Emergency Management

Emergency Management Concentration (available online or on-campus)

An area of concentration in Emergency Management develops skills in planning and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from large scale natural or man-made disasters and public events that require inter-agency and/or inter-jurisdictional involvement. This concentration prepares students for careers in emergency management in both the private and public sectors. The BMS degree is also beneficial to career professionals in related disciplines who desire an educational foundation for career advancement.

All course work applied towards University General Education Curriculum and Concentration Requirements require a minimum grade of C-.

University General Education Curriculum: (40 hours) 

  • English (9 hours)
    • Intermediate Algebra (3 hours)
    • Public Speaking (3 hours)
      • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hours)
      • Social Sciences (9 hours)
      • Natural & Physical Sciences (7 hours)
      • Cultural Diversity Courses (6 hours) 

For complete details and guidelines for selecting approved courses, ask your advisor or visit http://www.unomaha.edu/academic-affairs/general-education/distribution-requirements.php

Concentration Requirements: (30 hours, must include 9 hours upper level from UNO)

  • EMGT 1000 Introduction to Emergency Management 
    EMGT 2020 Emergency Management Strategies and Communications: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
    EMGT 2050 Political and Legal Foundations in Emergency Services 
    PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration 
    PA 3000/CRCJ 3000 Applied Statistics and Data Processing in the Public Sector 
    EMGT 3040 Preparedness Planning and Risk Mitigation 
    EMGT 3080 Intra and Non-Governmental Organizations and Cooperation 
    EMGT 4060 Disaster Response and Recovery 

    Additional 6 hours to be selected from the courses below. 
    AVN 3150 Aviation Law
    AVN 4080 Airport Security 
    CRCJ 2030 Police and Society 
    CRCJ 4760 Terrorism
    EMGT 2500 Disasters and Vulnerable Populations
    EMGT 3020 Federal/Tribal Government to Government Relations
    EMGT 4050 Contemporary Issues in Tribal Management & Emergency Services
    FSMT 2410 Strategy and Tactics in Fire and Emergency Services 
    FSMT 4300 Advanced Principles of Fire & Emergency Services Safety and Survival
    FSMT 4450 Fire and Emergency Services Administration
    GEOG 3530/3540 Cartography and GIS/Lab (4 hours)
    GEOG 4120 Urban Geography
    GERO 4460 Psychology of Adult Aging and Development
    GERO 4670 Programs and Services for the Elderly
    HED 4130 Community Health
    HED 4880 Health Policy
    ISQA 3420 Managing in a Digital World
    ISQA 3910 Introduction to Project Management
    MGMT 3490 Principles of Management
    MKT 3310 Principles of Marketing
    PSCI 3260 US Foreign Policy
    PSCI 4250 Intelligence and National Security
    PA 3500 Nonprofit Organization and Management
    PA 3600 Personnel and Volunteer Management for Nonprofits 
    PA 4390 Public Budgeting

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Secondary Field I: (12 hours)

Secondary Field II: (12 hours)

Each secondary field must include 12 hours from the same subject.

Electives: (26 hours)

Electives may include any excess hours in general education, concentration or secondary fields. The number of elective hours may vary but total degree must comprise 120 hours.

Total Degree: (120 hours)

Additional information:

Each course is 3 hours unless otherwise noted. 

A minimum 30 hours of upper level (3000-4000) coursework is required for the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies Degree.

Check the catalog to verify any course prerequisites. Students should also note that not all courses are taught each semester. If a specific course is needed, students should verify the course offering with the department.

After the initial meeting with an Academic Advisor in the Division of Continuing Studies, all students interested in Emergency Management will also meet with Lyndsey Rice, Emergency Services Program.  Please contact Lyndsey at lcrice@unomaha.edu or 402.554.4900.

For career information, check out the Academic and Career Development Center.

Advising appointments may be made in person, over the phone at 402.554.2370 or online using MavTRACK.  DCS does not accept walk-in or same-day advising appointments.