EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Program Description
The Emergency Management Program prepares students with the strategic managerial skills necessary to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of any potential man-made or natural disaster and acts of terrorism. Students will utilize ECC's multi-scenario incident command simulator and hands-on classroom experience employing comprehensive emergency management knowledge.
Additionally, the constant threat of terrorism and events surrounding situations like the attacks on the World Trade Center, the documented rise in the number of weather related disasters and the increasingly complex world events with regards to other natural and human-induced disasters provides strong evidence for the immediate and long-term need for highly qualified emergency managers. Students completing the EM curriculum will have gained the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to all phases of emergency management: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Students will be knowledgeable and have an understanding of how individuals, private sectors, not-for profit organizations and organizations at all levels of government should prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Students completing the program will be able to face the specific challenges encountered by community leaders and managers.
Traditional students, firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, safety officers, environmental engineering technologist, nurses, homeland security, health care practitioners, and social workers - in both the public and the private sectors - will enhance their career opportunities and be better prepared to offer practical strategies and methodologies for effective response.
Learning activities include fundamentals in emergency planning, leadership and influence, decision making and problem solving, incident command, mitigation and preparedness, response and recovery, terrorism planning and response, national response framework, exercise programs, emergency operations center design and operation, simulator training, and internships. Graduates will be able to engage, facilitate and encourage community and organizational emergency preparedness to newly recognized national standards.
Degree: Associate in Applied Science
Hegis: 5508
Curriculum Code: 1741
Campus Location: City
Business & Public Service Division