrates on the analysis of security vulnerabilities and the administration of programs designed to reduce losses in public institutions and private corporations. The program prepares students for careers as managers, consultants and entrepreneurs.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Critique and evaluate the origins and current structure of security management within corporations, not–for–profit institutions, and the government.
- Discern and differentiate concepts of situational crime prevention, rational choice theory, and criminological tenets to understanding crime and to evolving countermeasures for the control of loss and disorder.
- Weigh and assess common areas of occupational proficiency for security executives: data protection, emergency planning and response, homeland defense, and legal liability.
- Discover and apply tools to be effective in achieving those goals, particularly in areas where current practices are deficient, such as information protection, security technology, legal justice, and safety services.
- Develop, support, and enhance writing and verbal communications skills through relevant classroom assignments.
Credits Required.
| Security Management Major |
39 |
| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
39 |
| Total Credits Required for B.S. Degree |
120 |
Coordinator. Professor Hung-Lung Wei, Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management (646.781.5130, hwei@jjay.cuny.edu) (Fall 2022); Professor Robert McCrie (212-237-8386, rmccrie@jjay.cuny.edu) (Spring 2023).
Advising resources. Security Management Advising Resources including a Sample Four-year Plan of Study
Experiential learning. The Security Management major requires students to complete an internship or practicum experience with companies or organizations using or providing security services. A senior seminar allows students to explore a contemporary issues of their own choosing under a guidance of a seminar leader. In recent years, students have worked with many leading security and investigative businesses. They have also conducted research in art museums, security consulting firms, and energy, financial, manufacturing, transportation and retail industries. Nationally competitive internships are available from the Department of Homeland Security, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the National Security Agency.
Additional information. Students enrolled for the first time at the College in September 2020 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2019-20 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Part One. Core Courses
RequiredTotal Credit Hours: 18
Part Two. Security Applications
Select five courses from one of the three Categories (A-C) below. At least two courses must be at the 300-level or above.
Note: Students who do not wish to take all five courses in a specific Category, can choose five courses across the categories (though some courses may have pre-requisites).
Category A. Security, Risk Management and Critical Infrastructures
| FIS 104 | Risk Management | 3 |
| FIS 106 | Safety Engineering | 3 |
| SEC 327 | Risk and Vulnerability Analysis | 3 |
| SEC 331 | Maritime Security and Safety | 3 |
| SEC 342 | Energy Industry Security | 3 |
| SEC 344 | Celebrity, Executive and Event Security | 3 |
| SEC 346 | Retail and Commercial Security | 3 |
| SEC 348 | Security and Safety for Financial Institutions | 3 |
| SEC 350 | Security in Art Museums and Cultural Institutions | 3 |
| SEC 352 | Security Investigations and Consulting | 3 |
| SEC 354 | Hospital and Healthcare Security | 3 |
| SEC 360 | Safety and Security in Higher Education Institutions | 3 |
| SEC 380 | Selected Topics in Security Management | 3 |
Category B. Homeland Security
| FIS 104 | Risk Management | 3 |
| FIS 106 | Safety Engineering | 3 |
| SEC 112 | Introduction to Homeland Security | 3 |
| SEC 220 | Terrorism, Security and Emergency Management | 3 |
| SEC 310 | Emergency Planning | 3 |
| SEC 323 | Private Security and Homeland Defense | 3 |
| SEC 327 | Risk and Vulnerability Analysis | 3 |
| SEC 329 | Security, Risk and Technology | 3 |
| SEC 333 | Intelligence and Counterintelligence: Public and Private Practices | 3 |
| SEC 380 | Selected Topics in Security Management | 3 |
Category C. Cybercrime
| SEC 107 | Introduction to Cybercrime: Theories and Applications | 3 |
| SEC 213 | Cyberlaw and Cyberliberties | 3 |
| SEC 217 | Cybercrime Investigations | 3 |
| SEC 307 | Cyberpredators | 3 |
| SEC 313 | Cybervice | 3 |
| SEC 317 | Cyberfraud and Identity Theft | 3 |
| SEC 380 | Selected Topics in Security Management | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15
Part Three. Internship
Required
| SEC 378 | Security Management Internship/Practicum | 3 |
Note: Students who are currently employed in law enforcement or security may be exempt from this requirement, contact the major coordinator for evaluation.
Total Credit Hours: 3
Part Four. Senior Seminar
Required
| SEC 405 | Seminar in Security Problems | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Total Credit Hours: 39