Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.
- Describe terrorism and the complex issues associated with a single definition of the term.
- Identify distinguishing factors that differentiate domestic and international terrorism, including their purposes and objectives.
- Describe the methodologies of domestic and international terrorism.
- Assess issues associated with media coverage of terrorism.
- Summarize the concepts used to categorize both domestic and international terrorism.
- Identify the cultural factors that contribute to a terrorist mentality.
- Explain terrorism recruitment methods and the complexities of antiterrorism.
- Describe Right and Left Wing forms of terrorism and their association with Separatist or National Movements.
- Assess the current threat of terrorism against U.S. public and private organizations.
- Analyze the risk associated with the threat of terrorism in relation to other threats.
- Analyze the effects, including psychological and economic, of weapons of mass destruction.
- Critique the impact of other forms of terrorism, including cyber terrorism.
- Identify the counterterrorism efforts carried out by local, state, federal, and international partners.
- Justify the need for communication between public and private organizations.
- Discuss the economic cost of counterterrorism efforts.
- Analyze the current methods and legal issues of counterterrorism for security management.
- Identify the participants, preparations, objectives, and impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- Explore psychological and economic effects of the emerging trend of homegrown terrorism.
- Analyze the issues and complexities of terrorist attacks and attempted attacks.
- Assess the vulnerabilities exploited in recent terrorist attempts and the countermeasures for overcoming these security shortcomings.
