Public Safety Management Major (BS) 
(124 semester credit hours) 

The Public Safety Management major program is designed to complement the existing technical skills of an individual to include general knowledge, comunication skills, and application of business and leadership practices. The program integrates courses in business administration, communication and leadership to provide the student with the background necessary to be upwardly mobile within the organizational structures of public safety agencies.

      Graduates of the Public Safety Management major program will be equipped to deal with today's changing public safety management needs, and will know how to:

apply basic accounting and fiscal management principles;
demonstrate leadership and management abilities within public sector agencies;
demonstrate written and oral communication skills to appropriate agency situations;
demonstrate critical thinking, reasoning and analytical skills required for decision making;
apply human relations skills appropriate for public safety settings; and
use and apply planning techniques to lead public safety agencies into the future.
 

Program Entry Requirements 

All students who are seeking a bachelor of science degree through the Community College Alliance program of Franklin University first must hold an associate's degree OR have a minimum of 60 semester credit hours/ 90 quarter credit hours with a 2.5 GPA and a high school diploma or GED. All Professional Foundations and Major courses must be completed through Franklin University.
 
Bridge Courses
taken at your community college

For each community college, a curriculum guide is available to show students exactly which courses, by name and course number, must be taken at the community college.

General Education 

The following courses must be taken at the student's community college unless they were previously completed through Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements:
English
Business or Technical Writing
Speech/Communication
Statistics
Computer Concepts
Two Social Science Courses
One Science Course
Two Humanities Courses

Business Core 

Below is a sample of courses that should be taken at a student's community college to complete Franklin University's required Business Core.
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Principles of Management
Human Resources Management

Electives 

The selection of Business-related elective courses are listed in the Transfer Guide developed for each community college. Students needing such courses for copletion of the 124 semester credit hours of bachelor's degree (which includes 40 semester credit hours of online courses from Franklin University) may select their electives identified for their program of study.
 
Capstone Courses
40 semester credit hours
from Franklin University

The Capstone Courses from Franklin University are offered completely online. Many students will choose to take the Capstone Courses at the same time they are taking Bridge Courses from their community college (depending on the prerequisites).

Professional Foundations
(12 credit hours)

PF 322 .. Online Learning Strategies(2)
PF 304 .. Strategies for Motivation(4)
PF 305 .. Global Cultures(4)
PF 320 .. Effective Presentational Communications(2)

Major Core
(28 credit hours)

A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area, and each major course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to count towards degree requirements.
Required
PSMT 420 .. Public Fiscal Administration (4)
PSMT 430 .. Contemporary Issues in Public Safety Management (4)
PSMT 440 .. Administrative Law (4)
PSMT 450 .. Strategy Formulation & Implementation (4)
BSAD 325 .. Organizational Behavior (4)

Electives(choose 2 courses)
OLM 320 .... Leadership: Theory (4)
TMGT 490 .. Project Management (4)

Additional electives will become available throughout the year 2000-2001.

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