This course addresses the
Homeland Security learning
outcomes marked in bold text.
- Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
- Assess risk
- Plan for emergency action
- Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
- Organize responses
- Manage recovery options
- Evaluate effectiveness
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will:
- Develop an understanding of the historical and conceptual frameworks that precipitate terrorism in the modern world.
- Illustrate ideology, method, and motivation of numerous modern terrorist groups, in both domestic and non-Western societies, including how global problems impact a group's decision to engage in terrorist activities.
- Recognize the interconnection between actors in the international system and the affects that terrorism in one country have on other countries. Identify the role of cooperation in solving complex international problems.
- Interpret the social, political, and economic precedents which cultivate terror and the psychological results that follow terrorist attacks in order to understand shared international problems related to national security and terrorism and to compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions.
- Demonstrate oral and written communication skills and critical thinking in the negotiation of strategic international issues while collaborating with your peers, actively participating in the online setting.
- Evaluate theories regarding the methods decision-makers use to resolve conflict and better understand the nature of value judgments.
- Justify the importance of being a citizen of the global community.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course examines the principal issues associated with modern international terrorism, its effect on the national security of the United States, and U.S. efforts to counter it. The course addresses the history, evolution, objectives, tactics, and organization of terrorism and terrorist groups.
Pre-requisites: None
Restrictions/Suggestions: None
| If you are a student at |
Course name and number | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago State University | Contact your campus coordinator | Dr. Marian Perkins Assistant Professor Office: HWH 325 Phone: (773) 995-2233 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Contact your campus coordinator | Sue Harvey Registrar gsharvey@eiu.edu (217) 581-3831 |
| Governors State University | Contact your campus coordinator | Veronica Williams Director, Extended University v-williams@govst.edu 708-534-3143 |
| Illinois State University | CJS 360.18, Terrorism and Counterterrorism | Dr. Marilyn Morrow Chair, Health Sciences mmorrow@ilstu.edu 309-438-8806 |
| Northern Illinois University | POL 395, Contemporary Topics in Political Science | Linda Traff Assistant Director, Credit ltraff@niu.edu 815-753-8735 Cathy Cradduck Campus Coordinator ccradduc@niu.edu 815-753-5008 |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | ||
| Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville | Contact your campus coordinator | Laura Strom Registrar lstrom@siue.edu 618-650-3330 |
| Western Illinois University | Contact your campus coordinator | Dr. Nancy Parsons Professor, Health Sciences NP-Parsons@wiu.edu 309-298-1746 |