Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Emergency Management Program

The Bachelor of Emergency Management degree program focuses on the development of the skill sets required to lead and manage individuals and organizations in an increasingly complex and integrated emergency management and homeland security environment. The program builds upon an individual's technical capabilities derived from education, training, and experience in the fire, law enforcement, military, or other related fields. This technical expertise is then combined with a curriculum of business administration and emergency management and homeland security instruction.

Program Description

The program provides students with the operations management knowledge needed to lead and manage individuals, departments, or agencies on a day-to-day basis while simultaneously preparing them to excel and lead during times of crisis at the local, regional, national, or international levels. This degree is designed specifically to meet the needs of those who provide administrative oversight, supervisory control, or leadership and management within the fields of fire, law, emergency medical services, security, and other related fields at the local, state, federal, and international levels.

Program Requirements

• Complete the general university requirements.
  • As part of the core curriculum requirements, complete MATH F107X or MATH F161X and STAT F200X.
• Complete the B.E.M. degree requirements.
• Complete 33 credits of major requirements from the UAF emergency services A.A.S. degree or any regionally accredited institution fire science A.A.S. degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher.
• Complete the following courses:
  • ACCT F261--Accounting Concepts/Uses--3 credits
  • BA F307--Personnel Management--3 credits
  • BA F343--Principles of Marketing--3 credits
  • BA F390--Organizational Theory and Behavior--3 credits
  • BA F457--Training and Management Development--3 credits
  • ECON F201--Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics--3 credits
  • ED F486O/2--Media Literacy--3 credits
  • ENGL F314 W, O/2--Technical Writing--3 credits
  • HSEM F301--Principles of Emergency Management and Homeland Security--3 credits
  • HSEM F412--Emergency Planning and Preparedness--3 credits
  • HSEM F423--Disaster Response Operations and Management--3 credits
  • HSEM F434--All Hazards Risk Analysis--3 credits
  • HSEM F445--Business Continuity and Crisis Management--3 credits
  • HSEM F456--Leadership and Influence During Crisis--3 credits
• Complete 3 credits from the following courses:
  • BA F317W--Employment Law--3 credits
  • BA F452W--Internship in Emergency Management--3 credits
  • BA F490--Services Marketing--3 credits
  • COMM F300X--Communicating Ethics--3 credits
  • COMM F335O--Organizational Communications--3 credits
  • COMM F353--Conflict, Mediation, and Communication--3 credits
  • BA F490--Services Marketing--3 credits
• Minimum credits required: 120-121 credits

Additional Requirements

• Students must earn a C grade (2.0) or better in each course.
• At least 39 credits must be taken in upper-division (F300-level or higher) courses.
• Students must take two upper-division writing intensive and one upper-division oral intensive course(s).

Accreditation

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.