Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management degree 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 the 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 augment associates degrees or concentrations in any of the Fire, EMS, or Criminal justice programs into a bachelor’s degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, the students will be able to:

• 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

Complete an approved associate degree.

Approved Associate degrees:

• Criminal Justice
• Fire Science
• Paramedic

Specific electives for anyone who doesn’t have an approved associate degree:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CJUS 101	Introduction Criminal Justice	3
FIRE 101	Introduction to Fire Science	3
EMED 189	Medical First Responder (or EMT/MFR Certification)	3
Total Hours		9

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CJUS 103	Int to Terrorism/Homeland Sec	3
CJUS 303	Crit Infrastructure Protection	3
CJUS 313	Crisis Interv Deviant Behavior	3
CJUS 321	Ethical Issues Public Safety	3
CJUS 345	Stats & Design/Public Safety	4
CJUS/FIRE 401	Senior Seminar	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
EMGT 402	Emergency Managment Internship	3
EMGT 420	Comp Plan/Legal Found of EM	3
FIRE 111	Hazardous Materials	3
FIRE 309	Fire-Related Human Behavior	3
POLI 130	Intro State/Local Government	4
POLI 201	Intro to Public Administration	3
Total Hours		53

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

A minimum of 124 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, and a gpa of 2.00 or higher is required in your General Education Requirements.