If the process of protecting the public fascinates you, the Public Safety Management major will give you a well-rounded understanding of public safety theory and the skills and services used to save lives. As part of your coursework, you’ll study a wide range of topics: administration of emergency services, principles of public safety, the art of decision-making, terrorism, financial management, GIS techniques, public policy, and much more.

You’ll learn from faculty who are studying criminal justice issues relevant to the field of public safety—such as police body-worn cameras—and who have the real-world experience to match. The Public Safety Management major is part of the B.S.C.J. degree.

Credit for fire training

The O’Neill School partner’s with 18 local fire departments to help full-time firefighters easily earn credit in any of our undergraduate degree programs. Full-time firegfighters who are trained and employed by the following eligible departments can apply nine fire training undergraduate credit hours. To be eligible, you must be admited to IUPUI and must have completed at least 12 IUPUI credits with a 2.0 GPA.

Apply for fire training credit