M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Course Listing
Core Courses - 18 credit hours
Students visit on campus for orientation and introduction into the degree program.
- Required Courses (6 credit hours) (Both required courses)
- MI 6401 Biostatistics (3)
- DEP 6010 Practicum in Selected Track (3)
- Management and Leadership Cluster (6 credit hours)
- MGT 5012 21st Century Management (3)
- MGT 5020 Managing Organizational Behavior (3)
- DEP 5020 Preparedness Planning, Mitigation and Continuity Management (3)
- DEP 5030 Executive Leadership and Administration (3)
- DEP 5040 Security Management in a Global Society (3)
- Threats, Hazards and Impacts Cluster (6 credit hours)
- DEP 5050 Bioterrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness (3)
- DEP 5060 Hazardous Materials in Emergency Preparedness (3)
- DEP 5070 Risk Assessment and Mitigation (3)
- DEP 5080 Agro-terrorism and Food System Disasters (3)
- DEP 5090 Weapons of Mass Threat and Communicable Diseases (3)
Elective Courses - 18 credit hours
Students must take 4 courses from their chosen track, plus 2 additional courses selected from the entire curriculum.
- General Electives (12 credit hours)
- DEP 6110 Community Vulnerability Assessment (3)
- DEP 6120 Psychosocial Dimensions of Disaster (3)
- DEP 6130 Risk and Crisis Communications (3)
- DEP 6140 Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations (3)
- DEP 6150 Grant Writing for Emergency Preparedness (3)
- DEP 6160 Special Topics in All-Hazards Preparedness (3)
- Maritime Safety Track Electives (12 credit hours)
- DEP 6210 Introduction to Maritime Safety (3)
- DEP 6220 Maritime Safety and Security Leadership (3)
- DEP 6230 Maritime Safety for the Cruise and Yachting Industries (3)
- DEP 6240 Concepts in Shipboard Safety Management (3)
- DEP 6250 Maritime History (3)
- DEP 6260 Maritime Environmental Responsibilities (3)
- Cyber Security Track Electives (12 credit hours)
- MMIS 653 Telecommunications and Computer Networking (3)
- MMIS 683 Fundamentals of Security Technologies (3)
- MMIS 684 Information Security Management (3)
- MMIS 685 Information Security Governance (3)
- MMIS 686 Information System Auditing (3)
- MMIS 687 Information Security Project (3)
- Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Track Electives (12 credit hours)
- DEP 6423 Interagency Disaster Communication (3)
- DEP 6424 Community Disaster Preparedness (3)
- DEP 6404 Community Planning, Response, & Recovery for Families & Children (3)
- DEP 6410 Emergency Preparedness Public Policy and Law (3)
- DEP 6440 Conflict Management in Times of Crisis (3)
- Public Health Track Electives (12 credit hours)
- PUH 5101 Introduction to Public Health (3)
- PUH 5220 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
- PUH 5802 Epidemiologic Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation (3)
- DEP 6510 Public Health Issues in Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (3)
- DEP 6520 Veterinary Challenges in Disasters (3)
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