Overview

About the Program

The online Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program at Virginia Commonwealth University equips you with theoretical and practical knowledge related to security and preparedness issues addressing all hazards, including terrorist threats and natural disasters.

Alumni often work in private and public-sector jobs related to emergency management, security or crisis planning, or pursue graduate study in fields such as government, international affairs, law enforcement, policy planning and law.

Students will learn theoretical and practical knowledge that will prepare them for private or public sector employment in the expanding area of homeland security and emergency preparedness and/or further study in numerous areas of public policy. The curriculum focuses upon international and domestic security and preparedness issues related to terrorist threats, such as the 9/11 attack, and natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Survey of Terrorism

Emergency Management: Response Planning and Incident Command

Government, Industry and Community Strategic Planning

Risk Assessment

Law Enforcement Policy and Judicial Precedent

Private Sector Issues in Security and Preparedness

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-12-16 00:00:00
Starting 2024-05-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-04-20 00:00:00
Starting 2024-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-07-25 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

International Relations Political Science Terrorism & Security View 56 other Masters in Political Science in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A transcript documenting the completion of a bachelor’s degree

Three letters of reference (including both academic and professional references if possible)

A current resume

Satisfactory standardized test score (GRE, GMAT, MAT, LSAT)

A minimum 2.7 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate work

Tuition Fee

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International

26748 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26748 USD per year during 12 months.
National

26748 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26748 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

13014 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13014 USD per year during 12 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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