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Public Safety and Law Enforcement Leadership

As the first higher education institution in Minnesota to offer public safety supervisory and executive education, the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Program educates professionals who aspire to be leaders in their organizations. Both the cohort-based in-person program and the online program encourage collegial learning and networking. You will learn from core faculty and experienced police educators who bring diverse perspectives and provide personal attention. Learn more in our online information session.

  • The cohort-based, in-person, program meets on Tuesday evenings September through June for two years, with a special opportunity to earn three credits during the summer during a week in Washington, DC, studying federal and national policy making. As a cohort you will take one 10 week class at a time together for five semesters (two classes/semester).
  • The 100 percent online program has six terms of eight weeks each and offers students the opportunity to study with others from throughout the United States and around the world. You have the freedom to choose your own times to participate. There will be multiple assignments each week in addition to readings.


What you can earn

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  • Master of Arts (M.A.)

 

Where you'll learn

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  • Cohort-based classes (Minneapolis/St. Paul area)
  • Online

 

 

 

When you can start

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  • Cohort-based classes begin Fall 2013
  • Online classes begin every eight weeks

 

 



Questions about the cohort-based program

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Ea Porter

Enrollment Advisor

651-962-4657

celc@stthomas.edu

Program Details

For the Master of Arts (M.A.)

EDLD 751 Public Safety Law
3 Credits

Students study current laws, court decisions and other legal theories that affect policing and the community, including hiring, disciplining, collective bargaining, budgeting and training. Students will also examine the relationship of these laws with the ethical decision making of police officers and its relationship with the community.

EDLD 752 Public Safety Leadership, Administration and Change
3 Credits

This course focuses on the development of the police organization, structure, leadership and administration. It identifies the principles of police leadership within a contemporary police organization and the changing role of policing. It examines the current state of the police-community relationship, crime trends, the role of economics, race and gender in police issues, the changing nature of the work, and influences and directions of technology in policing. The class meets with state, local and community leaders in policing, visits their offices and studies their plans for change.

Community Building/Organization Dynamics for Public Safety
3 Credits

Using case studies, this class examines the processes and dynamics necessary for police agencies and their personnel to play an active, direct role in identifying and organizing the community and fiscal resources necessary to build effective partnerships which will result in the development of a cooperative problem-solving community. Students will identify a current police-community issue and research and develop recommendations on the issue based on the dynamics and community organization.

EDLD 780 Integrative Seminar
1 Credits

This is a capstone course for the M.A. in Educational Leadership. It is designed for students to critically reflect upon and articulate his/her learning. Students examine cases through various frames, read leadership literature and evaluate his/her experience.

EDLD 801 Leadership and Organizational Theory
3 Credits

 
This course examines how educational organizations develop and change and how leaders and followers interact within organizations from several theoretical and conceptual perspectives. Students observe the workings of educational institutions and programs, interview educational leaders, and analyze their own understanding and practice of leadership.

EDLD 807 Foundations of Leadership: Intellectual and Ethical Traditions
3 Credits

This course begins the required three-course M.A. or Ed.S. research sequence. After an introductory overview of social research, it emphasizes historical and ethnographic approaches to thinking about collecting and analyzing information. Course activities provide an opportunity to experience doing research using historical and qualitative methods.

EDLD 845 Communication, Conflict and Decision Making
3 Credits

This course examines strategies for analyzing and dealing with conflict between individuals and groups, effective communication processes and decision-making strategies. The theoretical foundations of particular strategies are emphasized. Students use case studies, simulations and exercises to practice problem analysis and resolution, negotiation, collaborative relationship and team building.

EDLD 851 Community Assessment and Evaluation
3 Credits

In this course, research procedures appropriate for assessing community wants, needs and resources and for evaluating program outcome and staff performance are covered. Other areas include research design; sources of data; methods of data collection, including the interview and questionnaire; sampling and evaluation of research studies.

Electives
9 Credits

EDLD 754 – Public Safety Studies (3 Credits)
EDLD 755 – Advanced Professional Public Safety Officer Education (3 Credits)
EDLD 813 – Leadership as Critical Reflection (3 Credits)
EDLD 822 – Policy Development (3 Credits)
EDLD 841 – Federal/National Policy Making (3 Credits)
EDLD 842 – State & Local Policy Making (3 Credits)
EDLD 897 – Public Safety Topics (3 Credits)

TOTAL 31 Credits

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Deb DeMeester, Ed.D.

Clinical Faculty (651) 962-4379
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Policy Trip to Washington D.C.

The cohort based Public Safety and Law Enforcement Leadership program includes a course in Washington D.C.  The trip offers unique opportunities to observe and interact with the policy process at a national level as well as meet and network with influential figures working and facilitating change in Washington D.C.

 

Ongoing Professional Development

Whether networking with leaders in the area of policy reform, being inspired by change agents working on locally, nationally and globally  or simply catching up on the latest qualitative research findings, annual events and conferences sponsored by the department of Leadership, Policy and Administration offer a variety of networking and professional development opportunities. Most events include continuing education units for a variety of professions.  

 

Real-world field experience

If your program includes a field experience element, the dedicated faculty and staff in your program will work with you to ensure that your experience will meet your interests and facilitate your growth, both personally and professionally. Throughout your time in your program, regularly scheduled meetings with faculty and peers offer the opportunity to form a strong professional network as you prepare to enter your field.

 

The Value of a St. Thomas Degree

Calculating the cost of your degree can be challenging, as every institution approaches it a bit differently. At St. Thomas, we list our tuition cost as cost per credit:

  • Each course can be 1-3 semester credits, but the standard course is 3 credits.  
  • A typical part-time student in our graduate programs takes 3-6 credits per term.
  • To view the total number of credits per program you can view the courses tab above.

It may be possible for you to receive some type of financial assistance. To learn more, please visit our Graduate Financial Aid page.

Learn more about our Fall 2013 CELC Scholarship for Master of Arts applicants.  Applications due May 1, 2013.

We offer our students much more than just a degree. We offer the chance to be a part of a personal and professional network like no other, which means your graduate education will enrich your life and career long into the future.




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Cost

Education (M.A., Ed.S., Certificate, Licensure)

Online Tuition (per credit) $763
Off-site Cohort Tuition (per credit) $399
Books and materials
(estimate per course) $150-250
One-time application fee $50

1 | Meet the Requirements:

  • A Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) from an accredited institution.
  • A cumulative minimum undergraduate G.P.A. of 2.75 (4.0 scale)
  • The completion of a standardized test, such as the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), GRE, GMAT or LSAT - if GPA is under 2.75 or upon recommendation of the admissions committee.

 2 | Submit the following application materials:

  • Application form and one-time $50 application fee.
  • Two positive letters of reference from non-related individuals.
  • Official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work (unless that work was completed at the University of St. Thomas).
  • Personal statement.

3 |  Submit the supplementary materials:

  • International Applicants:  (1) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) required for any candidate whose primary language is not English. (2) Transcript Review: All international transcripts must be reviewed by an accredited evaluation service to determine U.S. equivalency of the degree awarded and the institution awarding the degree. Applications will not be reviewed for admissions until the official review is submitted.

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