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Emergency Planning and Management Concentration - S0140

42 Credits

The Public Administration concentration in Emergency Planning and Management prepares students to play a key role in community, state, and federal planning and response to natural disasters and manmade emergencies. Students gain a solid background in multi-agency incident command, emergency services public policy, emergency planning, administrative law, and public finance. This program prepares students to work with local fire departments, county and state emergency response teams, and federal homeland security initiatives.

Refer to General Education Requirements for additional requirements.

Degree Requirements

Core Courses - 42 credits

PAD 3003Intro to Public Administration

3 credits

PAD 3104Organizational Behavior and Administration

3 credits

DSC 3215Emergency Planning

3 credits

DSC 4218Emergency Planning II

3 credits

PAD 3844Public Health and Emergency Management

3 credits

PAD 3372Communication in Emergency Management

3 credits

PAD 3034Policy Development and Implementation

3 credits

PAD 3223Public Budgeting and Finance

3 credits

PAD 3330Urban and Regional Planning

3 credits

PAD 3431Leadership

3 credits

PAD 4320Program Evaluation in Public Management

3 credits

PAD 4046Values, Ethics, and Conflict Resolution

3 credits

PAD 4332Strategic Planning

3 credits

PAD 4879Capstone in Public Administration

3 credits

Electives

Elective requirements for student who have earned an A.A. degree - 18 credits

General Education Requirements for students who have earned an A.S. degree - 21 credits

It is highly recommended that students choose the Emergency Administration and Management electives.

PAD 4442Public Relations for Public Managers

3 credits

PAD 4806State and Local Government Administration

3 credits

PAD 4414Public Personnel Management

3 credits

PAD 4603Administrative Law for Public Administrators

3 credits

FES 3803Multi-Agency Incident Command

3 credits