**[Capella University -- Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Emergency
Management Specialization]{.underline}**

The Emergency Management specialization focuses on providing
undergraduate learners with the knowledge and skills needed for
effective emergency and disaster management. Specialization topics
include emergency preparedness and planning, disaster response and
recovery, hazard mitigation, and public safety. Upon successful
completion of this specialization, learners are prepared to pursue
careers in emergency management, emergency services coordination,
response and recovery team management, hazard mitigation, emergency
preparedness, and risk assessment. The Bachelor of Science in Public
Safety with Emergency Management Specialization is offered entirely
online.

To complete your bachelor\'s degree, you will need 45 quarter credits in
general education subject areas with a minimum of 6 quarter credits from
each category. We offer general education courses in communication,
humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science.

*Residents of Arkansas must complete Arkansas general education
requirements.*

All credits listed below are quarter credits.

**Core Courses:**

-   PS3004 - Communication Strategies for the Public Safety
    Professional - 6 credits

-   PS3100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice - 4 credits

-   PS3200 - Introduction to Emergency Management - 4 credits

-   PS3300 - Principles of Security Management - 4 credits

-   PS3400 - Introduction to Homeland Security - 4 credits

-   PS3500 - Applied Public Safety Theory - 4 credits

-   PS3600 - Principles of Public Safety Investigation - 4 credits

-   PS3700 - Justice, Crime, and Ethics - 4 credits

-   PS3800 - Applied Public Safety Research Methods - 4 credits

-   PS3900 - History of Violence in the U.S. Society - 4 credits

-   PS3950 - Introductory Public Safety Statistical Research\* - 6
    credits

**Specialization Courses:**

-   PS4210 - Principles of Emergency Management\* - 4 credits

-   PS4220 - Emergency Planning - 4 credits

-   PS4225 - Emergency Management and Homeland Security - 4 credits

-   PS4230 - Leadership in Emergency Management - 4 credits

-   PS4240 - Technology in Emergency Management - 4 credits

-   PS4250 - Decision Management in Critical Incidents - 4 credits

-   PS4260 - Hazard Identification and Vulnerability - 4 credits

-   PS4265 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness\* - 4 credits

-   PS4270 - Disaster Response Operations and Management - 4 credits

-   PS4280 - Disaster Recovery\* - 4 credits

-   PS42990 -- Social Dimensions of Disaster -- 4 credits

**Elective Courses:**

-   Choose 37 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses.

**Capstone course (taken during learner's final quarter)**

-   PS4990 Public Safety Senior Capstone Project -- 6 credits

\* This course has a prerequisite.

Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and
is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

For more information:

> Contact: Charles M. Tiffin, Ph.D.
>
> Fulbright Fellow
>
> Public Safety Program Chair
>
> Capella University
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> 225 South 6^th^ Street, 9^th^ Floor
>
> Minneapolis, MN 55402
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> Toll Free: 1-888-CAPELLA Ext. 4120
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> Direct Line: 1-612-977-4120
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> Email: <charles.tiffin@capella.edu>
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