Public Safety Administration

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

 

General Education Requirements

Communication

Take 2 groups

Group 1

Take 3 credits

  ENG-111

Group 2

Take 3 credits

  COM-110, COM-120, COM-231, ENG-112, ENG-114

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 credits

  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

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Take 3 credits

  ECO-251, ECO-252, HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-121, HIS-131, HIS-132, POL-120, PSY-150, SOC-210, SOC-220, SOC-225

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

Take 3 credits

  MAT-143

Major Requirements

Required Courses

Take 9 credits

  PAD-151, PAD-252, PAD-254

Required

Take 3 credits from: PAD-152, FIP-152

Required

Take 3 credits from: PAD-251, FIP-228

Required

Take 3 credits from: CJC-170, EPT-150

Required

Take 2 or 3 credits from: CJC-240, EMS-235, FIP-276

Concentration Requirements

Take 1 of 4 Sub-requirements

1. 911 Telecommunicator

Take 2 Groups

Group 1

Take 9 credits from the following prefixes: CJC, EMS, FIP

Group 2

  Take 3 credits from: CJC-225, HSE-225

2. Law Enforcement Services

Take 12 credits from: CJC-120, CJC-131, CJC-132, CJC-221, CJC-225, CJC-231

3. Emergency and Fire Management

Take 12 credits from prefixes EMS, FIP

4. Correction Services

Take 8 credits

  PST-124

Other Major Requirements

Take 2 Groups

Group 1

  ACA-122

Group 2

Take 20 credits from the following prefixes: CUS, CIS, CJC, ECO, EMS, SPA-111, WBL

Maximum 9 credits per subject