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Emergency Administration and Management

EAM-AS

Brian Frank, Dean, AC (727) 341-4143

A degree designed for:

  • Risk managers in the private and public sectors as well as those responsible for hazard assessment, OSHA, SARA compliance, and emergency response (including volunteer agencies).
  • Emergency professionals who will be relied upon to protect the public in the event of a major emergency. This includes paid and volunteer firefighters, police officers, emergency medical service workers, public works officials and private industrial safety managers.
  • Governmental and industrial emergency planners who must prepare for potential emergencies by designing procedures, buying equipment and - in some cases - predicting possible disasters.
  • Aspiring emergency professionals seeking a broad-based education in the procedures for coping with daily emergencies and major disasters.
  • Emergency professionals who need additional skills to prepare for management opportunities.
SPECIAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 
Completion of an End-of-Program Assessment Examination

All courses within the major are offered on the internet and in the classroom.

APPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH CATALOG YEAR 20081 (0400) OR LATER
~ REFER TO
CURRICULUM FILES FOR PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR REQUIREMENTS ~


GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 credits)
* Enhanced World View Requirement
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1017 - INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
     or (SPC 1017H, SPC 1065, SPC 1608, or SPC 1608H)
* Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3
STA 2023 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS or (Honors) 3
SYG 2000 - INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY 3
PHI 2649 - APPLIED ETHICS IN PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONS 3
     or (PHI 1600PHI 1602H, PHI 1631 or PHI 2635)
Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement

SUPPORT COURSES
(18 credits)
FFP 1823 - TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 3
FFP 2740 - FIRE SERVICE COURSE DELIVERY 3
FFP 2820 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 3
FFP 2841 - CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 3
FFP 2881 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION 3
SYP 2460 - EFFECTS OF DISASTERS ON SOCIETY 3

Option A: EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT TRACK
(24 credits)
FFP 1830 - INTRODUCTION TO HAZARDS 3
FFP 2800 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS 3
FFP 2801 - FUNDAMENTALS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 3
FFP 2821 - INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS II (IEMS II) 3
FFP 2822 - INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS I (IEMS I) 3
FFP 2831 - HAZARD MITIGATION 3
FFP 2840 - DISASTER RECOVERY OPERATIONS 3
FFP 2880 - PUBLIC POLICY IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 3

OR
Option B:  HOMELAND SECURITY TRACK (24 credits)
DSC 1002 - DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 3
DSC 1004 - INTRODUCTION TO THE NRF AND NIMS 3
DSC 1033 - WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 3
DSC 1222 - PSYCHOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION VICTIMS 3
DSC 1552 - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 3
DSC 1562 - HOMELAND SECURITY THREAT STRATEGY 3
DSC 1631 - TERRORISM RESPONSE PLANNING 3
DSC 1751 - HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY AND LAW 3

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

60

C&I 6/24/08 ~ BOT 8/19/08