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EM: Emergency
Management
EM 101-Disaster, Crisis, and
Emergency Management (3)
• Gen Ed Emerging Issues
Prerequisite: EN 70 OR Prerequisites or Corequisites:
EN 75 OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR
(ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Introduces students to the dynamic and relevant
world of disaster, crisis, and emergency management.
Conducts a review of the history, social, political,
and economic implications of disasters, giving
students the opportunity to explore the world
of Emergency Management and experience
the satisfaction of serving, survivability, and the
heartache of devastation. Provides experience with
effective writing, critical thinking, and historical
and social awareness as students examine the
emergencies of past, present, and future.
EM 104-Disaster Response and Recovery (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides students with an understanding of
disaster response and recovery operations in
emergency management. Students will examine
the nature of emergencies and disasters, identify
the human responses in the disaster process,
assess current procedures for response operations,
and review recovery policies, programs, and
methods to promote the return to normalcy.
EM 106-Hazard, Risk, and Mitigation (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides the student with a thorough understanding
of mitigation for disaster management, and the
application of hazard management. The student will
investigate various methods of risk management,
risk reduction, risk avoidance, risk acceptance, and
risk transfer to address both structural and non-
structural mitigation. The concept of sustainability
and its role in local land-use planning is examined.
EM 110-Federal Emergency Management (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides the student with the understanding of
the role of the federal government in emergency
management on the national level, and the influence
of the federal government on local, regional,
state, and international emergency management.
Explores the historical development of the federal
emergency management effort with emphasis on
significant events that shaped existing policy.
EM 111-Preparing and Securing
the Homeland (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides students with a thorough understanding
of the strategic, political, legal, and organizational
challenges associated with the protection of the
U.S. homeland. Examines the range of potential
threats to the U.S. homeland, including the historical
foundation of terrorism. Introduces the role of
emergency management in the response to the
growing threat of domestic and international
terrorism. Focuses on the implications of homeland
security challenges and policies for constitutional
rights, legal protections, and civil liberties.
EM 115-Foundations of
Emergency Management (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 151, FEM 205
Provides an introduction to the position of
emergency manager, including history, key
areas of emphasis, and responsibilities. Surveys
emergency management as an integrated
system with resources and capabilities networked
together to address all hazards. Introduces the
National Incident Management System (NIMS),
the Incident Command System (ICS), and
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations.
EM 125-Emergency Management
Coordination (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 150, FEM 161, FEM 215
Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of
emergency management coordination. Surveys how
the resources and capabilities of organizations at
all levels can be networked together in emergency
management phases for effective all-hazard response.
Introduces the National Incident Management
System, the Incident Command System, and
Emergency Operations Center operations.
EM 130-Integrated Emergency
Management (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: EM 101 or ID 225 or FSA 107
Provides students with an understanding of the
concept of Integrated Emergency Response to
disasters and other critical incidents. Students
examine the role of Integrated Emergency
Preparedness in the government environment,
and expand the understanding to public-private
cooperation in emergency management.
EM 135-Leadership and Management (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 132, FEM 133, FEM 134
Introduces students to the impact of leadership and
influence in emergency management. Describes
decision-making and the attributes of an effective
decision maker. Explains how leaders are able to
build trust and motivate others to achieve shared
goals. Identifies basic communication skills needed
to convey decisions across a diverse workforce in
a timely, inclusive, and motivational manner.
EM 165-Animals in Disasters (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 109, FEM 110,
FEM 138, FEM 215
Provides the basic background knowledge
necessary for developing a coordinated response
to disasters in which animals, livestock, agriculture
assets, and their owners are affected. Introduces
specific challenges posed by animals, livestock,
and agricultural assets during disaster situations,
and provides training on appropriate options for
responding to and planning for them. Heightens
awareness of the special issues that emergency
managers and planners need to consider when
incorporating animal-care annexes into their
emergency operation, mitigation, and recovery plans.
EM 167-State and Local
Emergency Management (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 103, FEM 119,
FEM 161, FEM 215
Introduces the various disaster assistance processes
and programs available at the state and local level of
government and orients students to their purposes
and interactions. Surveys the history, roles, and
services of disaster relief voluntary agencies and the
role, design, and functions of Emergency Operations
Centers (EOCs) and their relationships as components
of a multi-agency coordination system. Details
exercise evaluation concepts and familiarizes students
with the exercise improvement planning process
and its relevant documentation and regulations.
EM 169-Continuity of Operations
Planning (COOP) (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 103, FEM 150,
FEM 173, FEM 176
Provides an overview of the concept of continuity
planning including the legal basis, the Continuity
Program Management Cycle, and essential
elements of a viable continuity program.
Explores the requirements for developing a
continuity program as prescribed in Federal
Continuity Directive (FCD) 1. Explains the
interdependencies of the Incident Command
System and exercise design to the COOP planning
process, and provides experience developing
and implementing exercise/training programs.
EM 171-Mitigation (0)
Prerequisites: FEM 131, FEM 205, FEM 104, FEM 157,
FEM 186, FEM 187
Introduces the concepts, terminology, and
considerations involved in hazard mitigation,
community sustainability, and resiliency. Investigates
risk management principles, means of implementing
and assessing them (e.g. Hazard Mitigation Plans
and sustainable construction practices), and
their cost and damage reduction effects. Orients
students to basic mechanics, risks, potential
partners, and mitigation options for a variety of
common natural and human-caused disaster events.
Prepares students to communicate preparedness,
prevention, and other mitigation approaches to
the broader public as means of both disaster effect
reduction and personal safety improvement.