The Institute for Rural Emergency Management
Emergency Management Area
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify all the essential components of an emergency management plan.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the administrative role of the emergency manager.
- Define vulnerability and resiliency and the individual and community factors that contribute to both.
- Understand the definitions and differences between emergencies, disasters and catastrophes and their societal impacts.
- Understand the difference between the all hazards approach and the hazards unique approach to catastrophe readiness and response.
- Discuss the impact of conceptions of historical time, culture and societal context including non-U.S. on the understanding of catastrophes and their impacts.
Emergency Management Area, B.S. Degree |
Semester Hours |
| Major Requirements | 36 |
| CDM 3000 Crisis & Disaster Management | 3 |
| CDM 3400 Community Mitigation and Recovery | 3 |
| CDM 4200 Disaster Management Technology | 3 |
| CDM 4400 Research Issues in Crisis & Disaster Mgmt | 3 |
| CDM 4800 Integrated Emergency Management | 3 |
| CDM 4900 Technology Application Studies | 3 |
| CDM 4910 Field Exercise Projects | 3 |
| CDM 4990 Practicum in Crisis & Disaster Mgmt | 3-6 |
| CDM 3035 Emergency Response Planning | 3 |
| CDM 4015 Catastrophic Readiness | 3 |
| CDM 4035 Disaster and Society | 3 |
| Departmentally approved technical electives | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | 48 |
| Free Electives | 36 |
| Minimum Total | 120 |
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE - 12 Semester Hours Total
CDM |
3000 |
Intro to Crisis & Disaster Management |
3 |
CDM |
3035 |
Emergency Response Planning |
3 |
CDM |
4015 |
Catastrophic Readiness |
3 |
CDM |
4035 |
Disaster & Society |
3 |
