Safety, Security & Emergency Management
Career Options
- Assets Protection & Security
Assets Protection graduates are employed by many different companies and government agencies, including leading retailers and manufacturers, financial institutions, hotels and resorts, hospitals, research centers, insurance corporations, and agencies at the federal, state and local levels.
Sample of careers available with this degree:
- Security director
- Assets protection manager
- Risk manager
- Loss control or safety manager
- Emergency Medical Care
Emergency Medical Care graduates are qualified to function as field paramedics in a variety of locations and positions. Sample of careers available with this degree:
- Paramedic
- EMS supervisor/administrator
- Flight paramedic
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Fire and Safety Engineering Technology
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Fire and Safety Engineering Technology graduates qualify for careers in industrial fire protection, arson investigation, insurance risk evaluation, industrial safety, the fire protection equipment industry, state fire training agencies, insurance adjusting, municipal and county fire departments, structural design for fire protection, state safety programs, and federal fire departments.
Sample of careers available with this degree:- Safety manager for industrial/manufacturing companies
- OSHA compliance manager
- Risk manager for government or private sector
- Loss control supervisor
- Firefighter, fire investigator, chief or marshal
- Fire and building code enforcement officers
- Environmental and safety officer
- Homeland Security
- Homeland Security graduates are prepared for a number of careers in emergency preparedness and response. These positions are available at the federal, state and local level, as well as at private corporations and organizations. Sample of career areas available with this degree:
- Border and Transportation Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Transportation Security Administration
- Infrastructure Protection
- Information Technology
