Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Bachelor of Science
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The mission of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security program is to create graduates with extensive theoretical and applied knowledge in emergency management and disaster research. The program provides students with a broad range of administrative skills and knowledge needed to meet the critical needs of emergency managers and administrators.
OBJECTIVES
The Overall Educational Objectives for the program are as follows:
- To develop management, legal, and behavioral skills for career advancement for students already working in the emergency management field.
- To create interdisciplinary relationships.
- To increase public education and awareness of emergency management.
- To provide opportunities for students to pursue careers and an environment for further study.
- To prepare students with an understanding of preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery, of a disaster.
Exemptions
The exemption allows firefighters to take courses in emergency management and homeland security by waiving their tuition and fees for courses offered as part of a fire science curriculum. Below is the link of the approved list from Texas Higher Education Board.
The Exemption for Firefighters Taking Fire Science Courses should be submitted to the University Registrar’s Office by the Census Day of the semester or summer session in which you are applying.
Resources
Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Higher Education
Department of Homeland Security
Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)
National Weather Service
POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS
Graduates of EM programs are widely employed by local, county, state, and federal government agencies (including FEMA and Homeland Security). Job opportunities within nonprofit organizations, private companies, institutions, and hospitals. Other employers who deal with disaster contingency planning and continuity of operations: Medical facilities, international, businesses, universities, financial institutions, retail sector, political conventions, marathons, food services, critical infrastructure, and transportation.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Major Requirements (48 hours) | ||
| EMGT 250 | Introduction to Emergency Mgmt | 3 |
| EMGT 251 | Natural Hazards & Emergy Mgmt | 3 |
| EMGT 252 | Tech Hazards & Emergy Mgmt | 3 |
| EMGT 351 | Prin/Prac of Hazard Mitigation | 3 |
| EMGT 357 | Emergy Reov/Respn/Prep & Plng | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Internship | ||
| Internship in PUblic Affairs | ||
| Admin of Justice Internship | ||
| HMSC 260 | Intro to Homeland Security | 3 |
| HMSC 361 | Terrorism and Homeland Secur | 3 |
| HMSC 362 | Domestic & Global Terrorism | 3 |
| HMSC 363 | Legal & Political Issues HMSC | 3 |
| 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 2301 | Principles Of Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Economics II | 3 |
| SOCI 1301 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| MATH 134 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 |
| 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 271 | Intro to Public Adm | 3 |
| 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 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| 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 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 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 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| COMM 1321 or COMM 1315 |
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 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |