The Department of Health Science offers the interprofessional minor program in Emergency Management. The program is designed to provide a better understanding of administrative processes and issues surrounding emergency management best practices. The program lays the foundation for a number of careers in emergency management, hazardous material management, criminal justice careers and other related fields, as well as helping to further undergraduate and graduate work in these and other disciplines. Graduates of the program will help fill the void and meet the manpower needs of local, regional and national employers in the public and private sectors in meeting the challenges of a complex hazard environment within diverse communities: locally and abroad.
The curriculum for the Emergency Management Minor program consists of 6 core courses-each consisting of 3 credits for a total of 18 credits and an additional 6 credits from a list of interdisciplinary electives for a total of 24 credits.
