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Emergency Management

Overview
Major
Minor

Emergency Management Major

The major prepares students for success as practitioners in emergency management as well as related fields. The rigor of the major also prepares students for graduate work. The major is ideally-suited for students seeking emergency management as a career of first choice. Student career success is built upon the following five program attributes:

Provide a broad educational foundation that supports graduates’ entry into different settings where emergency management is practiced (e.g., government at all levels; businesses; schools and colleges; healthcare industry; non-profit organizations; humanitarian efforts; etc.);

Support evidence-based practice by exposing students to the rich research and science available;
Promote and foster experiential opportunities through focused class activities and required internships;
Develop skills necessary to the effective practice of emergency management (e.g., communication; collaboration; teamwork; leadership; critical thinking; problem-solving, etc.); and,
Support student professional development through faculty mentoring focused on familiarizing students with the roles of and opportunities to pursue training and experience and cultivate professional networks prior to graduation.

Numerous career opportunities are available to those graduating with an emergency management major. Positions are available at all levels of government including city, county, state, and federal. A wide variety of local, national, and international voluntary organizations routinely hire people educated in emergency management, and there is increasing emphasis on hiring individuals educated in emergency management in the private, business sector.

Recent program graduates found employment as a regional emergency planner, homeland security planner, business continuity specialist, hospital emergency manager, emergency manager with the National Guard, public health emergency preparedness coordinator, and disaster insurance adjuster, to name a few examples.

Of note, just as with any degree program in higher education, an emergency management student does not graduate and necessarily go on to be an emergency manager. Graduates consistently find employment in the military, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire departments as well. And, many graduates from our degree program go on to work in fields unrelated to emergency management. Our alumni report that the skills and knowledge acquired through our undergraduate degree program in emergency management are highly marketable to other professions and fields.

Emergency Management Minor

The Department of Emergency Management offers an emergency management minor with four transcripted minor sub-plan options. Each sub-plan minor option is designed to complement a set of student interests and majors. Options include:

Vulnerability and Capacity Building
Risk and Resilience Management
Homeland Security
Comprehensive Emergency Management

Major Requirements

Major: Emergency Management

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122

General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree

A list of approved general education courses is available here .
General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, should they apply.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Communication (C)		12
ENGL 110	College Composition I
ENGL 120	College Composition II
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Upper Division Writing ^†
Quantitative Reasoning (R) ^†		3
Science and Technology (S) ^†		10
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) ^†		6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) ^†		6
Wellness (W) ^†		2
Cultural Diversity (D) ^*†
Global Perspectives (G) ^*†
Total Credits		39

*	May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category.
†	May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required.

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree – The completion of a minor program of study, a second major, or a second degree is required.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree – Second year language proficiency at college level required.

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences College Requirements

An additional 9 credits are required by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for all Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs of study, except the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, the Bachelor of Music degree, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree, and the Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
AH&SS College Requirements
Courses used to satisfy any general education requirement cannot be used to also count toward the AH&SS College Requirements. A minimum of three credits is required in each of the 3 following areas for a total of 9 credits. Choose only those courses with the prefixes listed for each area. A course with the WGS prefix can only be used in one area.
Area One: Humanities		3
ARB, ENGL, FREN, GERM, HIST, HUM, PHIL, RELS, SPAN, or WGS
Area Two: Social Sciences		3
ANTH, CJ, COMM, EMGT, POLS, SOC, or WGS
Area Three: Fine Arts		3
ARCH, ART, ENVD, LA, MUSC, or THEA
Total Credits		9

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Emergency Management Core Courses:
EMGT 101	Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes	3
EMGT 261	Disaster Preparedness	3
EMGT 262	Disaster Mitigation	3
EMGT 263	Disaster Response	3
EMGT 264	Disaster Recovery	3
EMGT 291	Seminar	1
EMGT 410	Comprehensive Emergency Management Planning (Capstone)	3
EMGT 496	Field Experience	3
STAT 330	Introductory Statistics (May satisfy general education category R)	3
or CSCI 159	Computer Science Problem Solving
Sociology Core Courses:
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology (May satisfy general education category B)	3
SOC 340	Social Research Methods	3
Emergency Management Electives: Select 4 courses from the following:		12
EMGT 150	Homeland Security: An Exploration
EMGT 414	Spatial Analysis in Emergency Management
EMGT 420	Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessments
EMGT 425	International Emergency Management
EMGT 435	Issues in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
EMGT 445	Vulnerability and Functional Needs in Emergency Management
EMGT 461	Business Continuity and Crisis Management
EMGT 463	Voluntary Agency Disaster Services
EMGT 464	Disaster and Culture
EMGT 481	Disaster Analysis
EMGT 491	Seminar
SOC 443	International Disasters
Total Credits		43

Recommended minors: Business Administration, Communication, Community Development, Criminal Justice, Environmental Science, Food Safety, Geography, Logistics Management, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.

Minor Requirements