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Public Safety Executive Leadership
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The public safety executive leadership certificate at University of Maryland Global Campus is designed to provide you with the skills public safety organizations are looking for in their leaders. Designed for current and future professionals and officials in a variety of public safety fields, the program can help you gain skills and knowledge in public safety planning, legal affairs, public policy, research, technology, leadership, and contemporary public safety practice.
Program Highlights
- Develop a plan: Create a leadership development plan that addresses strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
- Manage a budget: Create a public safety budget, including resource allocation, that relates to a strategic plan.
- Learn the finer points: Understand legal and public policy issues faced by public safety administrators.
- Collaborate effectively: Conduct strategic and tactical inter-agency planning in public safety emergencies.
- Work with technology: Identify and evaluate technologies appropriate to public safety emergencies.
- Prepare to lead: Develop leadership skills and techniques for understanding media.
Required Courses
- PSAD 304
- PSAD 306
- PSAD 408
- (3 Credits, PSAD 410)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 414)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 416)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help current and future public safety professionals develop essential job-ready leadership skills they can apply across public safety industries.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Public Safety Administration
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The bachelor’s degree in public safety administration at University of Maryland Global Campus is designed to provide you with a foundation of knowledge and expand your understanding of the unique aspects of administration in the field of public safety. In this program, you’ll study public safety’s professional and legal frameworks as well as administrators’ responsibilities related to risk management, mitigation, and liability. You’ll also examine ethical decision-making processes and distinguish the attributes of exceptional public safety leaders.
Program Highlights
- Study best practices: Analyze the unique aspects and best professional practices in public safety administration.
- Analyze legal frameworks: Analyze the legal framework that outlines the obligations and limitations of public safety entities.
- Evaluate challenges: Evaluate challenges around professional obligation and the development of mitigation plans.
- Utilize ethics: Use ethical frameworks in the decision-making process required of public safety professionals.
- Build leadership skills: Study the leadership attributes associated with professionals within public safety administration.
- Demonstrate knowledge: Identify a public safety issue and recommend possible solutions.
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, PSAD 302)
- PSAD 304
- PSAD 306
- PSAD 408
- (3 Credits, PSAD 410)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 414)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 416)
- (3 Credits, FINC 331)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 317)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, PSAD 495)
Required Related Course
The following may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to join first responder organizations involved in corporate security, emergency management, fire service administration, and homeland security. This program is ideal for those who have already worked in the public safety field in some capacity and want to further their skills.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Homeland Security
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The bachelor’s degree in homeland security at UMGC is uniquely designed to provide you with an understanding of the homeland security sector. The curriculum provides an understanding of international and domestic terrorism, emerging technologies, cyber threats, infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness and response, private-sector partnerships, global pandemics, natural disasters, strategic planning, policies, intelligence operations, and international engagement. You’ll develop critical-thinking, ethical decision-making, risk analysis, and communication skills to meet the professional demands of leadership and management in the homeland security profession.
Program Highlights
- Lead, manage, and motivate others, developing their knowledge and skills, to establish and achieve strategic and operational homeland security goals and interface with internal and external audiences
- Manage technology and information for the protection and recovery of critical infrastructure/information in a hostile or emergency environment
- Navigate the financial, personnel, legal, and political information of public or private organizations to identify, evaluate, and address organizational needs, requirements, and resources
- Research, analyze, and synthesize complex intelligence information using various methods to formulate risk assessments and responses to emerging threats
- Communicate, negotiate, and educate strategically and tactically across cultural boundaries with diverse partners and stakeholders within homeland security
- Write concise and succinct policy, planning, and procedure documents for a variety of audiences to support homeland security operations
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, HMLS 302)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 310)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 406)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 408)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 414)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 416)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 410)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 414)
- (3 Credits, PSAD 416)
- (3 Credits, HMLS 304)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, HMLS 495)
Required Related Course
The following may be applied to general education or elective requirements:
- (3 Credits, IFSM 300)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for management work in security risk assessments, operational recovery management, and strategy development to protect people, facilities, and critical infrastructure.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.