Become a Strategic Leader with an Online Public Safety Administration Master’s Degree
With University of Michigan Science's online Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Public Safety Administration, you'll be prepared to advance your career in law enforcement, specifically in leadership positions that address public policy. A public safety administration master's degree can give you the know-how to take on challenges facing society today and learn how policy decisions are made and implemented at the national, state and local levels. Courses are designed with the present and future administrator or leader in mind: All have a direct application to the challenges of managing a criminal justice agency.
See Yourself Succeed in Criminal Justice
Our specialized criminal justice master’s programs, such as the public safety administration master’s degree, focus on different areas of law enforcement. The coursework in this criminal justice online program deals with forecasting and public budgeting, police and community behavior, and scenario planning. You'll understand how to navigate the complexities of the American criminal justice system, and learn how to:
- Assess political, social, economic and administrative realities as a public administrator
- Identify key competencies, values and issues important to public-sector organizations
- Conduct SWOT and stakeholder analyses for public-sector organizations
- Design and implement a performance measurement and management system
- Employ strategic management practices used by local, state, federal and nonprofit organizations
As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your public safety administration master’s degree online at UMS include:
- Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
- Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
- Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your graduate degree in as few as 15 months, with two courses per 10-week term
- Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
- Minimal requirements. No GMAT or GRE required for admission
- Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
- Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
Career Outlook
Curriculum
The curriculum for the public safety administration master’s degree combines the core of our criminal justice online program with the theories and analysis needed to take the reins in public safety. Experienced faculty will help you develop into a leader with strategic planning and management skills.
Courses May Include
Program Outcomes
- Develop strategies that balance the needs and missions of organizations and the communities they serve for enhancing and promoting the effectiveness of public safety organizations
- Apply moral reasoning to make ethically sound and socially responsible decisions that exemplify service philosophy and leadership in the field of criminal justice
- Employ criminological theory, research methodologies, and analysis to impact solutions to contemporary issues and problems in the field of criminal justice
- Utilize multiple strategic planning and problem solving approaches that impact crime reduction and public service and that reflect critical and creative thinking
- Create authentic strategies and plans designed to improve and maintain effective organizational structure and culture for influencing professional identities, criminal justice management, leadership, and policy making
- Employ effective decision-making methods and strategies that reflect versatility of thought in addressing the diverse needs of public service agencies
- Employ professional, appropriate communication strategies for effective resource planning, consensus building, and long-term planning
