PSMA Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Units 

Semester

PSMA 401 Foundations in Public Safety Management  3.0 Fall Year 1
ENGL 402 Advanced Technical Writing 3.0 Fall Year 1
PSMA 405 Contemporary Public Safety Practices 3.0 Fall Year 1
PADM 420 Ethics in Public Safety 3.0 Fall Year 1
SOCO 410 Sociological Perspectives on Public Safety 3.0 Spring Year 1
PSMA 410 Public Safety Finance 3.0 Spring Year 1
PSMA 415 Public Safety Legal Issues and Public Policy 3.0 Spring Year 1
PSMA 420 Human Resources in Public Safety Management 3.0 Spring Year 1
PSMA 425 Strategic Planning in Public Safety Management 3.0 Fall Year 2
PSMA 430 Public Safety Leader Communications 3.0 Fall Year 2
PSMA 435 Native American Relations for Public Safety 3.0 Fall Year 2
PSMA 440 Whole Community Approach – Government Partners, Non-Profit and Allied Organizations in Public Safety 3.0 Fall Year 2
PSMA 490 Applied Research Project in Public Safety Management I 5.0 Spring Year 2
Students choose one of three emphasis for Spring 2027 in addition to the Applied Research Project in Public Safety Management I course.

Emergency Management Emphasis

PSMA 445 Global Perspectives in Emergency Management 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 450 Disaster Planning and Control, Recovery in Emergency Management 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 455 Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services in Emergency Management 3.0 Spring Year 2

Emergency Medical Services Management Emphasis

PSMA 460 Foundations in Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 465 Management of Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 470 Legal, Political, and Regulatory Environment of Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring Year 2

Modern Policing Emphasis

PSMA 475 Administration, Public Policy, and Public Relations in Law Enforcement 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 480 Psychology and the Law 3.0 Spring Year 2
PSMA 485 Advanced Criminal Investigation for Law Enforcement 3.0 Spring Year 2