A student hoping to work in a field where keeping people safe is the main objective may benefit from taking classes in security. These programs teach students how to react in emergency situations, and they help to sharpen their reactions to a crisis.

Earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an academic achievement upon completing a series of courses over the course of three or four years. The subjects that are studied in order to earn this degree vary widely under the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences.