The Master of Public Safety is a fully online, part-time professional program for those employed in or seeking employment in the field of public safety. It has purposefully been developed with concentrations that match the four pillars of public safety: national security, border strategies, countering crime and emergency management.
First program of its kind in Canada.
Fully online.
Choose from four pathways.
Specializing in public safety leadership and management, this program is designed to produce individuals who are able to:
The program offers a rigorous, challenging and comprehensive curriculum that will provide learning experiences necessary to prepare you to succeed as professional practitioners in your chosen endeavour. The Master of Public Safety is dedicated to graduating students who understand the complexities of public safety issues in relationship to social justice issues faced in our modern society.
"I pulled so many relevant leadership qualities from the program: the ability to see things from a different perspective; the willingness to admit you don’t know everything; and the capacity to take ownership of an error and correct it. In a role like mine, everyone expects you to be assertive and willful, but that’s not always the way it has to be. The program taught me there is more than one approach."
Robert Wark, Master of Public Safety
Take the first step in your graduate education and apply to one of our graduate programs. Follow our three-step admission process — we’ll walk you through how to apply and prepare for your first day as a graduate student.
B average (75%) in your last five full credits or 10 half credits of a four-year undergraduate degree.
After you have submitted your OUAC application, paid the non-refundable application fee, and Laurier has received your application, you'll receive an email from gradadmissions@wlu.ca advising you to upload the additional required documentation to Laurier’s Online Registration and Information System (LORIS).
An application for admission to our Master of Public Safety program must include:
Visit our Graduate Admissions Toolkit for more information about applying.
Proficiency in written and spoken English is essential to graduate studies at Laurier. Applicants whose language of instruction during their previous postsecondary education was not in English must submit evidence of proficiency in English. If applicable, results from accepted testing services must be uploaded to LORIS.
Questions? Contact us via email at publicsafety@wlu.ca.
ASPIRE is Laurier's professional skills development training program for graduate students. The program helps you craft an individualized, extracurricular learning plan tailored to your professional journey and entry to the workplace.
Dean Young, Master of Public Safety
Learn about the interests of our faculty members. If you are looking for more information about this program, have questions, or want to set up a meeting, contact a member of our team.
Scott Blandford
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Carolyn Greene
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Magnus
Assistant Professor
Oliver Stoetzer
Assistant Professor
