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Business/Management

Emergency Management

Associate in Applied Science

Description 

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Emergency Management provides the student with knowledge and skills required to conduct a comprehensive emergency management program. The program prepares students to manage fire department operations, hazardous materials incidents, tactics, strategy, and safety of firefighting activities, and customer service in the public sector. The student will be prepared for positions such as Emergency Manager, Emergency Management Planner, Emergency Operations Coordinator, Environmental Compliance Planner, and Emergency Management Specialist, working in state, local, federal, and international governments, business and industry, military installations, and health care facilities.
 

Required Courses

Required Courses
Credits
AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

AJS/FSC139 Emergency Response to Terrorism

3

AJS/FSC146 Disaster Recovery Operations

3

AJS/FSC147 Emergency Preparedness

3

AJS/FSC148 Fundamentals of Emergency Management
3
AJS/FSC149 Hazard Mitigation

3

FSC105 Hazardous Materials/First Responder

3

AJS/FSC224 Incident Command Systems

3

Total  

24

Restricted Electives
Credits
AJS195 International and Domestic Terrorism

3

AJS225 Criminology

3

AJS270 Community Relations

3

AJS275 Criminal Investigation I

3

FSC211 Fundamental of Flammale Hazardous Materials

3

FSC212 Dangerous and Exploxive Hazardous Materials

3

AJS++++ Any Adminstration of Justice Studies course

3

FSC++++ Any Fire Science Technology course

3

Total  

15-18