Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Bachelor of Science

Summary

Core Curriculum Requirements42
Major Requirements (48 hours)
EMGT 250Introduction to Emergency Mgmt3
EMGT 251Natural Hazards & Emergy Mgmt3
EMGT 252Tech Hazards & Emergy Mgmt3
EMGT 351Prin/Prac of Hazard Mitigation3
EMGT 357Emergy Reov/Respn/Prep & Plng3
Select one of the following:3
Internship
Internship in PUblic Affairs
Admin of Justice Internship
HMSC 260Intro to Homeland Security3
HMSC 361Terrorism and Homeland Secur3
HMSC 362Domestic & Global Terrorism3
HMSC 363Legal & Political Issues HMSC3
Electives; Select 6 courses (18 hours) from the following:18
Intro to Incid Command Sys
Intern DispPers & Nat Hazard
Business Crisis & Continuity
Public Health in Emergy Mgmt
Plng for Vulnerable Population
Social Dimensions of Disasters
Continuity Oper/Plng & Implt
Environmental Issues: Disaster
Coastal Hazards Mgmt
Disaster Resilient Communities
Managing People In Diasters
Seminar: Emergency Mgmt
Seminar in Homeland Security
Geographic Information Systems
Intro To Pub Rel
Epidemiology
Intro To Environ Hlth
Maritime Risk Assessmnt & Mgmt
Other Requirements (30 hours)
ECON 2301Principles Of Economics I3
ECON 2302Principles Of Economics II3
SOCI 1301Introduction To Sociology3
MATH 134Plane Trigonometry3
or MATH 1324 Math and Business and Econ I
or MATH 1325 Elements of Calculus
or MATH 1333 Contemporary Mathematics II
or MATH 2312 Precalculus Math
Foreign Language (6 hours)6
PA 271Intro to Public Adm3
Select one of the following:3
Res Methods In Pub Admin
Research Methods in AJ
Res Methods In Pub Admin
Select one of the following:3
Quantitative Methods in Polsc
Statistics in AJ
Quantitative Methods
Free Electives (2 hours)2
FS 102Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience1
Total Hours120
Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
ENGL 1301 Freshman English I 3
Math CORE Course (select one of the following): 3
Contemporary Mathematics I (Suggested CORE MATH Course)
College Algebra (Suggested CORE Math Course)
Select one of the following: 3
Intro To Compr Science I
Fundamentals of Information Systems
Ins Tec
POLS 2305 American Government 3
HIST 1301 Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 3
FS 102 Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience 1
 Hours16
Second Semester
ENGL 1302 Freshman English II 3
MATH 134
Plane Trigonometry (or higher)
or Math and Business and Econ I
or Elements of Calculus
or Contemporary Mathematics II
or Precalculus Math
3
SOCI 1301 Introduction To Sociology 3
POLS 2306 Texas Government 3
HIST 1302 Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 3
 Hours15
Second Year
Third Semester
Language, Philosophy & Culture CORE Course 3
Life and Physical Sciences CORE Course 3
Survey of Life Science (Suggested CORE Science Course)
Creative Arts CORE Course 3
Foreign Language 3
EMGT 250 Introduction to Emergency Mgmt 3
 Hours15
Fourth Semester
COMM 1321
Business & Professional Comm
or Public Address
3
Life and Physical Sciences CORE Course 3
Introduction To The Earth
Social and Behavioral Sciences CORE Course 3
Foreign Language 3
HMSC 260 Intro to Homeland Security 3
 Hours15
Third Year
Fifth Semester
Select one of the following: 3
Research Methods In Polsc
Research Methods in AJ
Res Methods In Pub Admin
ECON 2301 Principles Of Economics I 3
EMGT 251 Natural Hazards & Emergy Mgmt 3
HMSC 361 Terrorism and Homeland Secur 3
PA 271 Intro to Public Adm 3
 Hours15
Sixth Semester
Select one of the following: 3
Quantitative Methods in Polsc
Statistics in AJ
Quantitative Methods
EMGT 252 Tech Hazards & Emergy Mgmt 3
ECON 2302 Principles Of Economics II 3
HMSC 362 Domestic & Global Terrorism 3
EMHS Elective 3
 Hours15
Fourth Year
Seventh Semester
EMGT 351 Prin/Prac of Hazard Mitigation 3
EMGT 357 Emergy Reov/Respn/Prep & Plng 3
EMHS Elective 3
EMHS Elective 3
EMHS Elective 3
 Hours15
Eighth Semester
Select one of the following: 3
Internship
Internship in PUblic Affairs
Admin of Justice Internship
HMSC 363 Legal & Political Issues HMSC 3
EMHS Elective 3
EMHS Elective 3
FREE Elective 2
 Hours14
 Total Hours120