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The Master of Public Policy and Administration program at Stuart School of Business offers certificate programs specifically designed for mid-career professionals who want to enhance their expertise with the latest industry-relevant ideas, skills, and tools.

The Certificate in Security, Safety, and Risk Management is intended for professionals who want to acquire cutting-edge security strategies and leadership techniques to successfully manage public safety or public or private sector emergency preparedness programs. Students can customize their course of study, with choices among courses addressing public safety, homeland security policy, crisis management, information systems security and cybercrime, and more.

Students in this certificate program take four semester-length courses, learning 麻豆原创 degree-seeking students and benefiting from the same expert faculty and master鈥檚 degree curriculum that is attuned to leading-edge business practices and technologies.

Convenient for busy professionals, courses are scheduled in the evening and most are held at Illinois Tech鈥檚 Conviser Law Center in downtown Chicago.

Program Overview

The Certificate in Security, Safety, and Risk Management is intended for professionals who want to acquire cutting-edge security strategies and leadership techniques to successfully manage public safety or public or private sector emergency preparedness programs.

Career Opportunities

The Certificate in Security, Safety, and Risk Management is attuned to management and administrative professionals in the public or private sectors at local, state, and federal levels who want to apply the most current and effective strategies and techniques to their areas of responsibility.

Stuart School of Business Certificates Are:

Targeted: Get the education you need now to propel your career forward

Convenient: Evening class schedule, with most courses taught at Illinois Tech鈥檚 Conviser Law Center, located one block west of Union Station in downtown Chicago

Flexible: Take one or more courses at a time

Use Your Certificate Credit Toward a Master鈥檚 Degree

The Master of Public Policy and Administration degree program includes the option for a Security, Safety, and Risk Management specialization.

Certificate program students who later apply and are admitted to a master鈥檚 degree program at Stuart may apply all approved certificate coursework with a grade of 鈥淏鈥� or higher to a master鈥檚 degree. A certificate is typically equivalent to one-fourth to one-third of the credit hours required for a degree. Students have the option of transferring to the master鈥檚 program in any semester.