In recent years the emergency services professions have become extremely competitive and demands for personnel to seek higher education in order to attain promotions and keep up with technological advances are inherent. The Department of Professional Studies at CSULB, in cooperation with emergency services personnel from several agencies created a special Master of Science degree program to meet their needs. The target population of the MS degree is emergency services personnel to include: disaster planners, emergency operations staff, firefighters, police officers, emergency medical services personnel, public utilites personnel, and dispatchers. The MS Degree in Emergency Services Administration is designed to provide students with the conceptual foundation and managerial communication and analytical skills required for designing, testing, and implementing an effective response to workplace and community emergencies. Such emergencies may involve the potential loss of human life and property due to fire, explosion, the release of hazardous chemicals, structural failures, natural calamities, and terrorist acts. The program has two major purposes: (1) to provide an understanding of the administration and management of emergency managers, and (2) to prepare students for leadership roles in emergency disaster administration by stressing independent research, communication and writing skills, exposure to experts, and practical experiences of respected emergency services and disaster organizations.