Emphasis is placed on modern emergency management and planning techniques as currently practiced by the public and private sectors. The ability to perform essential work in a disaster requires unique skills and knowledge of emergency management and planning. These skills are covered in depth. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes this program as one of the pioneering programs in the country. The emergency management and planning courses are available over the Internet, providing flexibility and avoiding lengthy and costly travel. It is highly recommended that anyone new to the field of Emergency Management start by taking EMP 101 Emergency Management and EMP 109 Incident Command Systems..
Requirements
Required Courses
Choose 10 out of the 11 listed courses below for a total of 30 credits
| EMP 101 | Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMP 105 | Emergency Planning | 3 |
| EMP 106 | Exercise Design Evaluation | 3 |
| EMP 107 | Emerg Op Center & Comm | 3 |
| EMP 109 | Incident Command Systems | 3 |
| EMP 240 | Leadership and Influence | 3 |
| EMP 242 | Effective Communication | 3 |
| EMP 244 | Developing Volunteer Resources | 3 |
| EMP 247 | Decision Making in a Crisis | 3 |
| EMP 250 | Business Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMP 291 | Public Information Officer | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
General Education Courses
Choose from TWO of the following areas for a total of 6 credits:
Humanities: ARA, ART, ASL, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE (100 and above).
Physical and Life Sciences: AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MET, NRE, PHY, SCI (100 and above).
Social and Behavioral Science: ARG, ANT, ECO, GEO, GIS, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC (100 and above).
Choose an additional 3 credits from any of the above prefixes or CIS 118 – 9 credits
| ENG 121 | English Composition I: GT-CO1 | 3 |
| MAT 107 | Career Math | 3 |
| or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Elective Courses (100 level or higher)
EMP, EMS, FST, LEA, CRJ, GIS, CIS, BUS, MAN, PRA