Disasters, Hazards, and Emergency Management Graduate Certificate

The graduate concentration and certificate in Disasters, Hazards, and Emergency Management (DHEM) provides advanced education in the management of emergencies, hazards, disasters, and community resilience. The DHEM program is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to work, or are currently working, in the field of natural and man-made hazards, community resilience, and, emergency management.

The DHEM program applies an interdisciplinary approach to education that:

Emphasizes high-level skills of critical thinking, learning, adaptation and policy analysis
Focuses on the all-hazards emergency management model (encompassing natural and man-made hazards, such as wildfires, hurricanes, technological or industrial risks), and community resilience.

Students completing the DHEM concentration program will have the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and manage a broad range of hazards and disasters, and to understand the policy and managerial environment in which emergency management occurs.

Students interested in obtaining a concentration in DHEM within a Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) program must apply and enroll in the MPA or MCJ program within the School of Public Affairs (SPA) and must adhere to all master’s degree program requirements.

In addition to the stand-alone graduate certificate, students may also choose to complete a concentration in EMHS as part of the Criminal Justice MCJ or the Public Administration MPA. Students interested in the EMHS concentration must apply and enroll in the MCJ or MPA program within the School of Public Affairs (SPA) and must adhere to all master degree program requirements.

For more information, please the School of Public Affairs website.

Requirements

Students must successfully complete 12 credit hours of approved coursework.
Students must maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA in this program.
This program must be completed within 7 years.

As part of the required 12 credit hours for the DHEM program, all students must take CRJU/PUAD 5720, Public Policies for Hazards and Disasters as well as one additional core course, and two additional electives (four courses total).

Pre-approved Electives (partial list)

Students may choose two additional electives from the partial list below or select an unlisted course that has been approved in-advance by the concentration Director.