MS - Public Safety Leadership
The master’s Public Safety Leadership specialization focuses on leadership and theory relevant to the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, corrections, probation and parole, fire services, emergency management, 9-1-1 emergency communications, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and other protective and corporate security professions. This specialization teaches learners to think critically and broadly when assessing and addressing the complex issues of management and leadership. The Public Safety program, based on Capella’s practitioner-scholar philosophy, focuses on leadership, emergency management and preparedness, homeland security and terrorism, and security management at the local, state, and national levels. Successful completion of this specialization prepares master’s learners for careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, corrections, probation and parole, fire services, emergency management, 9-1-1 emergency communications, EMS, and other protective and corporate security professions.
| Prereq GPA |
2.30 cumulative GPA from a bachelor’s degree granting institution. |
| Prereq Degree |
Bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency or an internationally recognized institution. |
| Special Instructions |
Take all classes through the capstone class, then choose 3 graduate level classes to complete the program. |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
transfer credits applied toward a learner’s
degree program reduce the number of credits
required for the completion of that degree
program. the number of transfer credits impacts the
learner’s maximum limit of earned credits
required, as follows:
i. Example: Bs requires 180 earned credits;
the learner transfers in 70 credits, resulting
in 110 credits remaining.
ii. in the above example, the degree program
requirements are based on the number of
earned credits remaining for a learner to
complete his or her degree program; in this
case, 110 earned credits.
iii. the number of earned credits remaining
is the basis for the maximum attempted
credits calculation, as defned in sections
ii.B.2 and ii.C.2. |
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PhD - Public Safety Leadership
The doctoral Public Safety Leadership specialization focuses on mid-level and executive leadership theory, organizational theory, and research relevant to leading a public safety organization in a complex, post-9/11 environment. Doctoral-level courses based on Capella’s scholar-practitioner philosophy address relevant leadership and organizational theories and research common across the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, corrections, probation and parole, fire services, emergency management, 9-1-1 emergency communications, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and other protective and corporate security professions. Specific courses address principles of organizational theory, theories of leadership, organizational needs assessment, and grantsmanship. Successful completion of this specialization prepares doctoral learners for leadership or managerial careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, corrections, probation and parole, fire services, emergency management, 9-1-1 emergency communications, EMS, and other protective and corporate security professions.
| Prereq GPA |
3.00 cumulative GPA from a master’s degree granting institution. |
| Prereq Degree |
Master’s degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency or an internationally recognized institution. |
| Special Instructions |
Take all courses listed, and 7 graduate courses to complete the program. |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
transfer credits applied toward a learner’s
degree program reduce the number of credits
required for the completion of that degree
program. the number of transfer credits impacts the
learner’s maximum limit of earned credits
required, as follows:
i. Example: Bs requires 180 earned credits;
the learner transfers in 70 credits, resulting
in 110 credits remaining.
ii. in the above example, the degree program
requirements are based on the number of
earned credits remaining for a learner to
complete his or her degree program; in this
case, 110 earned credits.
iii. the number of earned credits remaining
is the basis for the maximum attempted
credits calculation, as defned in sections
ii.B.2 and ii.C.2. |
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