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What bachelors degrees would pair well with a Bachelor's in Homeland Security? #Spring25
I possess prior experience in this career field, and would like advice on how to progress further in my field.
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It depends on what your goal is, one of my previous professors who was also the director of NCIS (the program not the TV show) only ever had a BS in Criminology (from what I recall) so it's not necessary to have higher degrees for many parts of law enforcement.
Having said that, if you have an interest in other fields, it may be worth perusing the degree. If you are interested in computer forensics a computer science degree might be useful, or if you are interested in Cybersecurity (as an HSI investigator possibly) a cybersecurity degree might be useful. This one is also particularly poignant as a massive number of daily attacks occur on both US companies as well as US infrastructure from foreign actors.
One thing that's overlooked would be a basic criminology degree, because this focuses on both policy as well as the science behind criminal/deviant behavior it might assist you in obtaining higher levels within the DHS structure.
It depends on what your goal is, one of my previous professors who was also the director of NCIS (the program not the TV show) only ever had a BS in Criminology (from what I recall) so it's not necessary to have higher degrees for many parts of law enforcement.
Having said that, if you have an interest in other fields, it may be worth perusing the degree. If you are interested in computer forensics a computer science degree might be useful, or if you are interested in Cybersecurity (as an HSI investigator possibly) a cybersecurity degree might be useful. This one is also particularly poignant as a massive number of daily attacks occur on both US companies as well as US infrastructure from foreign actors.
One thing that's overlooked would be a basic criminology degree, because this focuses on both policy as well as the science behind criminal/deviant behavior it might assist you in obtaining higher levels within the DHS structure.