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Overview
Key Features
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Management degree at Southern Illinois University is designed for public safety professionals who possess a bachelor’s degree in public safety, fire services, or other related disciplines, and have extensive work experience in the public safety industry. Because the degree is available online and at off-campus locations only, students have the ability to earn credit while fulfilling work and other professional obligations.
The Master of Public Safety and Homeland Security Administration Degree is Designed to:
- Develop and expand the body of knowledge in the public safety, fire service, and emergency management disciplines.
- Enhance critical thinking and problem solving skills to diagnose, analyze, and provide solutions to complex public safety, fire service, and emergency management situations.
- Train executive and managerial leaders in public safety, fire service, and emergency management organizations.
- Provide the necessary credentials for career advancement in public safety, fire service, and emergency management fields.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Legal Administrative Law for Fire, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management
- Public Policy/Ethics in the Fire Service
- Fiscal/Financial Management in the Fire Service
- Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Management
- Public Management of the Fire Service
- Critical Issues in Homeland Security Management
- Strategic Planning in Fire, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management
- Dispute Resolution/Mediation/Negotiation in the Fire Service
- Practicum Exercise
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 16 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Administration Public Policy Emergency & Disaster Management View 167 other Masters in Public Policy in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 2.7
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
- 3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)
Tuition Fee
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International
35213 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35213 USD per year during 16 months. -
National
35213 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35213 USD per year during 16 months. -
In-State
14085 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14085 USD per year during 16 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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