Emergency Management

program available on-campus, online, or blendedWith 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 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 Intra and Non-Governmental Organizations and Cooperation 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
Secondary Field I 12 hours
Must include courses from the same subject.
Secondary Field II 12  hours
Must include courses from the same subject
Electives 26 hours
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.
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 Emergency Management
♦ Public Safety and Security ♦ Law and Government
♦ Administration and Management ♦ Education and Training