Emergency Preparedness Management Certificate: 249

: 249

The certificate in emergency preparedness management provides students with the technical and professional knowledge to prepare for a career in emergency management. Courses provide introductory through advanced training in the skills necessary to succeed as a professional in this field. This program can be completed either on campus or online.

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 210 - Health Care Emergency Management 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

This program can be completed either on campus or online.

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.
Analyze organizational behavior problems as they apply to emergency operations.
Demonstrate knowledge of the activities that should happen in each phase of a disaster.