Safety, Security & Emergency Management Major

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
124 semester hours

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your SSA for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your SSA.

Fundamental General Education Core (24 hours)
All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level

• Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required)
  Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
• Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra)
  Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component)
  Choose from the Science discipline.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines)
  Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities
  Choose from the Humanities discipline.

Additional General Education Requirements (26 hours)

• COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
• COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
• COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
• ECON 210* - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
    OR ECON 220* - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
• HUMN 305 - Global Issues (4)
• MATH 215** - Statistical Concepts (4)
• PF 321 - Learning Strategies (2)
• SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4)
    OR COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
• General Education Electives (2)

*Select another Social Science elective if either Economics course is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.
**Select another General Education Elective if MATH 215 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.

Professional Core (16 hours)

• BSAD 312 - Management Theory and Practices (4)
• PSMT 225 - Introduction to Public Safety Management (4)
• PSYC 310 - The Psychology of Personal Development (4)
• SOCL 110 - Introduction to Sociology (4)

University Electives (22 hours)

Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

Major Area (36 hours)

• PSMT 335 - Emergency Management and Homeland Security (4)
• PSMT 420 - Public Sector Finance and Budgeting (4)
• PSMT 440 - Administrative Law (4)
• SEMT 322 - Ethics and Leadership in Safety, Security,
      and Emergency Management Agencies (4)
• SEMT 326 - Safety and Security Management (4)
• SEMT 424 - Labor Relations and Public Sector Bargaining (4)
• SEMT 495 - Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Capstone (4)
• Major Area Electives (8)*
  *Select 8 hours from the following:
  • PSMT 315 - Contemporary Issues in Public Safety Management (4)
  • SEMT 328 - Emergency Management Theory and Practice (4)
  • SEMT 410 - Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Internship (1-4)
  • SEMT 432 - Homeland Security - Theory and Practice at the Local Level (4)
  • SEMT 436 - Risk Management and Threat Assessment (4)
  • SEMT 438 - Safety and Security Planning (4)
  • SEMT 480 - Special Topics in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management (1-4)
  • SEMT 499 - Independent Studies in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management (1-4)

Major Requirements

Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must earn at least 40 credit hours in residence at Franklin University. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn at least 30 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University. For other residency requirements, see “General Degree and Residency Requirements”.

A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major for students enrolled in either the associate’s or bachelor’s degree programs, and each major course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements.

If needed, English, reading and mathematics placement tests determine which, if any, developmental education courses are required. Students placing into these courses must pass them prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Developmental education courses carry institutional credit only and do not count toward degree requirements for graduation. Computer Literacy is a General Education prerequisite. Students with computer experience will have the option of completing a free placement exam to waive this prerequisite.

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course. General Education courses must be selected from science, math, social and behavioral science, humanities, economics, communication or professional foundations. Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.

The Safety, Security & Emergency Management Program also offers a Subsequent Bachelor of Science degree, Joint Programs of Study: B.S. Safety, Security & Emergency Management/MBA, and a Minor.