Graduate Certificate in Business Essentials for the Security Executive
American Public University System

Program Details

Security officers can advance into leadership positions with the business knowledge and skills gained from this Graduate Certificate in Business Essentials for the Security Executive. This concentrated program focuses on business management topics such as personnel, budgets, and operations.

Graduates can pursue management roles in public safety organizations including police, fire, and emergency services, as well as security divisions for corporations, government contractors, or federal agencies. Students will learn about various leadership styles, ethical and moral decision making, and use of authority.

Topics covered in this online business management certification include:

  • Chief security officer fundamentals
  • Managerial analysis
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Applied decision making
  • Leadership
  • Cross-Cultural management

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100% Online

School Accreditation & Licensing

American Public University System is accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s)