The Homeland Security Management Institute of Long Island University offers a fully accredited 36-credit Master of Science in Homeland Security Management degree and a 15-credit graduate-level Advanced Certificate in Homeland Security Management.  Both programs are delivered entirely in an Online format.  The Homeland Security Management Institute has been designated by Act of Congress as a DHS National Transportation Security Center of Excellence, and is the only DHS Center of Excellence to offer a graduate degree in the Homeland Security field. The Homeland Security Management Institute’s outstanding academic programs are fully accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and fully registered with the New York State Education Department. The Master of Science in Homeland Security Management degree and the graduate-level Advanced Certificate in Homeland Security Management form an interdisciplinary program or professionals working in various areas of homeland security, emergency management and emergency preparedness, law enforcement, the intelligence community, and the private sector. This rigorous, challenging, and fully online program of graduate level professional education is designed and delivered by homeland security professionals for homeland security professionals.  The Homeland Security Management Institute’s faculty of Senior Fellows are all highly experienced practitioners who hold doctoral degrees and other outstanding academic credentials. All of them earned their degrees while working as full-time practitioners in homeland security professions.  Their combination of academic credentials and hands-on experience make this program unique in its ability to merge theory and practice. Online Instruction The Homeland Security Management Institute’s Master’s degree and graduate-level Advanced Certificate program are delivered in an asynchronous online format that allows busy professionals to participate in es regardless of their geographic location, time zone, or busy professional schedules. Advantages for Professionals Earning HSMI’s Master of Science in Homeland Security Management and/or Advanced Certificate in Homeland Security Management provides experienced professionals with the outstanding academic credentials they need to prepare for a second career or to advance in their current career, and HSMI’s programs prepare pre-career students with the knowledge, skills and practical insights required of homeland security managers and executives. Both professionals and pre-career students benefit from interacting with professors and other students from a variety of disciplines and professional backgrounds. Admission Requirements The Homeland Security Management Institute generally requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better. Eligibility for admission to the program will be evaluated on an individual basis. Given the challenging nature of this rigorous course of study, students are expected to demonstrate outstanding writing, research, analytic and critical thinking skills. Partnerships The Homeland Security Management Institute of Long Island University is an academic partner of the Naval Postgraduate School’s renowned Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), and shares its resources and faculty expertise. For more information, contact: Homeland Security Management Institute Long Island University - Riverhead Website: http://www.liu.edu/homeland Admissions Contact: Joyce Tuttle, M.S. Ed. Email: joyce.tuttle@liu.edu Phone: 631-287-8010 Program Director: Vincent E. Henry, CPP, Ph.D. Email: vincent.henry@liu.edu