Criminal Justice

Emergency Management

Public Safety Leadership

The Master of Science in Public Safety degree program provides focused explorations of topics and issues within the fields of public safety leadership, emergency management, or criminal justice in a range of public safety settings. The curriculum prepares learners to think critically when assessing and addressing the complex issues of managing and leading public safety and emergency services organizations in the post-9/11 environment.

1. Evaluate theories of leadership and how those leadership models apply to contemporary public safety organizations.
2. Evaluate how research in public safety impacts policy in the evolution of public safety.
3. Think, write, and communicate critically and effectively within one's discipline and/or professional practice.
4. Synthesize the dynamics for social change and community improvements as influenced by public safety.
5. Apply diversity and multicultural perspectives within decision making.
6. Apply professional and social ethics to make sound and ethical decisions.

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The effectiveness of Capella University’s Capella University's Master's in Putlic Safety program is measured directly during a single capstone courses using criterion-referenced assessments of the intended specialization learning outcomes.  In 2009, over 90% of the learners' outcome demonstrations were judged to be at the proficient level of performance or higher across all program outcomes. Faculty have reviewed these data in detail to gain insights into their program's effectiveness, to ask new research questions, and to create action items to improve the program. The outcome data reported are an aggregation of the program outcome assessment data from the capstone course, which is intended to serve as an indicator of the program's effectiveness.

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