Overview

The Homeland Security Sciences program from Western Kentucky University features hands-on research components to enable students to apply their training to real-world problems.

Concentrations

CBRNE Concentration involves study of physical threats and applications of physics and chemistry to detect, quantify, prevent and decontaminate radiological, nuclear, biological, explosive and chemical threats.

The Cybersecurity Concentration provides real-world focused, hands-on cybersecurity training that covers in-demand skills such as cybersecurity fundamentals, Linux essentials, ethical hacking and penetration testing, network defense and countermeasures, computer forensics, and cybersecurity policy.

The EMDS concentration involves awareness and management of emergency preparation and response to natural and technological hazards, and terrorism.

CBRNE Defense (CBRN)
Cybersecurity (CYBE)
Emergency Management Disaster Science (EMDS)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity
Emergency Management Policy and Practices
Chemical Agents and Explosives
Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity
Emergency Management Policy and Practices
Chemical Agents and Explosives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-16 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bowling Green, United States

Disciplines

Physics Terrorism & Security Cyber Security View 407 other Masters in Physics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

For the CBRNE and EMDS Concentrations, in addition to the Graduate School requirements, admission to the program requires a Bachelor’s degree in related STEM-H field or approval of the program administrator.
For the Cybersecurity Concentration, in addition to the Graduate School requirements, admission to the program requires a Bachelor’s degree in an information-technology related area or the student must score at the satisfactory level on an information technology general aptitude assessment or complete CIT 310 and CIT 312 with a C-grade or better or equivalent.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17907 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16506 USD / year

≈ 16506 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10926 USD / year

≈ 10926 USD / year

Living costs

Bowling Green

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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