Online Public Safety Classes that are Accelerated, Interactive, and Relevant

The 12 courses that comprise the Public Safety Administration concentration are as follows:

• PSA 305 Ethics in Public Safety (3 credits) - Exploration of case issues and philosophies as they relate to personal and professional accountability in the public safety environment.



• PSA 315 Human and Community Service Delivery (3 credits) – Survey of varying models and applications of public safety service delivery systems throughout the United States.



• PSA 330 Cultural Diversity in Public Safety (3 credits) – Identification and analysis of various cultures and their diverse historical, economic and societal variations within the context of the public safety sector.



• PSA 335 Group Dynamics (3 credits) - Examines how group behavior affects organizational effectiveness, decision making, conflict resolution, and strategies for efficient group and task management in public safety organizations.



• PSA 355 Human Resources in Public Safety (3 credits) – Examines policies, behaviors and motives affecting recruiting, training, evaluation and current legal issues in human resources as they pertain to the public safety arena.



• PSA 360 America’s Homeland Security (3 credits) – Surveys the historical development, creation and purposes of and the Department of Homeland Security and the corresponding national Strategy for Homeland Security. Examines the effectiveness of such policies within a democracy.



• PSA 410 Political and Legal Systems for the Public Safety Professional (3 credits) – Analysis and application of the governmental and legal systems affecting the operational and optimum functioning of public safety organizations.



• PSA 425 Counteracting Terrorism (3 credits) – An exploration of current issues, proposed solutions and shortcomings in public safety preparation for and response to the threat of terrorism.



• PSA 440 Research Methodology (3 credits) – Analysis of problems and needs within the public safety sector, review related literature, collect data, measure objectives and apply analytical skills to a public safety related research project.



• PSA 445 Strategic Planning (3 credits) - Examines the fundamentals and application of strategic analysis and planning in public safety organizations.



• PSA 465 Global Perspectives on Emergency Management (3 credits) – Examines the anthropology of disaster and its potential effects upon emergency management and first responders through a comparative analysis of how the sociocultural background of communities from around the world can drastically affect the impact of disasters.



• PSA 499 Capstone Course: Leadership in Public Safety (3 credits) – Synthesis of leadership theory in relation to the other Public Safety Administration courses into a succinct research project that assimilates information to culminate the Public Safety Administration program.

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