Emergency and Public Safety Services: About the Program

This program will be phased out of the College of Nursing and Health Professions in the Summer Quarter of 2008. As such, this program is not accepting new students.

The Master of Science in Emergency and Public Safety Services (formerly Master’s in Emergency Medical Services) program comprises two elements: core coursework and then declaration of a specialty area for concentrated coursework and a thesis. The three identified concentrations are Education, Emergency Management, and Ambulatory/ED Management. Each concentration requires a thesis, bringing the total number of credits to the range of 41 to 45, depending on the track and the length of thesis work.

Courses are available through the traditional classroom interaction at Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions or through distance education (see Online Learning in the left hand navigation area.)

The goals and objectives of the program are to:

• Demonstrate a broader knowledge base and new applications of clinically relevant information that will extend the student’s professional competence
• Facilitate the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct independent research
• Promote leadership and management in the public-services arena
• Provide options for an employment progression for prehospital providers in their field of interest
• Continue the growth of professionalism in public safety services by providing opportunities for students to take an active role in shaping policies and practices that affect the direction of the profession
• Positively affect the communities in which they serve and extend the University’s reach into the community
  Develop a flexible curriculum that allows for specialization into one of three primary educational areas pertinent to emergency management.

Career Opportunities for Graduates

Graduates of the program typically work in management of emergency and public safety services, health care research, or education. Graduates have found employment in private ambulance service administration, regional emergency and public safety services administration, faculty positions teaching emergency medical services, and public safety services education and clinical practice.