Emergency Management (A55460)
Associate Degree Program
Career Information
The Emergency Management curriculum is designed to provide students with a foundation of technical and professional knowledge needed for emergency services delivery in local and state government agencies. Study involves both management and technical aspects of law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency planning. Course work includes classroom and laboratory exercises to introduce the student to various aspects of emergency preparedness, protection, and enforcement. Students will learn technical and administrative skills such as investigative principles, hazardous materials, codes, standards, emergency agency operations, and finance. Employment opportunities include ambulance services, fire/rescue agencies, law enforcement agencies, fire marshal offices, industrial firms, educational institutions, emergency management offices, and other government agencies. Employed persons should have opportunities for skilled and supervisory-level positions.
Fall Semester I
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 124 | Emergency Management Services Law & Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 140 | Emergency Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 150 | Incident Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 12 | 2 | 13 |
Spring Semester I
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 120 | Sociology of Disaster | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 130 | Mitigation & Preparedness | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Major Elective (3,0,3-8) | 3 | 0 | 3-8 |
| Semester Total: | 12 | 0 | 12-17 |
Summer Semester I
| FIP 132 | Building Construction | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FIP 228 | Local Government Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Fall Semester II
| EPT 230 | Emergency Planning | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FIP 124 | Fire Prevention & Public Ed | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FIP 256 | Municipal Public Relations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 110 | Mathematical Measurement and Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Major Elective (3,0,3-6) | 3 | 0 | 3-6 |
| Semester Total: | 14 | 2 | 15-18 |
Spring Semester II
| EPT 210 | Response & Recovery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 220 | Terrorism and Emergency Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EPT 275 | Emergency Operations Center Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Major Elective (3,0,3-6) | 3 | 0 | 3-6 |
| | Social Science Elective (3,0,3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 15 | 0 | 15-18 |
Electives
Major Electives