B
Bachelor’s degree
- Length
- 120 credit hours, normally 40 courses of three credit hours, including a graduation project.
- Entry
- A secondary school certificate or its equivalent, and documented work experience in the field.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Bachelor's · Master's
- Credit hours
- 120 / 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For civil defence, security, safety and public-service staff. You study how emergencies are planned for, how responses are coordinated, and how organizations protect people and infrastructure.
The Homeland Security and Emergency Management program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers emergency planning, crisis communication, disaster response and recovery, infrastructure protection, risk and threat assessment, and ends with public safety law.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Emergency planningExplain the core ideas of emergency planning and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Crisis communicationAnalyse a real problem in crisis communication and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Disaster response and recoveryApply the methods of disaster response and recovery in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Infrastructure protectionPlan and lead work in infrastructure protection, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Risk and threat assessmentEvaluate current practice in risk and threat assessment against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Public safety lawAdvise colleagues and managers on public safety law in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Emergency planningWriting emergency plans and running exercises.Core area
- 02Crisis communicationCommunicating with the public and media during an emergency.Core area
- 03Disaster response and recoveryCoordinating response operations and planning recovery.Core area
- 04Infrastructure protectionProtecting energy, water, transport and other critical systems.Core area
- 05Risk and threat assessmentAssessing natural, technological and human threats.Core area
- 06Public safety lawThe legal framework for emergencies and public safety.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
M
Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementFor people who have practiced Homeland Security and Emergency Management for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementFor experienced people who advise organizations on Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- 03Trainer in Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Homeland Security and Emergency Management at work.
- 04Diploma in Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementA focused credential in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Emergency planner
- Civil defence officer
- Safety and security manager
- Crisis coordinator
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.