MPSLA Public Safety Leadership and Administration (Executive Fire Administration) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Public Safety Leadership and Administration program with a concentration in executive fire administration prepares you to handle the challenges facing chief officers. Through coursework in strategic planning, public policy and administration, leadership and organizational management, data analysis, finance and technology, you develop a solid foundation of knowledge and skills on which to build success within the fire service.

What you will study

30 credit hours - course-based master's Required Core (15 credit hours) CRJ 510 Criminal Justice Planning and Program Evaluation (3) CRJ 574 Executive Leadership Principles in Public Safety (3) PAF 506 Public Budgeting and Finance (3) PAF 507 Public Human Resource Management (3) PAF 508 Organization Behavior (3) Concentration (9 credit hours) CRJ 570 Leadership for Innovation in Public Fire Services (3) CRJ 573 Emergency Services: Operations Analysis and Planning (3) PAF 560 Community Resilience (3) Electives or Research (6 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information This master's degree is a course-based program.

Career pathways

Graduates with a concentration in fire administration are well-equipped to drive innovation from the upper levels of fire service in federal, state and local fire departments and emergency management agencies. Career examples: firefighter supervisor, fire inspector, fire investigator, fire prevention and protection engineer, municipal firefighter.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in criminology or criminal justice, public administration or public service, sociology or social work, public safety or fire service management, parks and recreation management, applied sciences or another closely related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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