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EMGT 183-Critical Infrastructure Strategist (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 131, FEMA 159, FEMA 181, FEMA
188, FEMA 205, and FEMA 226
(formerly EM 183)
Covers critical infrastructure duties and
responsibilities at the State, Local, Tribal, and
territorial levels. Describes types of threats faced by
critical infrastructure facilities, along with strategies
and best practices for mitigating or responding
to them. Introduces resilience as a concept, with
focuses on its effects upon processes, mindsets,
duties, and strategies for effectively developing and
improving critical infrastructure security plans.
EMGT 187-Disaster Construction Issues (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 205, FEMA 131, FEMA 104, FEMA
105, FEMA 130, and FEMA 144
(formerly EM 187)
Provides an introduction to the issues related to
and that should be considered during construction
following a disaster. Introduces the National Incident
Management System, the Incident Command
System, Executive Order 12699 - Building for
Earthquakes of Tomorrow, National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) policy and regulations towards
retrofitting flood-prone residential structures, and
Environmental/Historical Preservation Compliance.
Examines impact of construction on environment,
population, and historic preservation sites prior
to and following disaster scenarios, and offers the
opportunity to analyze the difference between
practical necessities and compliance requirements in
response and rebuilding for recovery.
EMGT 201-Public Safety GIS and Technology (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: (EMGT 101 or ID 225) or FIRE
107 or GISA 101
(formerly EM 201)
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.
EMGT 213-Social Impacts of Disaster (3)
• Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 213)
Provides students with an enhanced awareness of
the response planning and response challenges
of diverse individuals, groups, and communities
to disaster. Students will discover how disasters
influence structures, interactions, and subjective
perceptions among community members. Examines
how social inequality, including race, ethnicity, class,
and gender, result in enhanced vulnerabilities in
disasters. Students will analyze the diverse cultural
rules and biases of response organizations and
communities that converge during disasters.
EMGT 215-Planning and Response (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 140, FEMA 159, FEMA 174
(formerly EM 215)
Introduces the concepts and core components of the
emergency planning process, including the rationale
behind planning as an emergency management
process. Introduces participants to the key concepts
and principles of the National Response Framework.
Describes key Mission Assignment (MA) concepts
and provides knowledge needed to carry out MA
processing responsibilities.
EMGT 220-Emergency Operations Planning (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EMGT 101
(formerly EM 220)
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.
EMGT 221-Public Safety Leadership and Ethics
(3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EMGT 201 or FIRE 201 or
CCJS 204
(formerly EM 221)
Provides the student with understanding of
leadership theories, skills, and techniques for
application in public safety. Introduces the concept
of effective leadership in public safety by identifying
leadership models utilized in management
throughout the lifecycle of incidents, and evaluating
current public safety leaders.
EMGT 225-Emergency Management
Mitigation (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 157, FEMA 186, FEMA 173
(formerly EM 225)
Explores the reasons and need for planning for
a sustainable, disaster-resistant community.
Introduces participants to mitigation basics for both
natural and human-driven disasters. Describes the
Continuity Management Program, Process and Cycle,
the fundamentals of Risk Management, and the
importance of Devolution Planning.
EMGT 235-Recovery, Assessment, and
Exercise (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 103 and FEMA 181 and FEMA 201
(formerly EM 235)
Exposes students to the fundamental concepts and
frameworks of a post-emergency recovery effort, and
methods for enhancing and refining such efforts.
Explores the types of exercises, the exercise cycle,
and their role during and in preparation for real
response and recovery events. Discusses optimization
of resource availability and distribution in recovery,
including methods of incorporating partner entities
in the private and nonprofit sectors.
EMGT 297-Emergency Management
Capstone (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101; Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
EMGT 220 and EMGT 221
(formerly EM 297)
As the culminating experience for the Emergency
Management Track 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.
ENGL: English
ENGL 70-Introduction to College Reading and
Writing (0) [6]
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the reading and
writing placement tests
(formerly EN 70)
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.
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