Public Safety Management (B.A.)
At-a-Glance

Degree granted: Bachelor of Arts

Hours required for major: 32 to 36

Articulation Agreements: fire technology, law enforcement, corrections, security administration, and emergency management

Advising: designated college adviser: phone 216-687-2138

Student Organizations: Urban Studies Association

Additional Information:

Internship opportunities are available to all students; scholarships are available to qualified students; all courses in major fields are available in the evening; students with substantial prior learning experience may apply for credit through the Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning Experience program.

Opportunities to participate in small seminar groups, research projects, and online courses are available. Students may also participate in the Cooperative Education Program. Students should consult their advisers for assistance in planning course work.

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Major-Field Requirements

Public Safety Management majors are required to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours from the following courses:

Core Courses: (20 credit hours)

• PSM 302 Contemporary Urban Issues
• PSM 433 Negotiation and Conflict Management
• PSM 451 Public Safety Management
• PSM 452 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations
• PSM 453 Managing Urban Diversity

Concentrations

1. Management
   Students choose two courses from Group A and two courses from Group B.
   • Group A:
     • COM 357 Principles of Public Relations
     • COM 366 Communication and Conflict
     • SWK 240 Administration of Justice
     • UST 410 Proposal Writing and Program Development
     • UST 455 Gender and Leadership
     • UST 458 Urban Policy
     • UST 459 Budgeting and Policy Analysis
     • UST 473 Columbus Seminar
     • UST 474 Washington Seminar
   • Group B:
     • PSC 311 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
     • PSC 321 Political Violence
     • SOC 250 Introduction to Criminology
     • SOC 341 Juvenile Delinquency
     • SOC 342 Sociology of Law
     • SOC 344 U.S. Criminal Justice System
     • SOC 345 Social Control
     • SOC 346 Corporate and Governmental Deviance
     • SOC 347 Sociology of Policing
     • SOC 348 Sociology of Corrections
     • SOC 349 Women and Crime
     • SWK 342 Prisoners’ Rights
   
   OR
    
2. Emergency Preparedness/Homeland Security
   Choose four courses:
   • PSC 321 Political Violence
   • UST 458 Urban Policy
   • UST 493 Urban Issues: Emergency Preparedness *
   • UST 493 Urban Issues: Environmental Compliance*
   • UST 493 Urban Issues: Organizational Security *
   *Credit awarded for completion of specific Continuing Education courses; see adviser for details.

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