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Potential MSHS Degree Timeline

This is a hypothetical timeline that shows how a student can complete the Master of Science in Homeland Security degree program at Thomas Edison State University in about 18 months.

To demonstrate how you could progress through the program over an 18-month period, we are using the January term as your first term and move through the program during the four graduate terms offered each year. Each term is 8 weeks.

The timeline is informational in nature and does not represent an actual program plan. Enrolled graduate students work with our deans and academic advisors to develop a program plan that maps out how a student will complete their degree and whether they can transfer previously earned graduate credits or earn graduate credit for what they know through prior learning assessment.

Term (runs for 8 weeks) Courses To Take Credits
First Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of January
MPL-5100: Research Methods in Public Service

HLS-5000: Terrorism and Homeland Security in the U.S.
3

3
Second Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of March
HLS-5010: Natural Disasters

HLS-5100: Protecting the Homeland: Balancing Security and Liberty
3

3
Third Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of July
HLS-6200: Preparedness: Prevention and Deterrence

HLS-6300: Protecting the Homeland: Response and Recovery
3

3
Fourth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of November
HLS-6250: Technology and Information Security 3

3
Fifth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of January
HLS-6100: The Psychology and Sociology of Disaster

HLS-6110: International Legal and Ethical Issues

One elective
3

3

3
Sixth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of March
HLS-6400: Administration and Finance for Security Professionals

MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone
3

3