Emergency Managment Degree at Monroe Community College
Description:
The Emergency Management AAS degree program combines general education with the knowledge and skills to prepare graduates to react appropriately and professionally to situations where the public might be put at risk by natural or man-made emergencies. Students are trained to assess, plan, mitigate, command and control professional responses to emergency situations. They also are trained to coordinate and evaluate the efforts of resources and operations dealing with the emergency situations and their aftermaths.
The Emergency Management degree has been developed in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the NYS Emergency Management Office. The Emergency Management degree incorporates emergency management courses of study as offered through the FEMA higher education project, state, and local courses and nationally recognized courses in the incident command system.
(Housed in the Law and Criminal Justice Department)
Distribution Requirements Credit Hours
HUMANITIES: 9 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition 3
SPT 141 Interpersonal Speech Communications OR
SPT 142 Public Speaking 3
SPT 144 Communication in Crisis 3
Total 9
SOCIAL SCIENCES: 9 Credit Hours
PSY 100 Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships OR
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology 3
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology 3
POS 120 American National Government OR
POS 207 Urban Political Process OR
POS 230 Civil Liberties-US 3
Total 9
NATURAL SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS: 6-7 Credit Hours
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics I (or higher) 3
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3-4
Total 6-7
TOTAL 15
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COURSES: 31 Credit Hours
EMG 101 Introduction to Emergency Management 2
EMG 103 Developing Volunteer Resources 1
EMG 104 Resources and Donations Management 2
EMG 105 Public Information Officer-Basic Course 3
EMG 106 Emergency Response Planning 3
EMG 109 Emergency Response to Terrorism 1
EMG 201 Disaster Response and Recovery Operations 2
EMG 202 Mitigation for Emergency Managers 1.5
EMG 204 Multi-Hazard Emergency Response Planning for School 1
EMG 205 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management 1.5
EMG 206 Emergency Exercise Program Management 3
EMG 208 Terrorism Response Planning 2
PST 130 Public Safety Incident Management 1
PST 132 Command Post Operations 1
PST 145 Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response 3
PST 265 Public Safety Leadership Development Seminar 3
Total 31
GENERAL ELECTIVE: 6 Credit Hours*
Electives 6
Total 6
PHYSICAL/HEALTH EDUCATION: 2 Credit Hours
Physical/Health Education 2
Total 2
TOTAL CREDITS 63-64
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