HS 230 - Transportation and Border Security

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an overview of modern border and transportation security challenges, as well as different methods employed to address these challenges. The course covers a time period from post 9-11 to the present. The course explores topics associated with border security and security transportation infrastructure, to include: seaports, ships, aircrafts, airports, train stations, trucks, highways, bridges, rail lines, pipelines, and buses. Students will be required to discuss the legal, economic, political, and cultural concerns and impacts associated with transportation and border security. The course provides students with a knowledge level understanding of the variety of challenges inherent in transportation and border security.
Prerequisites: HS 100, HS 200
(C, N)