Emergency Management
With an area of concentration in Emergency Management you will develop 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 you for careers in emergency management in both the private and public sectors.
| Concentration Requirements (Blocks 1 & 2) | 30 hours |
|---|---|
| EMGT 1000 Introduction to Emergency Management | 3 hours |
| EMGT 2020 Emergency Management Strategies and Communications: NIMS | 3 hours |
| EMGT 2050 Political and Legal Foundations in Emergency Services | 3 hours |
| PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration | 3 hours |
| PA/CRCJ 3000 Applied Statistics and Data Processing in the Public Sector | 3 hours |
| EMGT 3040 Preparedness Planning and Risk Mitigation | 3 hours |
| EMGT 3080 Agency Collaboration During Disasters | 3 hours |
| EMGT 4060 Disaster Response and Recovery | 3 hours |
| Additional 6 hours to be selected from the courses below: | 6 hours |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Block 3 | 15 hours |
| Comprised of a complementary or separate area of study than the Concentration (Blocks 1 & 2) | |
| Electives | 35 hours |
| Elective hours as needed to reach 120 total credit hours | |
| University General Education | 40 hours |
| Learn more about general education requirements | |
| TOTAL DEGREE | 120 hours |
| Students with an area of concentration in Emergency Management may find careers in: |
| • Private Emergency Management |
| • Public Safety and Security |
| • Administration and Management |
| • Public Emergency Management |
| • Law and Government |
| • Education and Training |