Emergency Management is a critical concern for the public, private and non-profit sectors. The certificate explores both the conceptual elements of emergency preparedness and the practical implementation of emergency management that typically occur at the intersection of local and national politics. Courses will address topics such as public safety and law enforcement, crisis management, disaster response and recovery. This certificate will provide students with both theoretical and practical knowledge that will prepare them for private or public sector employment in the area of emergency preparedness for both security and non-security related incidents.

This certificate requires three courses (12 credit hours). 

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MPS 554	PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING	4
or MPS 564	PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
Two elective graduate courses:		8
MPS 514	GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
or MPS 515	NONPROFIT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
MPS 526	LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
MPS 527	BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
MPS 529	STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
MPS 552	GIS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MPS 554	PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING 1
MPS 564	PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING 1
MPS 578	URBAN RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION POLICY
GEO 469	RISKS, HAZARDS AND NATURAL DISASTERS
FMS 419	HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS
or MGT 520	HUMANITARIAN SUPPLY CHAIN

1	If not taken as core course.

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