Program Description

The associate degree in Emergency Management provides students with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills through an all-hazards curriculum emphasizing emergency management principles that apply across disciplines, industries and types of emergencies. The degree focuses on the knowledge and skills for public safety personnel to mitigate, prepare, respond to, and recover effectively from the effects of disasters in their community.

The design of the program spans multiple disciplines including Fire, EMS, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration. In addition, the program will expose students to scenario based learning to enhance their core competencies to adapt to the ever changing world of emergency management. Preparing the individual for leadership positions within the public safety sector, the program also includes leadership and management skill development. This program is available to enable students to gain advanced knowledge in the field of Emergency Management.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Formal Communication (FC): Graduates of the Criminal Justice and Emergency Responders Programs will be able to communicate effectively at a professional level, both orally and in writing.
• Use of Evidence (UE): Graduates of the Criminal Justice and Emergency Responders Programs will complete a Senior research project that demonstrates professional level inquiry, analysis, and presentation of a relevant issue in the field of criminal justice.
• Analysis and Synthesis (AS): Graduates of the Criminal Justice and Emergency Responders programs will demonstrate professional level critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Professional Responsibility (PR): Graduates of the Criminal Justice and Emergency Responders programs will demonstrate professional responsibility in teamwork, civic engagement, intercultural knowledge and competence, ethical reasoning, and practical applications of those responsibilities while interning in a professional setting, student projects, and group work.
• Intercultural Competency (IC): Graduates of the Criminal Justice and Emergency Responders programs will demonstrate knowledge of, and interact effectively with members of groups whose identities, beliefs, behaviors, and values differ from their own.

Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Department Requirements
CJUS 101	Introduction Criminal Justice	3
CJUS 103	Int to Terrorism/Homeland Sec	3
EMGT 225	Emergency Mgmt Principles	3
EMGT 260	Disaster Mitigation Emer Mgmt	3
EMGT 261	Disaster Preparation Emer Mgmt	3
EMGT 315	Leadership/Mgmt Public Safety	3
EMGT 360	Emer Disaster Resp & Recovery	3
FIRE 101	Introduction to Fire Science	3
FIRE 111	Hazardous Materials	3
POLI 130	Intro State/Local Government	4
POLI 201	Intro to Public Administration	3
Total Hours		34

Note: This degree cannot be used to meet the requirement of an associates degree for the Emergency Management Bachelors Degree.

General Education: All LSSU Associate’s degree candidates must complete the LSSU General Education Requirements.

A minimum of 62 credits (at the 100 level or higher) must be earned for graduation with a cumulative gpa of 2.00 or higher. A gpa of 2.00 or higher is also required in your Major, as well as in your General Education Requirements.