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EM: Emergency Management
EM101 - 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.
1892 EM101-1
TuTh
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
15-week
1893 EM101-ONL1
Online
15-week
EM104 - 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.
2106 EM104-ONL1
Online
15-week
EM111 - 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.
1891 EM111-ONL1
Online
15-week
EM130 - 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.
2019 EM130-ONL1
Online
15-week
EM201 - Public Safety GIS and Technology (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: EM 101 or ID 225 or FSA 107
Introduces students to the technologies, applications, and tools relevant to the current emergency
management professional environment. Explores the impact of a rapidly improving technological
environment on all phases of the emergency management process and discusses potential means
of leveraging technology to improve known deficiencies. Focuses intensively on the applications of
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology with a view to preparing students for its necessary
use in emergency management careers. Offers experience in working with, creating, and interpreting
GIS maps and other visual products. Discusses the future changes and challenges facing the emergency
management discipline as a result of continued technological growth.
2020 EM201-ONL1
Online
15-week
EM220 - Emergency Management Planning (3)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: EM 130
Provides a thorough understanding of risk management, operational planning, and strategic planning as
applied in current emergency management policy.Teaches evaluation and use of current policy tools to
determine risk vulnerabilities and capabilities, critically evaluate an emergency operations plan, identify
the components of an emergency operations plan, and assess the purpose of strategic planning.
2308 EM220-1
W 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
15-week
EM297 - Emergency Management Capstone (3)
Prerequisite: EN 101; Prerequisite or Corequisite: EM 220 and EM 221
As the culminating experience for the Emergency ManagementTrack II major, this course enables
students to exercise critical thinking and evaluation skills, while applying comprehension of the
emergency management discipline. Students will write a research paper, under the supervision of a
faculty mentor, which demonstrates the ability to analyze and synthesize the theories and practices to
reduce vulnerability to hazards and mitigate disasters.
2309 EM297-HYB1 M
5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
15-week
EN: English
EN70 - Introduction to College Reading andWriting (0) [6]
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the reading and writing placement tests
Provides extended practice with academic writing based on college-level texts.The course stresses the
interaction between critical reading, writing, and thinking.The course offers structured practice and
support with writing academic essays, improving reading comprehension, and increasing critical reading
skills to succeed in future college academic tasks. Students are guided to become flexible, confident, and
independent readers and writers.
2046 EN70-1
MTuWTh 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. 15-week
2143 EN70-2
MTuWTh 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
15-week
2047 EN70-3
MTuWTh 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 15-week
2048 EN70-4
MW 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
EN75 - Reading andWriting in the Academic Disciplines (0) [4]
Prerequisite: EN 51 or appropriate scores on the reading and writing placement tests
Promotes the integrated approach to the development of active reading and writing strategies for the
tasks and texts students encounter in college.The course stresses the interaction among the reader, the
text, and the context and one’s ability to critically respond to a variety of writing situations.The course
addresses whole discourse and sentence-level matters. Students are guided to become independent
readers and writers.
2049 EN75-1
MW 9 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
15-week
2051 EN75-2
MW 11 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
15-week
2053 EN75-3
MW 11 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
15-week
2136 EN75-4
MW 1 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
15-week
2141 EN75-5
MW 1 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
15-week
2151 EN75-6
MW 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
1st 10-week
2144 EN75-7
MW 3 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
15-week
2050 EN75-8
TuTh
9 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
15-week
2052 EN75-9
TuTh
11 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
15-week
2054 EN75-10
TuTh
11 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
15-week
2055 EN75-11
TuTh
1 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
15-week
2147 EN75-12
TuTh
1 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
15-week
2153 EN75-13
TuTh
1 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
15-week
2178 EN75-14
TuTh
3 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
15-week
2109 EN75-15
TuTh
3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
2nd 10-week
2056 EN75-16
MW 6 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
15-week
2135 EN75-17
MW 6 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
15-week
2057 EN75-18
TuTh
6 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
15-week
2149 EN75-19
TuTh
6 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
15-week
2152 EN75-HYB1
Tu
5:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.
15-week
No/Low Cost Course Section: The textbook costs for this course are under $40.
At FCC, No/Low Cost Courses are courses in which textbook
materials are available for less than $40 for specific course
sections. For certain no/low cost courses (e.g., science labs
and art studio classes), textbook materials are available for less
than $40, but purchase of additional course materials and supplies
may be required. No/low cost courses require regular access to
the Internet as most of the resources are in a digital format.