国土安全和应急管理研究生证书旨在为“急救人员”和相关领域的人员提供关键的分析技能。该证书将帮助专业人员导航复杂的政府间政策框架，以最佳实践分配稀缺的本地和区域资源，以防止或减轻自然和人为危险的潜在影响。课程工作将集中在南佛罗里达州脆弱的运营环境中，公共，非营利性和私人组织的角色和责任。该证书的内容与FIU在其服务中提供参与式学习的城市使命以及我们认可的公共管理硕士（MPA）计划的部门使命一致，该计划的主要学生机构位于地方政府部门。
The Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management is designed to provide critical analytic skills to ''first-responders'' and those in related fields. The certificate will help professionals navigate a complex intergovernmental policy framework with an eye to best practice allocation of scarce local and regional resources devoted to preventing or mitigating the potential impacts of natural and manmade perils. Coursework will focus on the roles and responsibilities of public, nonprofit, and private organizations in the context of South Florida's vulnerable operating environment. The content of this certificate is aligned with FIU's urban mission of providing engaged learning in its service are as well as the Departmental mission of our accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) program which primary student body is in the local government sector.