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The Emergency Management program is a bachelors’ degree completion program designed for the adult working professional 25 years and older who has completed at least two years of college. The program emphasizes the fundamentals of emergency management while providing an interdisciplinary course of study in the skills and practices of emergency planning and management. The primary purpose of the program is to serve the needs of emergency management professionals to address all aspects of natural and human-caused disasters. Graduates of the program will possess a knowledge and experience-based approach to strategic planning for disaster prevention, reduction, response, and recovery. Candidates for the degree include those working in or desirous of working in emergency management and who have completed academic work in one of several fields including fire protection, emergency medical response, law enforcement, environmental health and safety, and other related fields.
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