Homeland Security & Emergency Management

Earn an MPA with a Homeland Security and Emergency Management concentration

The Homeland Security and Emergency Management concentration prepares students to be highly competitive for jobs in government agencies and other organizations that work strategically to prevent and mitigate natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other issues related to public safety.

The concentration in Homeland Security and Emergency Management will specifically teach students to apply managerial skills to make informed decisions about how to promote safer communities, which includes emergency planning, hazard mitigation and avoidance, as well as emergency response planning.

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Take the first step toward obtaining the skills needed to create real change and solve today’s most pressing and complex issues.

Lessening the impacts of disaster

When a natural or man-made disaster strikes, multiple entities respond. The management and coordination of those agencies is essential for effective and efficient disaster relief. The same is true for the planning and prevention efforts of such disasters from a policy level.

Strategic leadership is required for emergency management directors to understand how to approach these types of disasters and lessen additional damage and loss of life.