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Nov 23, 2024
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Montgomery College 2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Emergency Preparedness Management AS
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(R,TP/SS): 414
The emergency preparedness management program is designed to provide students with a broad education in emergency management. The program focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to preparedness and the skills needed to organize and lead emergency management operations, and prepares students to perform in a disaster by providing the necessary skills for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a foundation of technical and professional knowledge needed for emergency services delivery in the fields of public service-including law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services, along with students wishing to study in this field for careers in emergency management.
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General Education Course Selections
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Suggested Course Sequence
All students should consult an advisor.
Total Credit Hours: 60
* ENGL 101 /ENGL 101A , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 , or general elective.
** A BSSD course other than Psychology should be selected. SOCY 101, POLI 101 or GEOG 101 recommended.
‡ Choose a 200-level multicultural humanities distribution course.
Program Outline / Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
Foundation Courses
- English foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
- HLTH 220 - Emergency Medical Responder 3 semester hours (HLTF)
- Mathematics foundation 3 semester hours (MATF)
- Speech foundation 3 semester hours (SPCF)
Total Credit Hours: 60
* ENGL 101 /ENGL 101A , if needed for ENGL 102 /ENGL 103 , or general elective.
** A BSSD course other than Psychology should be selected. SOCY 101, POLI 101 or GEOG 101 recommended.
‡ Choose a 200-level multicultural humanities distribution course.
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.
- 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 emergency incidents.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the activities that should happen in each phase of a disaster.
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