PhD in Fire Protection and Safety study in the Safety and Fire Protection study program provides the highest level of higher education for safety and fire protection. It is intended for specially gifted individuals oriented to development and research, including applied research. The study is based on the multidisciplinarity of the field of science and its complexity and therefore has an expanding and deepening character, which will not only master the scientific principles, methods and tools of a particular doctoral student, but also understand the context in the broad context of science and relations to other natural, technical and social sciences.

This program aims to prepare doctors of science, highly qualified researchers and specialists with appropriate knowledge, skills and competences about the importance of the human factor in work processes, safety at work and occupational health, as well as to obtain internationally comparable competence and an internationally comparable Ph.D. degree.

This programme focuses on administration and management issues related to corporate security functions and planning, as well as risk management, contract security services, emergency management and loss prevention.

Oklahoma State University's Fire and Emergency Management Administration program is one of the oldest programs in the nation. Students receive a superior academic experience in preparing professionals for leadership positions in the critical service professions of fire and rescue.

The Ph.D. program in Occupational Safety and Health aims to create a new generation of high-level research scholars. The program aims to capitalize on the existing traditional theoretical schools in safety science while taking in account the local, cultural influences, as well as exploring emerging risks and new challenges in a National level (the discovery of hydrocarbons).

Today, security environments evolve quickly and demand strategic thinkers equipped with the confidence and problem-solving skills to lead their organizations safely and securely into the future.