The Master's in Public Safety Leadership and Administration (PLA), developed jointly by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, is designed to meet the needs of professionals in a broad array of public safety careers, and all classes are online to accommodate the demands of your busy schedule.

In as little as 18 months you can earn a Professional Master's degree and two Graduate Certificates. That's right! While working toward your Master's degree, you will be earning two Graduate Certificates, one in Criminal Justice Administration and the other in Leadership in Diverse Organization.
  • Weekly online classes
  • 24/7 student support services
  • Networking opportunities with peers
  • Instruction from world-renowned public safety professionals
  • Expertise from the highest ranked graduate program in criminology and criminal justice in the world.  

Who Should Apply?

All professionals who perform duties related to:
  • enforcement of law
  • corrections
  • undercover crime investigation
  • ​public safety education
  • crime data analysis and reporting
  • disaster preparedness
  • dispute mediation
  • juvenile justice
  • social services to victims of crime

Course Curriculum

Learning Outcomes​

Program Assessment Skills

You'll be able to...
1. demonstrate an ability to interpret statistics in tables and graphs.

2. understand key statistical methods.

3. demonstrate ability to distinguish between high and low quality program and policy evaluations.

Leadership Skills

4. demonstrate an ability to evaluate public safety organizations.

5. examine human interaction and human behavior to solve complex organizational problems.

6. apply leadership strategies to promote diversity and effect organizational change.

Legal Skills
7. identify and understand key constitutional law concepts as they relate to the practice of policing and public safety.

8. analyze public safety issues that arise under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.

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