The Master in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructures (MSPCI) program is offered by the UW Department of Urban Design and Planning each year beginning in autumn. This program is delivered entirely online, and classes begin for each cohort in late September.
A blend of strategic planning and systems theory, this program follows a distinctive analytic approach different from the conventional emergency management approach to hazards. Critical systems can be attacked through various means at different points within the system. This program's analytic approach seeks to make the critical infrastructures more resilient to break-down, whether caused by terrorist acts, natural hazards, or normal accidents. The approach begins with a systems analysis, to include both process and information flows, and analyses of the system's environment, resources and management. The MSPCI program is guided by an advisory board of UW faculty and professionals in the field.
 
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ABOUT MSPCI
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