B.A. in Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Mgmt

Program Overview

Rowan University's Bachelor of Arts in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management prepares students for careers in emergency response and management. The program emphasizes critical infrastructure protection, disaster preparedness, and intelligence sharing. Students can choose from three focus areas: Public Administration and Policy for Crisis Decision Leadership, Justice, Safety and Homeland Security Administration, or Emergency Health Preparedness and Biomedical Safety. Graduates are qualified for roles in homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, and other fields related to disaster response.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is an interdisciplinary academic program that provides rigorous academic preparation for students seeking advanced professional education in this growing field. The program is designed to include homeland security education and training for a career in international, national, state, and local disaster preparedness, emergency management, and safety areas with an emphasis on urban environments. In addition to providing students with a broad understanding of safety and security issues, the Rowan University Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management degree program focuses on several vital components of the emergency management field:

• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Intelligence Sharing and Analysis
The B.A. in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management program will prepare you to establish or grow your career in a variety of industries and settings that focus on emergency rescue and response including: homeland security, hospitals, municipal emergency management, county emergency management, safety management, intelligence analysis, private security, airports, state and local law enforcement, federal law enforcement, customs investigators, special agents, military service and border security and patrol.

Outline:

Rowan University requires the completion of 120 semester hours (30 S.H. must be at Rowan University) of approved general education (Freshmen beginning Fall 2018 or later must meet Rowan Core requirements) and major coursework in order to graduate with a bachelor's degree. The B.A. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is a full or part-time program (upper level courses are offered on the Camden campus), that provides students with 33 of the required semester hours in the major. Students must also choose and complete coursework in one of the following focus areas (6 S.H. ):

Focus Area 1:

Public Administration and Policy for Crisis Decision Leadership

Focus Area 2:

Justice, Safety and Homeland Security Administration

Focus Area 3:

Emergency Health Preparedness and Biomedical Safety The following courses are offered on the Camden Campus and make up the B.A. in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.

Required Courses:

• DPEM 00101 Intro to Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• DPEM 00310 Critical Infrastructure
• DPEM 00311 Incident Command: Theory and Practice
• LAWJ 05236 International Terrorism
• DPEM 00391 Natural and Technological Hazards
• SOC 08429 Organizational Response to Disasters and Crisis
• SOC 08328 Sociology of Disasters and Crisis
• DPEM 00410 Public Leader in Crisis Management and Communication
• DPEM 00400 Disaster Planning, Mitigation and Recovery

Focus Area Courses

(selected in consultation with academic advisor)

Research Methods

(choose one):

• LAWJ 05380 Criminal Justice Research Methods
• POSC 07360 Methodology and Statistics in Political Science Research
• SOC 08375 Sociological Research Methods

Approved Internship/Field Experience:

• DPEM 43495 Internship in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
• EDPA 02490 Public Service Internship
• SOC 08494 Sociology Field Experience
• LAWJ 05356 Criminal Justice Interns

Non-Program Required Courses:

• PSY 01107 Essentials of Psychology
• STAT 02100 Elementary Statistics
• POSC 07110 American Government
• GEOG 16160 Intro to Mapping and GIS
• SOC 08120 Intro to Sociology
• Economics course

Careers:

Graduates of the B.A. in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management program will be prepared for careers in a variety of fields, including:

• Homeland security
• Hospitals
• Municipal emergency management
• County emergency management
• Safety management
• Intelligence analysis
• Private security
• Airports
• State and local law enforcement
• Federal law enforcement
• Customs investigators
• Special agents
• Military service
• Border security and patrol