Security and Emergency Management

Bachelor's Degree Program

Get ready for high-demand, service-driven careers helping communities deal with terrorism, natural disasters and other emergencies. Our fast-paced, hands-on degree in security and emergency management provides real-world skills and training that prepare you to hit the ground running in your chosen career.

We offer one of the only homeland security and emergency management degrees delivered in the context of a business school 鈥 offering a unique mix of emergency preparedness and business management training that will be a great asset in the field. Our program is consistently ranked in the top 5 of homeland security and emergency management degrees nationally.

The security and emergency management degree is offered both in-person and online. We also offer six concentration areas that allow you to customize a course of study specific to your interests and professional objectives.

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Why Earn Your Degree in Security and Emergency Management at 草榴社区?

Our homeland security and emergency management program prepares you to make an impact on your community and shape the growing emergency services field. Learn more about why to earn your homeland security degree at 草榴社区.

  • Work with emergency managers, participate in field exercises and engage in other field-based, hands-on learning opportunities that will help you hone your professional skills.
  • Focus your online degree in fire administration, emergency management, homeland security, public safety administration, cybersecurity and information technology management, or emergency medical and public health management.
  • Gain foundational business management knowledge and training in one of the only homeland security and emergency management degrees delivered in the context of a business school.
  • Apply your military, healthcare, first responder and ROTC experience toward your homeland security and emergency management online degree requirements.
Get valuable hands-on training in the field

  • As a homeland security major, you鈥檒l have numerous opportunities to hone your business skills and refine your emergency management knowledge outside the classroom. Hands-on activities include working with emergency managers, participating in field exercises and attending events and workshops.

Access resources to prepare you for your career

  • 草榴社区 is one of only a few universities with an on-campus fire station staffed by student employees. We offer military and veteran students close proximity to two military bases: Fort Wainwright Army Base and Eielson Air Force Base. Also, our Center for the Study of Security, Hazards, Response and Preparedness (C-SSHRP) provides education, research and training for the next generation of emergency managers, responders and policy makers.

Earn your bachelor鈥檚 degree in a way that works best for you

  • Our degree in homeland security and emergency management is designed to fit your busy schedule. With classes available online, in-person at our campus in Fairbanks, 草榴社区, or a combination of both, you have the flexibility to choose a method of study that works for you.

Develop unique skills sets and gain a competitive edge

  • Our program allows you to combine training in homeland security and emergency preparedness with business courses in leadership and management. You can also apply your military, healthcare, first responder and ROTC experience toward your degree requirements.

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Complete your Security and Emergency Management degree online

Homeland security and emergency management degree example projects

  • Work with instructors to determine the future of climate and human security issues, and how they effect a wide range of activities in the emergency management cycle.
  • Examine cyber-related infrastructure and how everyone from individuals at home to those in the corporate and government spheres are being affected by cyber and network defense issues.

Experience online learning at 草榴社区

草榴社区鈥檚 eCampus programs combine the convenience of online education with the personalized attention and sense of community you would expect in a face-to-face learning environment. Our online degree programs are offered at in-state tuition for all students, and have been ranked among the Best Online Bachelor鈥檚 Programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Cost breakdown for the bachelor鈥檚 in security and emergency management

The estimated cost for the homeland security and emergency management bachelor鈥檚 program online based on current rates is $46,490.

Use code 草榴社区CBSM to get your application fee waived!

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What Can You Do With Your Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Security and Emergency Management?

When you earn your homeland security and emergency management degree online at 草榴社区 you can be confident in your future career prospects. Nearly 100% of our homeland security majors find a job prior to graduation.

 

 

 

 

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