Non-credit courses to explore at your own pace.
About the CHDS Self-study Courses
The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) offers non-credit, self-study courses online. The program serves an important role in the overall mission of CHDS: to shape the future of the study and practice of homeland security through education. This program is designed for homeland defense and security professionals and students who wish to enhance their understanding of homeland security and want the flexibility of self-paced instruction. NPS does not provide graduate credit for the courses; however, participants are encouraged to check with their professional associations regarding continuing education units/credits. There is no cost to students.
Access is granted to U.S. citizens who are local, tribal, state and federal U.S. government officials; members of the U.S. military; corporate homeland security managers or contractors; homeland security researchers or educators; or students currently enrolled in homeland security degree programs.
Available Courses
Insider Threats
Human Trafficking and the Homeland Security Enterprise for Practitioners
Human Trafficking and the Homeland Security Enterprise: A Primer
Emerging Technologies: Scientific Advances and Their Influence on Homeland Security
Public-Private Partnerships
Futures Studies for Homeland Security
When Public Health and Politics Collide
The Advanced Persistent Threat: An Overview of Adversarial Nation State Cyber Operations against the United States
The History of Homeland Security
Comparative International Homeland Security
Threats from Nation States
Building a Public Health System for the 21st Century
Cognition & Information
Introduction to Meta-Leadership
Technology’s Impact on the 4th Amendment in Homeland Security
Globalization
Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
The Middle East: A Primer on Modern History, Current Events, Conflicts, and Threats
The Use of Intelligence in the Battle Against Terrorism in the U.S.A.
Writing for Publication
Constitutional Law & Homeland Security
Public Health: Surveillance and Intelligence
Cybersecurity – A Primer
Systems Thinking
Pandemics: The Ultimate Public Health Test
The 9/11 Attacks: A Retrospective and the Federal Response
Quarantine Authority
Supply Chain Resilience
Deception Detection Techniques
Homeland Security in Israel
The Global Jihadi Threat
Intelligence for Homeland Security: Organizational and Policy Challenges
Counterterrorism in the United Kingdom
Social Network Analysis: An Introduction
Understanding Terrorism: A Social Science View on Terrorism
Research Process and Methods
Transportation Security
