Academic Courses
Course Descriptions
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HS 202 | Introduction to Emergency Management | (3-0) 3 Cr. Hrs. |
Course Description
This course will provide an overview of emergency management as a career field, discipline and approach to dealing with all-hazards emergency/disaster response. This course will examine major disasters in history and concepts, theory and terminology associated with emergency management.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
- None.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Explain terminology, concepts, and theories associated with emergency management.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities and the various functions in emergency management.
- Apply emergency management in tabletop exercises.
- Complete the FEMA course: The Emergency Program Manager (IS-001) offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Characterize the evolution of the Emergency Manager.
- Correlate the resources, mitigation, and hazards associated with the Emergency Manager.
- Explain the incident command system.
- Compare preparedness, planning and exercises.
- Categorize disasters.
Note: This course may not be offered every semester.
Please check the HS section of the current course schedule for availability.