Overview

Program Details

Students will learn theoretical and practical knowledge that will prepare them for private or public sector employment in the expanding area of homeland security and emergency preparedness and/or further study in numerous areas of public policy.

The Master of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Online at Virginia Commonwealth University degree program is primarily an off-campus, online, distance-learning program. It has both off-campus (online) and on-campus (at VCU) components. VCU’s program takes a broad interdisciplinary approach to preparedness that will give students the ability to see the larger organizational, social, political, ethical and economic aspects of disaster studies, in addition to the policy-making and implementation aspects.

Programme Structure

Topics include:

risk and vulnerability analysis
strategic planning dilemmas of disasters and disaster preparedness
cybersecurity
institutional coordination
intelligence operations
legal/constitutional aspects

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-20 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

Emergency & Disaster Management Terrorism & Security View 78 other Masters in Emergency & Disaster Management in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants who do not hold an undergraduate degree in accounting or business may be required to take up to 24 credits of business courses and 27 credits of accounting courses

The applicant must provide a personal statement discussing reasons for pursuing graduate study

All applicants must present grades (marks) that reflect superior ability and serious effort

All non-native English-speaking applicants must provide evidence of English language proficiency

Individual departments or schools may have special requirements such as the Graduate Record Examination or Graduate Management Admission Test

Prospective students who have studied outside of the U.S. must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation as a required part of the admission process

Proof of adequate funds to live and study full time at VCU by submitting an I-20 DS Request Form accompanied by an original bank verification letter

A $70 state-required application fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

55116 USD / year

≈ 55116 USD / year
Out-of-State

55116 USD / year

≈ 55116 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26820 USD / year

≈ 26820 USD / year

Funding

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