Noncredit Certificate Program in Sports Security Management
The certificate program is designed to equip current and future sports and entertainment managers and operation directors with the specialization capabilities and knowledge needed to meet the management challenges of homeland defense and security in a sports environment.
Target Audience
- Sports and/or entertainment venue managers
- Sports venue operation staff
- Law Enforcement
- Emergency Management Agency
- Fire Service
- Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
- Public Safety Communications
- Health Care
- Public Health
Certificate Overview
The certificate program will address the nature and scope of sport security issues involved in securing the homeland from domestic and international threats to sports events. Motives, methods, and impact of terrorism activity, natural disasters, and crowd management issues in sport will be discussed. This program also includes an examination of the basic legislation and operations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its role in protecting the United States by detecting, deterring, preventing, and responding to potential threats. An overview of Terrorism, Homeland Security, and risk assessment methodologies applicable to sport venues will be presented. Students will learn how to identify vulnerabilities, analyze and mitigate risk, and harden sport facilities through countermeasure proposals.
Additionally, this program will provide the student with an overview of the most important aspects of sport event emergency management. Every sport organization faces the potential of hazards, both natural and manmade. Mitigation and preparedness strategies are critical ways of making a sport organization more resilient against the impacts of hazards. This course will discuss the best practices and proper methodologies for sport emergency managers.
Certificate Program Delivery
The noncredit certificate program will be delivered fully online over a 10 week period.
For more information please call 601-266-4186 or visit: http://www.usm.edu/profdev_edoutreach/SPORTSECURITY.html
