Program Overview

Program Overview

The Environmental Hazard Management (EHM) certificate program is an interdisciplinary graduate program that provides students with an understanding of the interrelationship between the built, social, and natural environment and extreme events. The program is housed in the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center in the College of Architecture and is open to students from any graduate degree program at Texas A&M University.

Program Details

• The core courses provide a basic understanding of the entire range of issues related to environmental hazards, across mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience.
• The courses address basic theory, empirical research, and practical application related to both natural and technological hazards impacts and management.
• The program also addresses the implications of disaster research for policy and planning at the household, organizational, community, regional, state, federal, and international levels.

Career Opportunities

This certificate is appropriate for graduate students who want to contribute to making communities more resilient to disasters and climate change. Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

• Interpret risk and vulnerability information
• Identify priorities
• Analyze elements of disasters and/or disaster management to generate innovative, appropriate responses to community challenges
• Students who complete the certificate are prepared to work in the fields of:
  • Planning
  • Policy
  • Disaster research
  • Hazard planning
  • Disaster relief and recovery programming
  • Emergency management

Related Programs

• Environmental Health
• MPH
• College Station

Program Quick Facts

• Dual Degree Option: No
• Thesis or Dissertation Required: No
• Main Method of Study: Face-to-Face

Program Location

• Texas A&M University - College Station

Program Description

The Environmental Hazard Management certificate program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental hazards and their management. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to making communities more resilient to disasters and climate change. The program is interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise from the College of Architecture and other departments at Texas A&M University. The program is open to students from any graduate degree program at Texas A&M University, and is designed to provide a basic understanding of the entire range of issues related to environmental hazards. The program addresses the implications of disaster research for policy and planning at the household, organizational, community, regional, state, federal, and international levels. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in planning, policy, disaster research, hazard planning, disaster relief and recovery programming, and emergency management. The program is offered in a face-to-face format, and does not require a thesis or dissertation. The program does not offer a dual degree option. The program is located at Texas A&M University - College Station.