Public Safety Administration [8004] ‡

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Bachelor of Applied Science

(120 Credit Hours)

Program Director

Barry Puett
941-752-5656 Bradenton
941-408-1300, ext. 65656 Venice
puettb@scf.edu

Program Description and Goal

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Administration Program provides associate degree graduates in areas such as law enforcement, paralegal, fire science, emergency medical services, emergency management, or an Associate in Arts with an educational pathway that leads to a bachelor’s degree with workforce skills desired in the government and the private sectors. Coursework includes the areas of public safety, homeland security, management, administrative law, crisis and disaster issues, and terrorism prevention. Employment options include positions such as fire chief, deputy chief, battalion chief, fire inspector, fire marshal, emergency management coordinator, training officer, captain and lieutenant (fire and law enforcement), emergency management officer, state trooper, emergency management communications center chief and mitigation coordinator. Work settings include fire and rescue departments, law enforcement agencies, emergency management operations and facilities, planning and utilities departments, and private companies as security officers or emergency coordinators. In addition, the Public Safety Administration Program is ideal preparation for further study in graduate school for programs in law, emergency management or public policy.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Administration Program include:

A 2.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0;
Completion of at least 45 hours. Included in this must be
ENC 1101
and
MAT 1033
(or a course at that same or higher level).
Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the required 42 credit hours of electives.

Graduation Requirements

Meet foreign language requirement.
Successfully complete the general education and program courses listed below with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

General Education Courses: 36 Credit Hours

General education courses from Areas I - V.

Lower/Upper Level Electives: 42 Credit Hours

Fire science, criminal justice and emergency medical services degrees from regionally accredited colleges and universities.

Any A.A. designated elective courses over and above the A.A. general education requirements.

Any B.A.S. courses from the following list:

CJE 3361 - Management of Specialized Law Enforcement Units (3 Credit Hours)
CJE 4668 - Computer Crime (3 Credit Hours)
DSC 3243 - Industrial Security (3 Credit Hours)
DSC 4038 - Terrorism and Emergency Management (3 Credit Hours)
DSC 4594 - Intelligence Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
ETI 3647 - Supply Chain Management (3 Credit Hours)
ETI 4448 - Applied Project Management (3 Credit Hours)
FIN 3400 - Financial Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3240 - Applied Organizational Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3303 - Management and Leadership Practices (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3503 - Managerial Risk Analysis and Decision Making (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 3504 - Operations Management (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 4102 - Managing Cultural Diversity (3 Credit Hours)
MAN 4520 - Quality Management (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Level Core Courses: 42 Credit Hours

DSC 3013 - Introduction to Homeland Security (3 Credit Hours)
DSC 3214 - Catastrophic Event Response Planning (3 Credit Hours)
DSC 3554 - Critical Infrastructure and Risk Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
FES 3833 - Emerging Issues in Environmental Disaster Management (3 Credit Hours)
FES 4014 - Evolution of Emergency Management (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 3311 - Program Planning and Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 3820 - Foundations of Public Safety Administration (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 3821 - Contemporary Issues in Public Safety/Homeland Security (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 3874 - Community Relations Theory and Practice (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 4046 - Values, Ethics and Conflict Resolution (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 4204 - Public Finance (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 4414 - Human Resource Management Skills (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 4603 - Administrative Law (3 Credit Hours)
PAD 4878 - Public Safety Administration/Homeland Security Capstone (3 Credit Hours)

Foreign Language Requirement:

Students must have completed Florida’s foreign language requirement prior to the completion of the bachelor’s degree. Students may meet this competency by:

successful completion of two years of a single foreign language while in high school (official high school transcripts must be submitted to educational records), or
successful completion of two semesters (6-8 credit hours) of a single foreign language in college (or through corresponding College Level Examination Program CLEP exams), or
validation of foreign language competence for languages not available through CLEP as deemed appropriate by the vice president of baccalaureate programs.

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