Online Master of Arts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security

During this emergency management and homeland security master’s program you’ll address a set of challenges related to hazard risk reduction and resilience capacity promotion. You’ll also learn strategies that communities, nations and international systems can implement to prevent large-scale disasters. These strategies focus on responding to hazards such as natural disasters, cyber attacks or acts of terrorism. Upon completing this program, you’ll be equipped with the abilities to coordinate emergency response, reduce hazards risk, promote public safety and strengthen community resilience.

Tailor your skillset with one of five degree concentrations

This program places a central emphasis on interdisciplinary learning because emergency, disaster, public safety and homeland security challenges cut across multiple professional domains. Concepts from different fields, such as public policy, geography, social work and criminal justice are blended together to enhance critical thinking within the general fields of emergency management and homeland security. In this program, you’ll gain a broad understanding of related issues from resilience and sustainability to risk and vulnerability.

You’ll complete a set of core courses and have the option to select one of the five program concentrations. Adding a concentration helps you develop specialized skills in a specific area within the field that directly relates to your career goals and professional development interests. The five available concentrations include:

• Biosecurity and threat management.
• Community resilience.
• Cybersecurity policy and management.
• Emergency management.
• Homeland security.

Additionally, this program offers international learning opportunities through the University of New South Wales in Australia as part of the PLuS alliance program and other international learning opportunities.