Program Description:
The Emergency Management concentration consists of fifteen credit hours within the MPA curriculum. Students must fulfill the following requirements: 12 months of full-time continuous employment in a government agency, nonprofit organization, or appropriate business organization (or be currently enrolled in another graduate program). This requirement can be waived for students who already have a Master's degree. 1-Students are required to take the following two courses:
- MPAD 6290 Emergency Management (3)
- MPAD 6185 Intergovernmental Relations
2-Students must complete one of the following four courses:
- MPAD 6142 Grant Writing and Reporting (3)
- MPAD 6291 Homeland Security & Terrorism (3)
- MPAD 6292 Introduction to Disaster Management (3)
- GEOG 5190 Geographic Information Systems for Non-Majors (3) or GEOG 5120
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
3-Students must complete one of the following courses:
- MPAD 6128 Foundations of Public Policy (3)
- MPAD 6143 Administrative Law (3)
- MPAD 6160 Information Systems in Public Organizations (3)
- MPAD 6184 Urban Government and Politics (3)
- MPAD 6324 Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- MPAD 6330 Program Evaluation for the Public & Nonprofit Sectors (3)
- MPAD 6332 Project Management (3)
- GEOG 5130 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3)
- CJUS 5103 International Criminal Justice
- CJUS 6120 Criminal Justice Mgmt & Decision Making (3)
- CJUS 6132 Legal Issues in Law Enforcement
- COMM 5102 Federal Interpretation of the First Amendment (3)
- COMM 6120 Communication and the Network Society (3)
- PSYC 6155 Community Psychology (3)
- ITIS 5250 Computer Forensics (3)
- CSLG 7680 Crisis Counseling (3)
4-Students must complete an additional three credit hours of MPAD electives.
Appropriate non-MPAD courses may be taken within this concentration upon approval of the student’s advisor and the MPA Director.