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he Security and Safety Leadership program is designed to meet the professional development needs of individuals involved in the public or private safety sectors in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. These are professionals with experience in law enforcement, emergency management, corporate security, transportation security, fire service, public safety, public health preparedness or the military.

The Security and Safety Leadership program is designed to meet the professional development needs of individuals involved in the public or private safety sectors in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. These are professionals with experience in law enforcement, emergency management, corporate security, transportation security, fire service, public safety, public health preparedness or the military.

The objective of the program is to contribute to the professional development of safety professionals through analysis of a wide range of homeland security issues, policies and practices. Students in this degree program develop competencies and knowledge relating to:

Homeland security strategy and policy development
Emergency response
Inter-agency cooperation
Leadership and performance management
Managing organizational change
Intelligence and strategic analysis
Cybersecurity

This program is appropriate for professionals wishing to pursue a public safety master's degree or "homeland security" master's degree.

Entry Requirements

- A Bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 GPA or better (on a 4.0 point scale) from a regionally accredited college or university.

- Two or more years of work experience in a related field.

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The current Occupational Outlook Handbook clearly demonstrates the need for not only more UPSA professionals, but for better-prepared applicants. NSU can help you prepare for entry into federal, state, and local agencies.

The very dangerous, continually increasing and evolving threats to homeland security and cybercrime have mandated a new breed of public safety professional. The now very vocal, urgent demand is for specialized interpersonal and analytical skills, and contemporary, state-of-the-art perspectives on the scientific, social, and informational concentrations involved in efficient and effective intelligence gathering, policing, fire services and emergency management, proactive planning, security services, and other public safety arenas. The UPSA Degree provides the skills necessary to meet the demands of the future.

The UPSA degree has three concentrations:

Fire and Emergency Medical Service Administration
Law Enforcement Administration
Emergency Management Administration

Entry Requirements

1. Earn Minimum 2.35 Cumulative High School GPA

2. 18 or Higher ACT English Subscore (450 SAT) AND 19 or Higher ACT Math Subscore (460 SAT)

3. High School Core GPA 2.00 or 20 ACT (940 SAT)

International applicants
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International first time freshman must have completed a recognized secondary program comparable to U.S. high school graduation, and have academic records comparable to those required to meet the freshman admission standards.

International students for whom English is a second language are required to demonstrate English proficiency.

- Submit Official TOEFL scores (www.toefl.org) (Minimum TOEFL score of 500 paper, 173 computer, or 61 internet-based.

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