Emergency Preparedness Management Certificate: 249

Program Requirements

All students should review the Program Advising Guide and consult an advisor.

• EMGT 101 - Principles of Emergency Management 3 semester hours
• EMGT 103 - Emergency Response and Recovery 3 semester hours
• EMGT 104 - Incident Management System and EOC Interface 3 semester hours
• EMGT 105 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3 semester hours
• EMGT 106 - Technology in Emergency Management 3 semester hours
• EMGT 200 - Emergency Planning 3 semester hours
• EMGT 206 - Public Health Preparedness 3 semester hours
• EMGT 240 - Capstone Emergency Management 3 semester hours
• HLTH 220 - Emergency Medical Responder 3 semester hours

Electives (Select One Course)

• EMGT 201 - Critical Incident and Disaster Stress Management for Emergency Responders 3 semester hours
• EMGT 203 - Resource Management - Managing Volunteers and Donations 3 semester hours
• EMGT 204 - Emergency Management Public Education Programs 3 semester hours
• EMGT 230 - Community Emergency Response Teams 3 semester hours
• HMLS 201 - Introduction to Homeland Security 3 semester hours
• HMLS 202 - Introduction to Terrorism 3 semester hours

Total Credit Hours: 30

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:

• Develop and evaluate an emergency operations plan based on data provided on a hypothetical jurisdiction.
• Determine hazards and develop risk assessment programs in local communities.
• Deliver emergency management public education programs to target populations.
• Develop and implement short and long term recovery concepts into all areas of the community, using an all hazard approach.
• Analyze organizational behavior problems as they apply to emergency operations.
• Analyze the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the various organizations responding to hazardous materials incidents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the activities that should happen in each phase of a disaster.
• Demonstrate understanding of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand emergency management as a field of research and practice.

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