HLS 3010 - Emergency Management and Preparedness

Credits: 3
Lecture: 45
Lab: 0

Emphasizes the history, development, and role of emergency management, and the current threats faced by communities. Students will explore hazard identification and risk analysis, preparedness, response, mitigation, communications and recovery. This course includes taking on the role of an Emergency Manager during a simulation exercise involving a fictional town experiencing different man-made, technological and natural hazards, and completing a comprehensive risk assessment that culminates in a peer-review assessment. Students will be required to complete Independent Study (IS) courses from the FEMA Independent Study Program culminating in certificates that they can list on their resume as evidence of specific knowledge in the field.

 

Prerequisite(s): HLS 1010  
Corequisite(s): None