Emergency Planning and Management Concentration - S0140
42 Credits
The Public Administration concentration in Emergency Planning and Management prepares students to play a key role in community, state, and federal planning and response to natural disasters and manmade emergencies. Students gain a solid background in multi-agency incident command, emergency services public policy, emergency planning, administrative law, and public finance. This program prepares students to work with local fire departments, county and state emergency response teams, and federal homeland security initiatives.
Refer to General Education Requirements for additional requirements.
Degree Requirements
Core Courses - 42 credits
| PAD 3003 | Intro to Public Administration | 3 credits |
| PAD 3104 | Organizational Behavior and Administration | 3 credits |
| FES 3803 | Multi-Agency Incident Command | 3 credits |
| DSC 3079 | Foundations of Public Safety | 3 credits |
| DSC 3215 | Emergency Planning | 3 credits |
| DSC 4931 | Contemporary Issues in Public Safety | 3 credits |
| PAD 3223 | Public Budgeting and Finance | 3 credits |
| PAD 3034 | Policy Development and Implementation | 3 credits |
| PAD 4046 | Values, Ethics, and Conflict Resolution | 3 credits |
| DSC 4218 | Emergency Planning II | 3 credits |
| PAD 4426 | Public Sector Labor Relations | 3 credits |
| PAD 4603 | Administrative Law for Public Administrators | 3 credits |
| FES 3003 | Emergency Services Public Policy | 3 credits |
| PAD 4879 | Capstone in Public Administration | 3 credits |