Lead Faculty: Dr. Shekar Viswanathan
The Security and Safety Engineering certificate program prepares graduates for positions in several areas of security and safety engineering. Students completing 18 quarter units of the following courses can earn a Security and Safety Engineering certificate and the specialty would be recorded on the students’ university transcript. This program academically trains students to appear for “Certified Safety Professional” (CSP) certification administered by the American Society of Safety Engineers’ and the American Society of Industrial Security’s (ASIS) Certified Protection Professional (CPP) exam. This specialty is administered through the Office of the Dean of Engineering and Technology. The lead faculty of the program reviews each student’s coursework prior to permitting him/her into this program. Based on the student’s performance, the coordinator and the dean determine whether the student is eligible to receive a certificate of achievement.
(4 courses; 18 quarter units)
SSE 602 - Evaluation of Safety Programs
SSE 603 - Fundamentals of Security
SSE 604 - Security Planning and Design (Prerequisite: SSE 603)
SSE 609 - Planning for Terrorism
National University is an affiliate of the National University System.