Program Description

The certificate 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 certificate 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 certificate focuses expressly on Emergency Management and exposes the students to scenario based learning to enhance their core competencies to adapt to the ever-changing world of emergency management. Preparing individuals 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.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Department Requirements
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
Total Hours		18

A minimum of 18 credits must be earned for graduation with a cumulative gpa of 2.00 or higher.