EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
(Associate in Applied Science Degree, Code 0355)
(64 credit hours minimum)
The Emergency Management degree was developed in response to a long recognized need for a systematized approach to preparing emergency managers. Following the recommendations of the model curriculum of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Higher Education Program, students choose from one of the three Emergency Management tracks: Homeland Security, Incident Command, or Emergency Preparedness.
Required core courses
Choose one of the following three tracks:
Homeland Security
Required core courses
EM	100	Introduction to
		Emergency Management	3
EM	101	Basic Skills in Emergency Management	3
EM	106	Introduction to Terrorism	3
EM	115	Introduction to WMD	3
EM	205	Terrorism Planning	3
EM	215	Advanced WMD*	3
		Total Hours	18
or
Incident Command
Required core courses
EM	100	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
*Weapons of Mass Destruction
EM	101	Basic Skills in Emergency Management	3
EM	102	Leadership, Influence and Communication	3
EM	111	Basic Incident Command	3
EM	212	Advanced Incident Command	3
EM	221	Emergency Management Operations I	3
		Total Hours	18
or
Emergency Preparedness
Required core courses:
EM	100	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
EM	101	Basic Skills in Emergency Management	3
EM	103	Introduction to Emergency Planning	3
EM	108	Mitigation Management	3
EM	113	Emergency Resource Management	3
EM	203	Advanced Emergency Planning	3
		Total Hours	18
Additional required core courses
EM	112	Disaster Response and Recovery	3
EM	225	Psychology of Terrorism
	or
EM	226	Disaster Psychology	3
EM	222	Emergency Management Operations II	4
		(capstone internship)
General Education
Chem	121	Basic Chemistry I	4
CIS	120	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
English	101	Composition	3
Speech	101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
Psych	201	General Psychology	3
Hum		Elective	3
Electives			17
		Total Hours	64
Recommended Core Electives
EM	122, 123
Recommended Non-Core Electives
CSFI	102, 213
EMT-B	Emergency Medical Technician
ET	121, 131, 141, 181
CIS	116
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Emergency Preparedness
(Basic Certificate, Code 0358)
(18 credit hours minimum)
This track is intended for those individuals whose function would be in the planning and support sectors of the emergency response field. This is a broad field of activity as it addresses the common needs of all emergency situations, but includes the unique needs of specific types of emergencies, i.e., the needs of planning and response to a hurricane vs. a terrorist attack involving WMD.
Required core courses:
EM	100	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
EM	101	Basic Skills in Emergency Management	3
EM	103	Introduction to Emergency Planning	3
EM	108	Mitigation Management	3
EM	113	Emergency Resource Management	3
EM	203	Advanced Emergency Planning	3
		Total Hours	18
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Homeland Security
(Basic Certificate, Code 0356)
(18 credit hours minimum)
Provides the student with the basic knowledge and tools required of the emergency manager whose task would be to plan for, or respond to a purely terrorism related emergency. For those who work in security or law enforcement or persons seeking to enter the field.
Required core courses
EM	100	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
EM	101	Basic Skills in
		Emergency Management	3
EM	106	Introduction to Terrorism	3
EM	115	Introduction to WMD	3
EM	205	Terrorism Planning	3
EM	215	Advanced WMD	3
		Total Hours	18
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Incident Command
(Basic Certificate, Code 0357)
(18 credit hours minimum)
This certificate is designed to meet new federal requirements for those in law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety fields who would perform response activities at the emergency scene relating to the needs of on-scene emergency response regardless of the type of emergency.
Required core courses
EM	100	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
EM	101	Basic Skills in Emergency Management	3
EM	102	Leadership, Influence and Communication	3
EM	111	Basic Incident Command	3
EM	212	Advanced Incident Command	3
EM	221	Emergency Management Operations I	3
		Total Hours	18