SOC 565 Keeping America's Borders Safe
Keeping America's Borders Safe is a graduate level course that will explore the myriad issues surrounding the topic of border control. Graduate students will study competing theories of border control as well as the many national security, legal, economic, social and moral issues involved. The course will also include an examination of the policies adopted by the government, the practicalities of implementing those policies, as well as the consequences, intended or not, of those policies. Students will also study the government agencies responsible for border security, with an emphasis on the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security within the Department of Homeland Security.