A member of Pennsylvania’s State System
of Higher Education
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE
www.sru.edu
MAJORS
• Corporate Security (BS) w/ a concentration
in Fraud*
• Corporate Security (BS) w/ a concentration
in Organizational Security*
• Homeland Security (BS)*
MINORS
• Fraud
• Homeland Security
• Organizational Security
CERTIFICATES
• Fraud
• Homeland Security
• Organizational Security
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A HOMELAND AND CORPORATE
SECURITY DEGREE?
If you want to secure people, infrastructure and assets in either the public or private sectors,
then homeland or corporate security (private security/organizational security) is the perfect
major. Most entry-level homeland security professionals protect national infrastructures,
including airports, borders, seaports and waterways; prepare for and respond to natural
disasters and terrorist acts; or gather and analyze financial, geospatial or open-source
intelligence in both private and public sector work environments. You may find work in federal,
state and local law enforcement; the military; public safety roles; and other state and local
governmental agencies. Employers may include the Department of Homeland Security, FBI,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Custom Services, U.S. Coast Guard, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Air Marshal, ATF, CIA, Secret Service, or the Transportation
Security Administration.
The corporate security/organizational security concentration at SRU prepares you for a
variety of careers in private security management. Positions include security specialist, chief
security officer, legal investigator, special agent/FBI agent, private investigator, director of
loss prevention, security consultant/director and management officer. The corporate security/
fraud concentration prepares you for a variety of careers in both the private and public sectors.
Positions include fraud examiner, fraud analyst, fraud investigator, bankruptcy analyst, U.S.
postal inspector, compliance officer, special agent/FBI agent, intelligence, and internal auditor.
HOMELAND AND CORPORATE SECURITY AT SRU
As a homeland security major, you will take classes in a variety of disciplines, from engaging
in risk assessment, planning and analysis, to protecting critical infrastructure and key assets.
Disciplines also include gathering and analyzing intelligence; assessing domestic and
international terrorist threats; preventing and detecting weapons of mass destruction; and
establishing appropriate critical incident response and management. In addition, you will take
classes in the sociocultural aspects of human conflict.
For corporate security majors, the curriculum will prepare you to critically analyze an
organization’s security needs and find creative solutions to solve complex security issues. You
will take classes needed to perform risk assessments, secure physical infrastructure, engage in
personnel/executive protection, provide emergency plans and business continuity, prevent and
detect fraud, and investigate security breaches.
WHY CHOOSE SRU HOMELAND AND CORPORATE SECURITY
STUDIES?
1. National and state ranked program: Our homeland security program was ranked sixth in the
nation in the “Top Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Homeland Security” by Study.com, and it
ranked in Source 2021 Best Colleges by Niche as one of the Best Colleges with Homeland and
Security and Disaster Management Degrees in Pennsylvania. The Homeland Security program
recently ranked ninth in College Rank’s “35 Best Bachelors Degree in Homeland
2. Experienced faculty: You will be taught by faculty who are academically qualified and work
in security-related disciplines. Faculty will offer real-life examples, industry experience, and
research to enhance your learning experiences. Our faculty-practitioners also mentor students
for careers, graduate school, and internships.
3. Our partnerships and hands-on experience: Our program partners with outside agencies to
enhance the student’s learning and provide direct application of material learned. We were
selected by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as a participant in the ACFE’s Anti-
Fraud Education Partnership.
4. Specialized Security Degrees are in Demand: Homeland security and private security
employers now require specialized knowledge and skills-post 9/11 not offered by course
offerings in other academic disciplines.
homeland Security and
Corpor ate Security
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.sru.edu/majors
ADMISSIONS OFFICE:
North Hall Welcome Center
asktherock@sru.edu
724.738.2015
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Our students have completed internships at the following
locations:
• Amazon
• Boeing
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• FedEx Ground Corporate Headquarters
• Gateway Health Plan
• Pfizer, In.
• Pinkerton
• Tesla
• The Rivers Casino
• U.S. Marshals Service
• Zero Trafficking
CAREER OUTCOMES
Graduates have secured jobs in the following areas:
• Stadium Operations and Security Trainee, Atlanta Braves
• Digital Loss Prevention Analyst, Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Risk Detection Specialist, First National Bank
• Physical security, Lockheed Martin
• Detection and Investigation Analyst, PNC Bank
• Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Army Intelligence
• Border Agent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Protective Detail, U.S. Supreme Court Justices
• Customs Agent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Intelligence Analyst, Defense Counterintelligence and Security
Agency
• Officer, NYPD Counterterrorism Unit
• Audit Evaluator, USPS Office of Inspector General
• Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service
• Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Secured Space Coordinator, Amazon Protective Services
• Federal Air Marshal
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
• Security Studies Club
• SRU Project to End Human Trafficking
• Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Society for
Homeland Security, Intelligence, Emergency Management, and
all Protective Security Studies Disciplines - SRU Chapter
In addition to the classroom, the program provides a Security Studies
Speakers Series where you will network with professionals from the
security industry. We also provide spring break trips, field trips and
Saturday certification programs. Below is a representative example of
activities provided by the department:
• Global Security Exchange Conference (GSX) Atlanta, fall 2022 and
Chicago, fall 2019
• Spring Break 2019: 9/11 Memorial Museum, New York FBI Field Office,
FEMA Region II, NYPD Counterterrorism, Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, United Nations Headquarters
• Spring Break 2018: Washington D.C., ASIS International Headquarters,
George Washington University School of Law, Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
• Heinz Field Security Operations field trip
•PPG Paints Arena Security Operations field trip
•Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Security Operations field trip
•PNC Park Security Operations field trip
• David L. Lawrence Convention Center Security Operations field trip
• Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
• Allegheny County Emergency Services Facility Security Operations
field trip
• Iron Mountain field trip
• Pittsburgh International Airport field trip
• Saturday Certificate programs in:
- Fundamentals of Personnel security
- IED Search and Identification
- Stop and Bleed!
- Suspicious Activity Reports
- CPR
ACADEMIC CONTACT:
Spotts World Culture Building
Susan Lubinski, program coordinator
susan.lubinski@sru.edu
724-738-2556
REVISED APRIL 2024
