New Master’s Degree At UConn

A new master’s degree program in homeland security has been approved by the University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees.

The 36-credit online degree will take two years to complete and is designed for emerging leaders in the newly created Department of Homeland Security, which has 180,000 federal employees, state homeland security workers, police and security professionals, public health professionals, emergency managers, military officers, and corporate leaders who are worried about terrorist attacks.

“There is a strong market for a master of professional studies with a field of study in homeland security and emergency management leadership,” says Krista Rodin, dean of continuing studies. “Homeland security and emergency management are two of the fastest growing areas in high education,” she said.

The master’s program in homeland security must now be approved by the state Board of Higher Education.