UMA – Your Path to Community Safety.
The University of Maine at Augusta is committed to the continued development and expansion of programs that provide real career solutions, and that keep our communities safe. These three programs are available completely online.
Trauma-Informed Emergency Management
This program curriculum is rooted in the Emergency Management Cycle, recognizing the essential roles of preparedness, resilience, mitigation, adaptation, response, and recovery in all emergency management related fields. Appropriate for current and future emergency managers, crisis workers, town planners, not-for-profit and community-based organizations, educators, school board members and administration, data managers, and counselors. Offered online. (Graduate certificate & Master’s degree)
Cybersecurity
These programs incorporate real-world engagement, cybersecurity theories, and hands-on experiences for a rich educational platform to prepare for a higher-level of application and management of solutions in the cybersecurity landscape. Coursework includes activities with UMA’s Maine Cyber Range, an academic and research operation that brings together students and faculty in counterattacking simulated cyberattacks. Offered online. (undergraduate certificates, degrees, and Master’s degree)
Community Policing
Through the Maine Community Policing Institute (MCPI), these programs provide education, training, and technical assistance to members of the public and the police who protect them. Curriculum is focused on developing methods of partnerships between communities and police that create strategies for addressing the causes of crime, fear of crime, and social disorder. Offered online. (undergraduate certificates, and Associate’s degree)
Choose Your Location
Your courses can be close to home and convenient.
You can truly complete your college degree anywhere you are, and get the support you need to be successful.
UMA is statewide with two campuses, eight regional UMA Centers, over thirty classroom locations, and online access everywhere!