The Institute for Rural Emergency Management
Environmental Hazards Area
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and evaluate risk, health and safety concerns
- Describe the Hazardous Materials Management System
- Understand and implement the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Determine site management and control measures
- Design regulatory procedures and programs to manage chemical hazards.
- Discuss multiple theories of accident causation
- Evaluate contributing factors leading to environmental disasters
Environmental Hazards 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 and 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 3225 Hazardous Materials Emergency Response | 3 |
| CDM 4215 Environmental Disasters | 3 |
| CDM 4245 Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials | 3 |
| Departmentally approved technical electives | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | 48 |
| Free Electives | 36 |
| Minimum Total | 120 |
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS CERTIFICATE - 12 Semester Hours Total
CDM |
3000 |
Intro to Crisis & Disaster Management |
3 |
CDM |
3225 |
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response |
3 |
CDM |
4215 |
Environmental Disasters |
3 |
CDM |
4245 |
Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials |
3 |
