Eastern Michigan University – Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Safety Administration with a Emergency Management Concentration Eastern Michigan University offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration Degree with a concentration in Emergency Management. The Bachelor of Science degree is designed to meet the professional development needs of in-service and entry-level personnel in public safety organizations-law enforcement, public safety, fire protection, emergency management, private security, and corrections. Graduates of the program will be qualified for careers in the fields of police work, firefighting, corrections, industrial security, or emergency management. The Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration Degree requires 50 credit hours of general education courses, 63 credit hours of curriculum requirements, 11 credit hours of electives with 124 (minimum) credit hours total. The Emergency Management Concentration courses are: INDT-255 Emergency Preparedness Planning (3 credits) INDT-306 Issues in Emergency Preparedness (3 credits) INDT-309 Natural Hazard Mitigation (3 credits) INDT-380 Planning and Decision Making for Public safety (3 credits) INDT-381 Public Relations – Public safety (3 credits) INDT-434 Hazardous Materials (Operations Level Certification) (3 credits) INDT-435 Incident Command (3 credits) INDT-441 Foreign and Domestic Terrorism for First Responders (3 credits) INDT-437 Intervention Strategies for School Violence (3 credits) The Public Safety Administration program is recognized by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. Eastern Michigan University is granted accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information: Contact Gerald Lawver – Department of Interdisciplinary Technology Eastern Michigan University Room 8 Roosevelt Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: (734) 487-3170 Fax: (734) 487-1620 Email: skip.lawver@emich.edu Additional Information: Additional Phone:
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