Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

The Degree, On-Campus and Online

Emergency Management and Disaster Science develops skills in preventing, 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. The Bachelor of Science prepares students for careers in emergency management in both the private and public sectors. The Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management requires 120 credit hours and is available on-campus and online.

University General Education Requirements (40 to 46 hours)

• Fundamental Academic Skills (15 hours)
• Distribution Requirements (25 hours)
• Diversity Requirements (6 hours)

Core Requirements (30 hours)

• EMGT 1000 Introduction to Emergency Management
• EMGT 2020 Emergency Management Strategies and Communications: National Incident Management System
• EMGT 2050 Political and Legal Foundations in Emergency Services
• PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration
• PA/CRCJ 3000 Applied Statistics and Data Processing in the Public Sector
• EMGT 3040 Preparedness Planning and Risk Mitigation
• EMGT 3080 Agency Collaboration during Disasters 
• EMGT 4060 Disaster Response and Recovery
• EMGT 4200 Internship in Emergency Management
• EMGT 4990 Capstone

Concentration Areas (Choose two 15-hour concentration areas)

• Aviation Administration
• Criminology and Criminal Justice* 
• Fire Service Management* 
• Gerontology* 
• Geospatial Science
• Information Technology and Communication* 
• Intelligence and Security*
• Logistics Management*
• Natural Disasters
• Nonprofit Management* 
• Planning and Preparing for Urban Hazards
• Private Sector Management
• Public Administration and Management*
• Public Health
• Tribal Management and Emergency Services* 
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems

*Indicates concentrations available online.