EM 102 - Introduction to Emergency Management

5.0 Credits
Provides a broad overview for exploring a career inemergency management (EM). Students will learn what an emergency management professional does, what an emergency management program consists of, and how that can be applied to a variety of organizations. Previously EMERG 102.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define essential elements of an effective emergency management program.
Define the many roles, responsibilities and functions of the professional emergency manager in addressing holistic community needs.
Describe the actions taken in hazard identification and components of an emergency plan and principles that guide the planning process.
Examine the actions taken when planning for incident prevention and hazard mitigation in the context of population, infrastructure and equity.
Describe basic components of mutual aid systems.
Analyze compliance requirements for emergency communications and warnings.

Course Typically Offered
Full Year