St. Edward’s University – Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management (PSM) St. Edward’s University is offering a Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management. The Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management equips public safety professionals with skills in working with people, managing change within an organization, creating innovation, and utilizing communication skills to address social and organizational problems. The program will provide public safety professionals with a systematic understanding of public administration, including public relations, personnel administration, public finance, and terrorism and disaster preparedness. The mission of the Public Safety Management Program is to develop effective leaders, promote career advancement, and encourage collaboration among public safety entities and between those entities and the public in order to enhance their ability to ensure public safety. To earn the Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management students must complete 120 credit hours. Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management Curriculum: Mission Courses: P-NCCI 3330 Intro to Critical Inquiry (3 credit hours) Ethical Analysis (3 credit hours) Critical Issues (3 credit hours) P-CAPS 4360 Capstone Seminar: Moral Issues (3 credit hours) A-APLR 1132: Research Seminar (optional) (1 credit hours) General Education Requirements: English Writing (3 credit hours) Speech (same as P-COMM 1405; see major) -Computational Skills (3 credit hours) College Mathematics (same as P-PSYC 2317; see major) -World Cultures & Civilizations: Non-Western (3 credit hours) World Cultures & Civilizations (3 credit hours) Literature (3 credit hours) Humanities (3 credit hours) U.S. Society: Minority (3 credit hours) U.S. Society (3 credit hours) Phil./Religious Perspectives (3 credit hours) Science & Society: Natural Science/Science Methods (3 credit hours) Science & Society (3 credit hours) Major Requirements: Public Safety Management P-PSMG 4301 Public Relations and Public Safety (3 credit hours) P-PSMG 4311 Human Resource Administration in Government (3 credit hours) P-PSMG 4321 Planning and Decision-Making for Public Safety (3 credit hours) P-PSMG 4331 Managing Public Safety/Agencies (3 credit hours) P-PSMG 4341 Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness (3 credit hours) Public Administration P-PADM 2320 Introduction to Public Management (3 credit hours)
P-PADM 3330 Public Finance (3 credit hours) Statistics A-PSYC 2317 Social Statistics or A-BUSI 2305 Business Statistics and A-BUSI Business Statistics Lab (3 credit hours) Organizational Communication P-COMM 1305 Oral Communication Principles and Practices (3 credit hours) P-COMM 3322 Group Communication and Team Building (3 credit hours) P-COMM 4341 Conflict Resolution in Organizations (3 credit hours) P-ENGW 3335 Technical and Business Writing (3 credit hours) St. Edward’s University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. St. Edward’s University is very accommodating to working students in the assessment of prior learning for college credit. Information about the process is available at the following website: http://www.sstedwards.edu/newc/portfolio_index.html. For more information: Contact: Craig Campbell, Ph.D., Director, Public Safety Management New College, Box 1040 St. Edward’s University 303 Holy Cross Hall 3001 S. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78704-9841 Phone: (512) 428-1063 Fax: (512) 448-8687 Email: craigc@admin.stedwards.edu Additional Information: www.stedwards.edu/pacepsm or www.stedwards.edu/newc/campbell Additional Phone: (877) SEU-GRAD Update: 1/15/04