SPEA offers a "Public Safety Management" program for those interested in the safety of communities and cities. The program integrates public affairs with emergency services administration, principles of public safety and decision making skills. It's an interdisciplinary program intended to train students for leadership roles in life-saving public services like fire, disaster preparedness, homeland security and private-sector security.
Eastern Kentucky University offers a Master of Science degree program in safety, security and emergency management. It is an advanced graduate program meant for active fire, emergency and safety response professionals. The curriculum focuses on the roles and responsibilities of leadership in homeland security. It teaches techniques and tactics for keeping the country safe and eliminating the threats to national security.
Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation offers an Associate and Master program in safety management. The program entails techniques for protecting the general public and the environment from illness and injury. The program prepares the students for a job where they have to analyze hazardous situations, and research the government regulations for figuring out the problems that cause those hazards.
ASSE, founded in 1911, claims to be the oldest professional safety organization. It offers a certificate in safety management intended to help professionals implement safety management strategies in their organizations. The program teaches the fundamental concepts for implementation of recognized approaches to safety management. The program is suitable for professionals who have less than three years of experience.