Welcome to the BSc. Emergency Preparedness

The curriculum prepares you to coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training and emergency planning. The emergency management career requires a variety of skills to analyze information and find the best solutions. Understand the differences between a catastrophe and a disaster as well as the public policy, preparedness, and response and recovery. Identify short- and long-term disaster response and recovery operations. Develop leadership skills to guide communities in preparation efforts.

We are living in unprecedented times. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, and we are seeing new and compounding threats to national security. Emergency management and homeland security professionals are needed now more than ever to serve our communities and address these emerging societal risks.  In the bachelor of science in emergency preparedness, homeland security and cybersecurity at our university, you will secure the essential skills to assess risks and vulnerabilities, plan, prepare for, and mitigate hazards, and respond and recover effectively.

Career Path

Prepare for a role in disaster preparedness such as: Emergency Services Manager, Safety Specialist, Disaster Recovery Manager, Public Information Officer at Red Cross Emergency Director, Business Continuity Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Manager, Hospital Emergency Management Planner, State Emergency Management Agencies, Local Emergency Management Coordinator, Humanitarian Organizations, Program Administrators.