COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PSMT 495 Public Safety Management Capstone (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other major area courses. Not open to students with credit for AMGT 495.
This advanced course in strategic planning serves as the capstone experience for the Public Safety Management program. This course examines the design, implementation, and evaluation of organizational strategy, and the role of strategic planning in your professional environment. You will identify problems and opportunities; and assimilate, analyze, and interpret information, employing critical thinking and judgment to reach a well- reasoned strategic plan. Internal factors, such as ethics, leadership, organizational culture, and employee training will be considered as part of the analysis and planning process. The completed strategic plan and supporting work will be assessed by faculty.
PSMT 499 Independent Studies in Public Safety Management (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, Financial Accounting (ACCT 215), Managerial Accounting (ACCT 225), Principles of Management (BSAD 312) and permission of Program Chair.
Independent studies courses allow students in good academic standing to pursue learning in areas not covered by the regular curriculum or to extend study in areas presently taught. Study is under faculty supervision and graded on either a Pass/No Credit or a letter grade basis. (See “Independent Studies” for more details.)
SAFETY, SECURITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
SEMT 322 Ethics and Leadership in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Agencies (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and completion of all Professional Core courses.
This course will study ethics and leadership theories in the context of public safety agencies. Consideration of leadership skills and traits in both the strategic and tactical settings will be considered. Ethics will be considered in terms of creating a culture of ethics within a public safety agency.
SEMT 326 (formerly Safety and Security Management) Security Operations Theory and Practice (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and completion of all Professional Core courses.
This course will provide insight into the history, theory, and principles of security operations in private and industrial settings.
SEMT 328 Emergency Management Theory and Practice (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, completion of all Professional Core courses, and Emergency Management and Homeland Security (PSMT 335).
This course will focus on Emergency Management and Homeland Security in the Post 9-11 era. Emphasis will be on mitigation and preparedness related to international and domestic terrorism as well as natural disasters.
SEMT 410 Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Internship (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, completion of all required Major Area courses, and approval of the Program Chair.
The Internship provides qualified students with an opportunity to receive academic credit for supervised professional training and experience in an agency with a Safety, Security, or Emergency Management mission.
SEMT 424 Labor Relations and Public Sector Bargaining (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, completion of all Professional Core courses, and Administrative Law (PSMT 440).
This course will involve the study of collective bargaining in the public sector, including management and labor relations, public sector bargaining law, and related labor issues particular to public safety agencies.
SEMT 432 Homeland Security - Theory and Practice at the Local Level (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, completion of all Professional Core courses, and Emergency Management and Homeland Security (PSMT 335).
This course will study the impact of Department of Homeland Security requirements on local public safety agencies. Focus will be on interoperability as it relates to planning and responding to terrorist threats or actions at the local level.
SEMT 436 Risk Management and Threat Assessment (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, completion of all Professional Core courses, and Safety and Security Management (SEMT 326).
This course will involve the study of risk management techniques and methods for safety and security purposes. Threat assessment will be studied in terms of private and corporate security concerns.
SEMT 438 (formerly Safety and Security Planning) Principles of Security Management (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, completion of all Professional Core courses, and completion of Security Operations Teory and Practice (SEMT 326).
This course examines the principles involved in leading and managing private security operations. Areas covered in this class will include leadership, supervision, and a range of personnel issues, including staffing and training, as they pertain to private security operations.
SEMT 480 Special Topics in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and completion of all Professional Core courses.
This is a variable content course in safety, security, and emergency management. Students pursue topics or subjects of current interests that are not part of the regular curriculum. A specific course description will be published in the Course Schedule for the trimester the course is offered.
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