Program Overview

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Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Emergency Management), MA

Program Description

The emergency management concentration within the Master of Arts program in emergency management and homeland security is designed for individuals who intend to assume greater management responsibility in helping communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters in both private and public settings.

At a Glance

• College/school: Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
• Location: Online
• STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Accelerated Program Options

This program allows students to obtain both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years. Accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree programs are designed for high-achieving students who want the opportunity to share undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of their master's degree.

Degree Requirements

• 33 credit hours including the required applied project course (PAF 593)
• Required Core (18 credit hours):
  • CRJ 511 Applied Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
  • CRJ 554 Homeland Security (3)
  • PAF 551 Hazards Governance (3)
  • PAF 552 Integrated Emergency Management (3)
  • PAF 558 Program Evaluation for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3)
  • PAF 559 GIS for Hazards Analysis (3)
• Concentration (6 credit hours):
  • PAF 554 Exercises and Planning for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3)
  • PAF 555 Information Technology in Emergency Management (3)
• Elective or Research (6 credit hours)
• Culminating Experience (3 credit hours):
  • PAF 593 Applied Project (3)

Admission Requirements

• General university admission requirements
• Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
• Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned from a regionally accredited institution a bachelor's or master's degree in criminology or criminal justice, public administration or public service, sociology or social work, public safety or fire service management, parks and recreation management, applied sciences, or another closely related field
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program
• All applicants must submit:
  • graduate admission application and application fee
  • official transcripts
  • two letters of recommendation
  • written statement
  • evidence of current employment in an organization in this field, or at least two years prior professional experience in this or a related field, or a bachelor's degree in a related area
  • proof of English proficiency

Tuition Information

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Attend Online

ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.

Application Deadlines

• Fall:
  • Session A/C: Online, Rolling
  • Session B: Online, Rolling
• Spring:
  • Session A/C: Online, Rolling
  • Session B: Online, Rolling
• Summer:
  • Session A/C: Online, Rolling
  • Session B: Online, Rolling

Global Opportunities

The PLuS Alliance partnership combines the strengths of leading research universities from two continents --- Arizona State University and King's College London --- to create and share knowledge that will solve pressing educational and societal challenges.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with a MA in emergency management and homeland security have the skills needed to thrive in many careers. Career options include:

• continuity of operations planner
• disaster recovery specialist
• emergency manager
• hazard mitigation officer
• logistics specialist
• training and exercises planner

Program Overview

The Master of Arts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Emergency Management) is designed to provide students with the expertise needed to mitigate natural and technological hazards. By promoting community resilience and guiding responses to emergencies, disasters, and societal threats, students will be at the forefront of creating a safer and more secure world. The program emphasizes a blended approach of practical knowledge and broader integrative thinking about the complex societal challenges of today's world. Its core values of collaboration between practitioners, faculty, and students; public service; commitment to diversity; and critical thinking and evidence-based assessment are all central to promoting informed and effective leadership.