Degree Programs
Pre-law and Paralegal Studies Concentration: The purpose of the PLPS concentration is to establish a pre-law and paralegal studies focus of concentration within the criminal justice program and to offer the entire program in an online forum. The Concentration offered in Pre-law and Paralegal Studies at NSU provides a well-rounded liberal arts degree with a legal focus of study. Those who successfully complete this Concentration will be better able to transition into post graduate legal study or for the student desiring to move directly into the legal field in a support position in paralegal employment.
Pre-law and Paralegal Studies Concentration Requirements: The NSU Pre-law and Paralegal Studies Concentration is a seven-course, 21-hour focused concentration of pre-law study within the B.A. degree in Criminal Justice. Students completing this concentration and degree requirements will graduate with a B.A. Criminal Justice, with a Concentration in Pre-law and Paralegal Studies. Students desiring to add this concentration may do so by contacting the Registrar’s office to make this change in their curriculum.
Pre-law and Paralegal Studies (250B): (21 semester hours) to include 15 semester hours from PLPS 3020, 3030, 3040, 3050, and 3070, and (6) six semester hours of PLPS electives selected from PLPS 3010, 3060, and 3080. (PLPS 3050 is substituted in place of C3350; PLPS 3070 is substituted in place of CJ4250.)
The current Occupational Outlook Handbook clearly demonstrates the need for not only more UPSA professionals, but for better-prepared applicants. NSU can help you prepare for entry into federal, state and local agencies.
The very dangerous, continually increasing and evolving threats to homeland security and cybercrime have mandated a new need for public safety professionals. The now very vocal, urgent demand is for specialized interpersonal and analytical skills, and contemporary, state-of-the-art perspectives on the scientific, social, and informational concentrations involved in efficient and effective intelligence gathering, policing, fire services and emergency medical services, correctional analysis, hazardous materials handling, emergency management, proactive planning, security services, and other public safety arenas. The UPSA Degree provides the skills necessary to meet the demands of the future.
The objective of this program is to provide students with an opportunity to acquire a broad quality-based education and the specific conceptual and research knowledge necessary to be productive practitioners in the Unified Public Safety Administration field.
The UPSA degree has five concentrations:
- Emergency Management Administration
- Fire and Emergency Medical Service Administration
- Geo Computation
- Law Enforcement Administration
- Nuclear Surety Management to list of Concentrations
- Public Facilities Management
Certificate Programs
All classes involve the mandated development and mastering of analytical thinking, problem-solving, questions of rationality, and a broad understanding of challenging, fundamental and advanced, homeland security and program issues, ultimately applied to real world scenarios.
Students in the program will learn how remote systems are currently employed in government, industry, and research. Legal aspects of remote systems operations and the responsibilities of the remote operator will be discussed. Students will gain knowledge and skill in remote operations and data processing through hands-on training and will apply their acquired skills in real-world applications in their respective majors. Those in the program will learn to effectively communicate the results of their endeavors to professional audiences and to the public.*
*The RSST Undergraduate Certificate will be an add-on for students in any major on campus, and several departments have offered to allow it to serve as a minor for their students, please check with your department.
Minors
American Indian & Indigenous Studies Minor
Black Studies Minor
Creole Studies Minor
Criminal Justice Minor
History Minor
Political Science Minor
Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies Minor
Social Science Minor
Unified Public Safety Administration Minor