Program Director: David J. Plebanski, Ph.D.

Faculty: Dean Angelo, Ed.D; Terry Ferrari, M.S.; George Grzesiowski, M.B.A.; Michael McCafferty, J.D.; Jill Miller, Ph.D. ; K. James McCaleb, Ph.D.; James Pastor, Ph.D.; David J. Plebanski, Ph.D.; Eileen Stenzel, Ph.D.; and Richard Wedgbury, M.S.

Program Advisory Committee: Dean Angelo, Ed.D; Sr. Michele Dvorak, Ed.D.; Michael McCafferty, J.D.; K. James McCaleb, Ph.D.; James Pastor, Ph.D.; David J. Plebanski, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Graduate Student Services: Mary Severa, B.S.

The Master of Science in Public Safety Administration has an interdisciplinary focus that prepares students to assume advanced leadership positions within the broad area of public safety. A curriculum that emphasizes both theory and practice teaches students to think critically about the public safety issues confronting contemporary American society. The course work exposes students to the most important elements of public safety, including public safety law, crisis and emergency management, risk management, technology and information security and terrorism as concept and tactic. The societal implications of public safety concerns are also addressed.
A strong theoretical focus provide students with a distinctive understanding of the underlying concepts, theories, principles, and laws that affect societal systems, public policy, constitutional rights and human behavior. The multi-disciplinary focus of this program encourages synthesis of theoretical constructs, current research, ethical/legal considerations, and leadership roles, with the goal of educating progressive leaders capable of assuming a wide variety of career tracts and implementing a best practice model of public safety administration.
The program will be offered beginning in January 2006. It replaces the Law Enforcement Administration Graduate Program; new students who are interested should enroll in the Public Safety Administration Graduate Program beginning in January 2006.

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