Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

The Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management is a 15-credit-hour program of study. The certificate program is flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of pre-career and in-service individuals. Graduate students in other disciplines can use the program to supplement their primary fields with course work in homeland security and emergency management, possibly using the certificate courses as part of a doctoral or master's degree minor. Career employees of public and private sector agencies seeking courses in homeland security and emergency management, especially those changing from professional or technical roles to managerial roles, should find the certificate program beneficial.

Requirements

(15 credit hours)

Required courses (9 credit hours)

• SPEA-J 524 Crisis Management for Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 528 Risk Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 531 National and Homeland Security in America (3 cr.)

Electives (6 credit hours)

• PBHL-H 515 Health Adminstration and the Role of Public Health in Epidemics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 501 Evolution of Criminological Thought and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 502 Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 520 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 550 Topic: Criminal Justice or Public Safety Topics Only (3 cr.) (with advisor approval)
• SPEA-J 581 Public Safety Law (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 682 Planning and Management for Criminal Justice and Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)

*Other SPEA graduate level courses can be used as electives with approval from your faculty advisor (cannot include independent research studies, readings, or internships).