] Most university course books now include at least a few ] related classes. For example, students at the University ] of Richmond can enroll in Rhetorics of Terror/ism, ] Homeland (In)Security, and the State, which examines the ] root causes of terrorism and current United States ] security concerns. Rice University offers Jihad and the ] End of the World, a religion class that explores the ] concept of holy war in the Islamic world. ] ] Students taking the Urban Security course, at Cooper ] Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, analyze ] blast loads and explosion mitigation in order to learn ] how to design buildings that can withstand acts of ] terrorism. The engineer in me think this kicks ass! Homeland Security 101 |