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 12 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 12 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 April	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 October	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 April	HLS-6400: Administration and Finance for Security Professionals MPL-7100: Public Service Capstone	3 3