Homeland Security / Emergency Management
Secure Your Future
In a post-9/11 world, it’s more important than ever before to have trained professionals in homeland security and emergency management. Answer your call to duty and serve your country by becoming an expert in preparedness, disaster relief, security and safety, and domestic and international terrorism. You’ll also learn about world history and foreign cultures so you can be part of creating a more peaceful world.
If you have a passion for saving lives and protecting our country, you could make a difference by safeguarding the public welfare in manmade and natural disaster situations. You will use your knowledge and training to make decisions; problem-solve; and plan, implement, and coordinate resources necessary for disaster response and recovery. This interdisciplinary area combines aspects of emergency operations, terrorism defense, and infrastructure protection, along with understandings of legal, psychological, and cultural issues.
Emergency Management needs people with good problem solving skills, good judgment, the knack for making quick decisions under pressure, the ability to get along well with others and work as part of a team, and the steadfastness to stay calm during emergencies. Want to find out if this career is for you? Click here for more details http://www.acinet.org/.
Program Description
The Homeland Security/Emergency Management degree and certificate is a new component to the PPCC public safety degree area. In the competitive public safety environment today, additional education and training is needed by all fire, police, medical, military, and emergency management personnel. This is an opportunity to attain a degree or certificate, upgrade a resume, and be more competitive and prepared for the jobs of tomorrow.
The Homeland Security/Emergency Management degree and certificate programs will develop your competencies and skills for preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery from possible man-made and natural disasters. We developed these programs with input from firefighters, police officers, emergency managers, emergency medical responders, U.S. Northern Command and the FEMA Emergency Management Institute higher education program.
Career Path Notes
Part of your degree can be accomplished through Credit for Prior Learning for your previous fire, police, military, EMS and emergency management training, education and certifications, as well as college credit transfer.
Program Information
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For More Information
Call the Division of Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences at 719-502-3300.
Employment Opportunities
The certificate and Associate of Applied Science degree provide training for entry-level employment in emergency management, such as an Emergency Management Specialist. In addition, there are many public safety and governmental positions that may include aspects of this emerging career specialty, so job opportunities are extremely varied.
Earnings Outlook
In Colorado, the median hourly salary in 2005 for Emergency Management Specialists was $31.54, with a salary range of $17.28 – $49.36. Nationwide from 2004 to 2014, there are expected to be an average of 470 job openings per year. In Colorado in 2006, the industry with the highest employment for Emergency Management Specialists was air transportation. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
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Associate of Applied Science Degree
1st Semester - Fall
CSC 105 Computer Literacy
EMP 101 Principles of Homeland Security/Emergency Mgmt
ENG 121 English Composition I
or
ENG 131 Technical Writing
MAT 120 Mathematics for Liberal Arts or higher math course
POS 111 American Government
Semester 1 Credit Hours 15-17
2nd Semester - Spring
ANT 101 Cultural Anthropology
or
PSY 101 General Psychology I
or
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I
EMP 106 Exercise Design Evaluation
EMP 107 Emergency Operation Centers & Communication
EMP 240 Leadership & Influence
Semester 2 Credit Hours 12
3rd Semester - Fall
PSM 130 Homeland Security Law
PSM 132 Homeland Defense: Forecasting Terrorism
Electives 3 credits
Semester 3 Credit Hours 15
4th Semester - Spring
PSM 133 Homeland Security: Chemical & Biological Defense
PSM 135 Critical Infrastructure Protection
PSM 200 Nat'l Incident Mgmt System/Interagency Operations
Electives 2 credits
Semester 4 Credit Hours 13-14
Total Credit Hours 60
Certificate
Homeland Security/Emergency Management