Course Introduction

1. Welcome to Homeland Security
2. Course Objectives
3. Methodology, Scope and Approach
4. Course Textbooks
5. Getting Started

Lesson 1: Roles and Responsibilities of Government

1. Overview
2. Roles and Responsibilities of Government
3. The Constitution

Lesson 2: Pre-9/11 Strategic Setting

1. Overview
2. Early Issues in Homeland Security
3. Contemporary Roots of Homeland Security

Lesson 3: Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization

1. Overview
2. The Events of September 11th
3. Tom Ridge's Appointment
4. Development of the Office of Homeland Security
5. The Patriot Act of 2001

Lesson 4: The Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security

1. Overview
2. Transition from the Office to the Department
3. Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
4. Admiral James Loy
5. Homeland Security Department - Components and Agencies
6. Organization of the Department of Homeland Security
7. Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD's)
8. Presidential Policy Directives (PPD's)
9. Five Missions of the Department of Homeland Security

Lesson 5: Critical Infastructure and Key Resources

1. Overview
2. HSPD-7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection
3. Understanding Federal Homeland Security Documents
4. National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
5. PPD-21: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Lesson 6: Hazards: Mitigation/Prevention and Preparedness

1. Overview
2. Hazards
3. Mitigation/Prevention and Preparedness
4. Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness
5. Strategic National Risk Assessment
6. National Preparedness Report: Key Findings