Program:
MS in Safety, Security & Emergency Management - Homeland Security

School:
Eastern Kentucky University

Program Description:
In response to suggestions made by our current students and to the increased homeland security needs of our nation, the College of Justice & Safety at Eastern Kentucky University has developed a Homeland Security concentration within the Master of Science in Safety, Security & Emergency Management degree program.

The Homeland Security Concentration is designed to:

• Provide students with an overview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which includes a critical analysis of the structure and administration of the DHS.


• Instruct students on how to recognize significant hazards and threats to national and domestic security, analyze intelligence, respond to national disasters and epidemics, and how to best allocate funds to minimize risk factors.


• Prepare graduates for employment in a variety of settings and capacities such as the DEA, Secret Service, FBI, Air Marshals, intelligence analysis, special agents, and emergency management.

 

About Everest University Online

At Eastern Kentucky University, "small college feel" is what you get even as enrollment soars.

In the past century, EKU has grown from a faculty of seven to a full-fledged university offering 168 degree programs and serving 16,000 students a year. Yet by maintaining an intimate 17:1 student to teacher ratio is one factor that recently landed EKU the 60th spot on the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges".

For distance learning students, flexibility and convenience is an added bonus. During 2005-06, Eastern Kentucky University delivered nearly 900 courses with over 9,700 student enrollments through distance education.

All you need, at the least, is Windows 95, a telnet and FTP client. EKU provides the rest of the delivery modalities for you to choose from:

• Interactive TV (ITV) courses
• Web-based courses
• Kentucky Virtual Campus (KVC)
• Correspondence
• KET Telecourses

These Innovative online classes are designed to help working adults integrate life-long learning into their busy professional lives. They provide quality education that is convenient, personalized and financially feasible: Tuition consistently ranks among the lowest for four-year institutions in Kentucky and the region.

To find out more about Eastern Kentucky University and the online degree program that is right for you, request more information today.

Eastern Kentucky University is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033.