Emergency Management Degree

Curriculum EMP.EMP.AAS (C244A)

Designed to prepare students to enter the profession of emergency management. An emphasis is placed on developing academic, technical and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention and advancement. The skills obtained through the associate degree program will prepare students to enter emergency management positions in government agencies, private corporations, industry and education or health care institutions.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One

Credit Hours

 

CIS 101◊

Introduction to Computer Science

3

 

EMP 101◊

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

 

1

 

EMP 111◊

Principles of Emergency Management & Planning

 

2

 

EMP 121◊

Introduction to Mitigation

1

 

EMP 131◊

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management and Operations

 

1

 

EMP 141◊

Basic Public Information Officers (PIO)

2

 

EMP 151◊

Resource Management

1

 

EMP 161◊

Disaster Response/Recovery Operations & RAPID Assessment

 

3

 

 

 

14

Semester Two

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EMP 102◊

Basic ICS and Application Towards Single Resource & Initial Action Incidents

 

1

#

EMP 112◊

Emergency Management Operation

2

#

EMP 122◊

Mitigation for Emergency Workers

2

#

EMP 132◊

Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center Interface

 

1

#

RHT 101◊

Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I2

3

 

SPE 101◊

Principles of Effective Speaking2

3

 

 

General education/Humanities & Fine Arts

1-3

 

 

 

13-15

Semester Three

 

EMP 221◊

The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management

 

1

 

EMP 231◊

An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises

1

 

EMP 241◊

Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness

1

 

 

 

3

Semester Four

 

EMP 113

Emergency Planning & Special Needs Population

2

 

EMP 201◊

Debris Management

2

#

EMP 222◊

Developing Volunteer Resources

1

#

EMP 232◊

Exercise Design

1

#

EMP 243

Hazardous Weather, Flooding & Hurricane Planning

 

2

#

HTH 281◊

First Aid & CPR1

2

 

 

Electives

6

 

 

 

16

Semester Five

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EMP 211◊

Basic Skills in Emergency Program Management

3

#

EMP 223◊

Donations Management

1

#

EMP 233◊

Exercise Program Manager-Management Course

2

#

EMP 242◊

Warning Coordination & Maintaining Spotter Groups

 

2

#

MAT 101◊

Quantitative Literacy or

 

#

MAT 102◊

Liberal Arts Mathematics

3

 

 

General education/Social & Behavioral Science

3

 

 

Electives

4

 

 

 

18

 

 

Total credits required for graduation

64-66

See EMP course descriptions.

See Humanities General Education requirements.

See Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education requirements.

Note: A minimum grade of "C" is required for each EMP course.

Suggested elective: EMP 103◊

1Students who have completed EMS 121, EMS 131◊ or have an equivalent or higher ‘EMS License’, can petition to meet the Health general education requirement.

2Students must complete RHT 101◊ with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.

Coordinator: William Justiz, Ext. 3653