Professors
Gary Ackerman, Ph.D., King’s College
Eric Stern, Ph.D., Stockholm University
Associate Professors
Brandon Behlendorf, Ph.D., University of Maryland
DeeDee Bennett Gayle, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Stephen Coulthart, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Alex Greer, Ph.D., University of Delaware
Brian Nussbaum, Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Samantha Penta, Ph.D., University of Delaware
David L. Rousseau, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Amber Silver, Ph.D., University of Waterloo
Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Assistant Professors
Eric Best, Ph.D., University of Delaware
Sam Jackson, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Michael Young, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Professor of Practice
J. Frank Wiley, B.A., Sojourner Douglas College
Visiting Assistant Professor
Adam Bouloukos, Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Administrative Manager
Bridget Collins, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adjuncts (estimated): 10
Teaching Assistants (estimated): 2
General Program B.S.
The major in Emergency Management and Homeland Security requires a minimum of 42 credits, 24 of which must be at the 300 level and above, distributed as follows:
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Core (21 credits):
- CEHC 101/R PAD 101 Introduction to Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EMH 192 Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion: Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security
- C EMH 200: Bad Actors and Bad Things
- C EMH 201: “Risky Business”: Protecting Our Communities and Infrastructure
- CEMH 309 Critical Inquiry and Communication in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC 345 Leadership and Ethics in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- CEMH 351 Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Technology in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC 310 Research Seminar in Emergency Management and Homeland Security OR C EMH 312 Professional Analytical Skills OR Upper-division Statistics/Methods Course as advised
- C EMH 410 Project Management in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Experiential Learning (3 credits):
Students must take 3 credits from the following list:
- C EHC/R PAD/R POS 341 Washington in Perspective
- C EHC 342 Washington Internship
- C EHC 390 External Internship Experience in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (repeatable)
- C EHC 391 Research Internship Experience in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (repeatable)
- C EHC 394 Exercise Design and Implementation
- C EHC 398 Experiential and Service Learning in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC/C INF 495 Special Topics in Research, Applied and Experiential Learning (repeatable)
- C INF 395 Peer Education Practicum (repeatable)
- C INF 466 Independent Research (repeatable)
Concentrations (at least 12 credits):
Select one concentration.
Emergency Management Concentration:
- C EMH 400 Preparedness and Response
- C EMH 401 Mitigation and Recovery
Select two courses from:
- A ATM 103 Introduction to Climate Change
- A ATM 200 Natural Disasters
- A HIS 220 Public Policy in Modern America
- A HIS 311 History of American Foreign Policy I
- A HIS 312 History of American Foreign Policy II
- A HIS 313 Constitutional History of the United States
- A HIS 329 American Environmental History
- A GOG 290 Introduction to Cartography
- A USP 201 Introductory Urban Planning
- C EHC 360 The Legal, Ethical, and Operational Impacts of Unmanned Systems
- C EHC 402 Risk, Planning, and Continuity
- C EHC 403 Governance, Stakeholders, and Collaboration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC 405 Crises and Vulnerable Populations
- C EHC 442 Advanced Threat and Hazard Assessment
- C EHC/R PAD 455 Disaster, Crisis and Emergency Management and Policy
- C EHC/R PAD 472 Disasters and Crisis Management in the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors
- C EMH 407 Risk Communication for Safety, Security, and Emergency Management
- H SPH 201 Introduction Public Health
- H SPH 341 Promoting Healthy People and Communities
- R PAD/R POS 140 Introduction to Public Policy
- T SPH/T POS/T PAD 272 Health and Human Rights: an Interdisciplinary Approach
- Or other courses as advised
Homeland Security Concentration
- C EMH 460 Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- C EMH 461 Homeland Security Risk
Select two courses from:
- A BIO 175 Forensic Science Investigation
- A HIS 220 Public Policy in Modern America
- A HIS/A JST 275 Antisemitism: Historical Exploration & Contemporary Challenges
- A HIS 290 Topic: War on Terror as History
- A HIS 311 History of American Foreign Policy I
- A HIS 312 History of American Foreign Policy II
- A HIS 313 Constitutional History of the United States
- C EHC 320 Psychology of Terrorism
- C EHC 321/T EHC Human Trafficking
- C EHC 322 Introduction to Intelligence
- C EHC 324 Civil Liberties in Context: Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC 325 Critical Infrastructure
- C EHC 356 Transnational Crime
- C EHC 360 The Legal, Ethical, and Operational Impacts of Unmanned Systems
- C EHC 402 Risk, Planning, and Continuity
- C EHC 403 Governance and Stakeholders in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- C EHC 405 Crises and Vulnerable Populations
- C EHC 442 Advanced Threat and Hazard Assessment
- C EHC/R PAD 456 Homeland Security Intelligence
- C EHC/R PAD 457 Intelligence Analysis for Homeland Security
- R CRJ 201 Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process
- R CRJ 202 Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice
- R CRJ/A SOC 203 Criminology
- R CRJ 351 Policing in a Free Society
- R CRJ 401 Crime Deviation and Conformity
- R CRJ 417 Cross-National Crime
- R CRJ 418 Information Use and Misuse in Criminal Justice
- R POS/R PAD 140 Introduction to Public Policy
- Or other courses as advised
Non-credit training in Emergency Management and Homeland Security:
Students must complete 100 hours selected from a list of approved training opportunities.
