Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management

The Online Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management program supports the academic relationship between Webster University and the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). Webster's campus-based SECR degree program began in 1986 and has more than 400 graduates worldwide.

The complexities of a modern society have combined to generate a variety of threats to business organizations, information networks, military installations, government operations and individuals. The curriculum of the program is based primarily on social sciences. It includes required courses on asset protection, information security, legal and ethical issues, and emergency planning; a security overview course developed by ASIS; and at least 12 elective credits from Webster's Online program offerings. The program is designed to give maximum exposure to security management skills and to provide flexibility for the specific needs of the individual student. This program also helps prepare students for the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Certified Protection Program.

Webster University is a member of the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security (NACHS), an alliance of colleges and universities that are conducting research or offering educational programs related to homeland security and defense. Currently, the consortium includes over 200 leading universities and colleges, representing 49 states, the District of Columbia and the Territory of Guam. The primary purpose of the NACHS is to promote and support scholarship in this field and to facilitate collaboration between and among academic institutions and individual faculty members and researchers. Additional information is available at: http://homelandsecurity.osu.edu/NACHS.

Faculty

Instructors for the Business and Organizational Management program are from Webster's worldwide faculty pool and possess significant professional credentials as security managers and directors in a variety of organizations, including the Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and National Security Agency as well as in such industries as healthcare, nuclear power, and the military.

SECR Program & Course Syllabi

The Master of Arts in Business and Organization Security Management degree requires satisfactory completion of 36 credit hours. A Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with an emphasis in Security Management is also available, with minimum of 51 credit hours. Both program options must include the courses listed below. The Graduate Certificate Program in Business and Organizational Security Management is not available in the online format.

Required SECR Courses

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Elective SECR Courses

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SECR 5150 - Terrorism and Extremist Activity

In addition to these required courses, students choose elective courses from Webster's various Online Program offerings. Students may choose from prerequisite, core, or elective Online courses if they have the appropriate prerequisites to take that course with the exclusion of any capstone course outside of Business and Organizational Security Management.

View the Graduate Course Catalog for complete descriptions of these courses and the SECR program. Only the courses listed on this web page are offered online.

Getting Started

The Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management is also offered at the following metropolitan and military locations:

Albuquerque Metropolitan Campus, NM
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.
Crystal Lake Metropolitan Campus, McHenry County, IL
Fort Bragg, NC
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Great Lakes Naval Base, Lake County, IL
Jacksonville Metropolitan Campus, FL
NAS Jacksonville, FL
Luke Air Force Base, AZ
New River, NC
Pope Air Force Base, NC
San Diego Metropolitan Campus, CA
Space Coast Metropolitan Campus, FL
St. Louis, MO (Downtown Campus)

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