Development and description of an interdisciplinary course on the science of terrorism

Abstract

The development and description of an interdisciplinary, team taught course on the Science of Terrorism is presented. Faculty members from Physics, Chemistry, and Marine and Environmental Sciences collaborated to design a course introducing students to the science behind bioterrorism, chemical and toxicological terrorism, nuclear and radiological terrorism and cyberterrorism as well as epidemiological and GIS models. The course concludes with a simulated terror attack for which students need to use their knowledge of the science of terrorism to defuse.