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Honors Program
The EMHS Honors Program is designed to provide qualified undergraduate students with the opportunity for an advanced educational experience including immersive research and writing than is normally available in the general undergraduate program. It is designed to allow strong EMHS majors to engage in independent undergraduate research as members of a vibrant intellectual community.
Requirements
The Bachelor of Science with Honors Degree in EMHS (a University designation) is a 49-credit program that will introduce students to the tools and strategies needed to complete an independent and original thesis project. The program consists of four courses for a total of 12 credits:
- an initial research design course (C EHC 311)
- a research methods course (either Intermediate Special Topics in Research [C EHC / C INF 495] or another approved upper-division methods course)
- in addition to two semesters of honors thesis project work (C EHC 498; may be repeated once for credit),
To remain in the Honors Program, a student must:
- maintain a 3.50 GPA in the major;
- maintain a 3.25 GPA overall;
Application for Admission
Space permitting, majors will be invited for admission into the EMHS Honors program in the second semester of their sophomore year or the first semester of their junior year. Transfer students and other students who arrive to the major later in their academic career and are interested in the program should contact the Honors Program Director in order to learn more about exceptions to these admission criteria.
Minimum requirements for admission include EMHS as a declared major, an overall University GPA no lower than 3.25, an EMHS GPA no lower than 3.50, and completion of at least 12 credits of core courses in the EHC major. These may include C EMH 101, 192, 200, 201, 309, 351, 345.
Student transcripts are reviewed by faculty members on the Undergraduate Committee in coordination with the Honors Program/Undergraduate Program Director.
Combined BS Emergency Management and Homeland Security with M.S. Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Undergraduate majors can complete a Master of Science in Emergency Management and Homeland Security within five years. Students will have the opportunity to take up to 12 credits of graduate coursework as an undergraduate student. These 12 credits will double count for both undergraduate and graduate school at undergraduate costs. The combined program is designed to prepare students for advanced careers within Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The program is designed for two specific concentrations within the M.S. degree: Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Requirements for the B.S./M.S. program are:
- GPA of at least 3.20 at the time of application
- Concentration in either Emergency Management or Homeland Security in the Emergency Management and Homeland Security B.S.
- Completion of at least 56 credits at the undergraduate level
Applications should be submitted in the first or second semester of the junior year. Required elements include three letters of recommendation and answers to the following questions:
- Discuss (in 500 words or less) your background and/or experiences that have led to your interest in Emergency Management and/or Homeland Security.
- State (in 500 words or less) your short and long-term career objectives, including how the opportunities provided by the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Master’s program will assist you in achieving those objectives.
- Describe (in 250 words or less) any barriers to success you have encountered in your educational or professional career, how you have overcome them, and how the skills and knowledge you leveraged to circumvent those barriers may also help with the demands of being enrolled in a master’s program.
- Identify (in 250 words or less) the concentration you wish to pursue in the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Master’s program and explain why you are interested in that concentration. If there are particular faculty you would like to work with or you think would be a good fit as an advisor, feel free to discuss that here as well.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with a financial aid counselor to ensure that acceptance into the program will not affect their financial aid.