Course Catalog

Public Safety Administration - Emergency and Fire Management Services

The Public Safety Administration curriculum is designed to provide students, as well as practitioners, with knowledge and skills in the technical, managerial, and administrative areas necessary for entrance or advancement within various public safety and government organizations.

Course work in diverse subject areas includes public safety administration and education, interagency operations, crisis leadership, government and agency financial management, professional standards, incident management, administrative law, and supervision, while providing a streamlined pathway that recognizes the value of previously earned skillsets and credentials within the public safety sector.

Employment opportunities exist with fire or police departments, emergency management organizations, governmental agencies, industrial firms, correctional facilities, private industries, insurance organizations, educational organizations, security and protective organizations, and through self-employment opportunities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Public Safety Administration Program, the graduate should be able to: 

• Demonstrate ability to think critically and creatively in public safety administration problem solving 

• Identify key functions and competencies to be effective in today's public safety administration environment 

• Assess public safety organizational dynamics through multiple perspectives

 

Public Safety Administration - Emergency and Fire Management Services

 
Total Credit Hours:64-65

Fall Semester I

Select One Course from the Social/Behavioral Sciences Courses: ECO-251, ECO-252, HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-121, HIS-131, HIS-132, POL-120, PSY-150, SOC-210, SOC-220, SOC-225

Course NameCourse TitleClassContactClinicalCredits
PAD-151Introduction to Public Administration

3

0

3

MAT-143Quantitative Literacy

2

0

3

ACA-122College Transfer Success

2

0

1

ENG-111Writing and Inquiry

3

0

3

Total Credit Hours:13

Spring Semester I

Select ONE Course: EMS-235, FIP-276, CJC-240

Select One Course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Courses: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, DRA-111, DRA-115, ENG-231, ENG-232, ENG-241, ENG-242, HUM-115, MUS-110, MUS-112, PHI-240, REL-110, REL-211, REL-212, REL-221

Select One Communications Course: COM-110, COM-120, COM-231, ENG-112, ENG-114

Course NameCourse TitleClassContactClinicalCredits
PAD-152Ethics in Government

3

0

3

PAD-252Public Policy Analysis

3

0

3

Total Credit Hours:14-15

Summer Semester I

Course NameCourse TitleClassContactClinicalCredits
PAD-251Public Finance & Budgeting

3

0

3

EPT-150Incident Management

3

0

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Fall Semester II

Take Twelve credit in Track Electives: Prefixes EMS or FIP

Take ONE credit hour from Program Electives: Select from prefixes: BUS, CIS, CJC, ECO, EMS, FIP

Course NameCourse TitleClassContactClinicalCredits
PAD-254Grant Writing

3

0

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester II

Take Fifteen credits in Program Electives: Select from prefixes: BUS, CIS, CJC, ECO, EMS, FIP

Total Credit Hours:15