Public Safety Management Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Units 

Semester

PSMA 401 Foundations in Public Safety Management  3.0 Fall 2025
ENGL 402 Advanced Technical Writing 3.0 Fall 2025
SOCO 410 Sociological Perspectives on Public Safety 3.0 Fall 2025
PADM 420 Ethics in Public Safety 3.0 Fall 2025
PSMA 405 Contemporary Public Safety Practices 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 410 Public Safety Finance 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 415 Public Safety Legal Issues and Public Policy 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 420 Human Resources in Public Safety Management 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 425 Strategic Planning in Public Safety Management 3.0 Fall 2026
PSMA 430 Public Safety Leader Communications 3.0 Fall 2026
PSMA 435 Native American Relations for Public Safety 3.0 Fall 2026
PSMA 440 Whole Community Approach – Government Partners, Non-Profit and Allied Organizations in Public Safety 3.0 Fall 2026
PSMA 490 Applied Research Project in Public Safety Management I 5.0 Spring 2026

Students choose one of three emphasis for Spring 2026 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 2026
PSMA 450 Disaster Planning and Control, Recovery in Emergency Management 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 455 Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services in Emergency Management 3.0 Spring 2026

Emergency Medical Services Management Emphasis

PSMA 460 Foundations in Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 465 Management of Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 470 Legal, Political, and Regulatory Environment of Emergency Medical Services 3.0 Spring 2026

Modern Policing Emphasis

PSMA 475 Administration, Public Policy, and Public Relations in Law Enforcement 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 475 Psychology and the Law 3.0 Spring 2026
PSMA 480 Advanced Criminal Investigation for Law Enforcement 3.0 Spring 2026