Professional Studies, Emergency Management, (B.P.S.)

The interdisciplinary Emergency Management concentration is designed for students with a diversity of backgrounds and interest in applying that background to emergency management, community resilience to disaster, environmental hazards mitigation, emergency management response, and business continuitydisaster recovery. It will address the following critical knowledge elements: a) the physical and social dimensions of disasters through combining knowledge from various physical, social, and applied disciplines, b) the intersection of public policy to disaster risk, response, and mitigation, c) the intersection of the private, nonprofit, and governmental sectors and how this effects emergency preparedness, mitigation, and recovery, d) sustainable development, planning for and response to extreme events and change in our physical and human landscapes; and e) communication dynamics and persuasive communication in emergencies.General Education (35-41 hours)See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.Coordinated Study (33 hours)Many upper-division (30004000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course DescriptionsProfessional Core (12 hours)EMGT 3100 - Seminar in Emergency Management Credit Hours: (3)Choose one of the following:EMGT 4000 - Internship Credit Hours: (3)CJUS 4100 - Ind Dir Studies Credit Hours: (1-6)ESCI 4621 - Investigations In GEOG Credit Hours: (1-3)Choose 6 hours from the following:ANTH 4223 - Refugees and Humanitarianism Credit Hours: (3)CJUS 4126 - CJUS Admin and Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)ESCI 4261 - Plan Sustainable CitiesRegion Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 4710 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: (3)NOTE: Junior level status required.PADM 3601 - Public Admin Credit Hours: (3)PADM 3611 - Disaster PlanningControl Credit Hours: (3)PADM 3615 - Community Risk Reduction Credit Hours: (3)HazardRisk Management (9 hours)ANTH 3500 - Anth of Global Health Credit Hours: (3)ARCH 4451 - SiteEnvironmental Planning Credit Hours: (3)CJUS 4190 - Terrorism SocLegl Prsp Credit Hours: (3)ESCI 4251 - Environmental Hazards Credit Hours: (3)ESCI 3131 - Severe Weather Credit Hours: (3)Human Systems (9 hours)ANTH 4415 - Anthropology Human Rights Credit Hours: (3)ANTH 4418 - Anthropology of Organizations Credit Hours: (3)ANTH 4511 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: (3)COMM 3322 - Persuasion and Influence Credit Hours: (3)COMM 4380 - Communication and Conflict Credit Hours: (3) orCOMM 4410 - Conflict Resolution and Negot Credit Hours: (3)PADM 4207 - Health PoliticsPolicy Credit Hours: (3)PADM 4221 - IssuesUrban Admin Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 3401 - Social Inequality Credit Hours: (3)SOCI 3701 - Individual and Society Credit Hours: (3)

All students, both freshmen and transfer, must apply online for admission as an undergraduate student.

• Freshman admission is competitive and based upon a comprehensive review of the student’s academic record. The primary factors include the high school/secondary grade point average and demonstrated English proficiency.
• Transfer admission is competitive and based upon the cumulative grade point average of all previously attended colleges/universities (international and domestic) and must be at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for consideration. Demonstrated English proficiency is also required of all international applicants.

Applicants should upload a copy of their unofficial international transcript or marks sheet (high school/secondary or college/university) using our secure document upload system.

All international transfer applicants must have their international documents evaluated by a US credentialing agency that holds membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

English proficiency may be satisfied two ways:

A minimum score or greater on any of the following English language tests:

• TOEFL - 61 on the internet-based test or 500 on the paper/pencil test
• IELTS - 6
• PTE - 50
• DUOLINGO - 95