EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING

Course #	Emergency Administration and Planning Courses
EADP (2700)	Images of Disasters in Film and Media. 3 hours. *( Special Problems course offered on a rotating basis.)* Examination of the popular culture pertaining to disasters that results from portrayals of catastrophic events in film and by the media. Discussion of what can be done to alter myths about human behavior in emergency and disaster situations.
EADP 3010	Introduction to Emergency Management. 3 hours. Introduction to the principles, processes, and elements of disaster management. Topics include risk, vulnerability, hazard, and the comprehensive emergency management system.
EADP 3035	Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness. 3 hours. Theoretical examination and practical application of pre-disaster management activities including hazard and vulnerability analysis, structural and non-structural mitigation, capability assessment, planning, training, exercises and public education. Development planning, political advocacy and networking are heavily stressed. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department.
EADP 3045	Disaster Response and Recovery. 3 hours. Theoretical examination and practical application of post-disaster management activities including human behavior in emergency situations, warning, evacuation, sheltering, triage, damage assessment, disaster declaration, debris removal, media relations, crisis counseling, individual and public assistance, and other relevant functions. Decision making, incident command, EOC operations, coordination and service delivery strategies are also discussed. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department.
EADP 3080 *PADM 3020*	Leadership and Organizational Behavior. 3 hours. Study of interpersonal relationships and organizational behavior as they apply to emergency administration and operations. Topics include leadership, conflict management and the use of power and influence. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department. *--or* (You may substitute PADM 3020 for EADP 3080.) Public Management. 3 hours. An introduction to organization and management theories and practices as they concern federal, state, and local governments.
EADP 4000	Hazardous Materials and Planning Management. 3 hours. Study of contingency planning and management for hazardous materials. Particular attention is given to environmental regulations as they relate to hazardous materials. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department.
EADP 4010	Public Health and Disasters. 3 hours. Discussion of the changing and unique role of the public health field in emergency management, paying special attention to epidemiology, integration with emergency services, medical/first responders, public safety, bio-terrorism preparedness and public/professional community education.
EADP 4015	Flood Plain Management. 3 hours. Identification and assessment of flood related hazards and vulnerabilities. Evaluation of the merit and necessity of implementing various structure and non-structural approaches to reduce flood related disasters. Includes discussion about mapping, containment devices, land use planning, early warning systems and insurance.
EADP 4020	The Federal Government and Disasters. 3 hours. Historical review of how the Cold War, disasters and legislation have resulted in the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Examination of roles and inter-organizational relationships among FEMA and other federal agencies.
EADP 4030	Private Sector Issues. 3 hours Focuses heavily upon business continuity and risk management. Explores the role of businesses in emergency management. Also covers related topics including OSHA regulations, government consulting, etc.
EADP 4040	International Disasters. 3 hours. Exploration of issues pertinent to international disasters, including the susceptibility of poor countries to natural disasters, the nature of complex emergencies, and the actors involved in humanitarian activity across national boarders. Special attention is given to the social, political and economic barriers that perpetuate the vicious cycle of vulnerability as well as the need for long term solutions that promote beneficent forms of development.
EADP 4050	Special Populations and Disasters. 3 hours. Examination of special populations in disasters and their needs, including service delivery strategies. Appropriate legislation and regulations are discussed. Emphasis on relevant response agencies and programs, and inter-organizational relationships. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department.
EADP 4060	Computers in Emergency Management. 3 hours. Examination of the use of personal computers in emergency management. Analysis and application of current software used in emergency/contingency planning. Special emphasis is placed on planning, information management and business resumption after disasters. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010 or consent of department.
EADP 4080	Capstone Course in Emergency Management. 3 hours. Integration of emergency management concepts and methodologies. Case studies of disasters are emphasized to provide a synthesis of emergency management principles. This course should be taken during the last spring semester of enrollment. Prerequisite(s): EADP 3010, 3020, 3025, 3040, and 3050.
EADP 4090	Terrorism and Emergency Management. 3 hours. In depth investigation into the ideology forces and groups involved in terrorist activity. Analysis of the effects of terrorism, including the similarities and differences to other types of disasters. Attention is given to weapons of mass destruction and the unique challenges to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.
EADP 4800	Emergency Management Internship Preparation. 3 hours. Practical experience in a supervised emergency management setting geared toward the integration of theory and practice. Requires a minimum of 120 contact hours (3 credit hours) or 240 contact hours (6 credit hours) within the practicum setting plus the weekly integrative seminar. Prerequisite(s): 15 hours of EADP coursework, including EADP 3010, 3035, 3045 and consent of Internship Coordinator.
EADP 4810	Emergency Management Internship Practicum. 3 hours. Enrollment is this course is required for pre-career EADP students. Provides practical experience in a supervised emergency management setting geared toward the integration of theory and practice. Requires a minimum of 240 contact hours within the practicum setting plus attendance at scheduled classes. Prerequisite(s): EADP 4800, plus 15 hours of EADP coursework, including EADP 3010, 3035, 3045 and consent of the internship coordinator. Application for approval of the practicum site occurs in the semester prior to enrollment in this course.
EADP (4980)	Flood Plain Management. 3 hours. *(Special Problems course offered on a rotating basis.)* Identification and assessment of flood related hazards and vulnerabilities. Evaluation of the merit and necessity of implementing various structure and non-structural approaches to reduce flood related disasters. Includes discussion about mapping, containment devices, land use planning, early warning systems and insurance.
EADP (4980)	The Federal Government and Disasters. 3 hours. (Special Problems course offered on a rotating basis.) Historical review of how the Cold War, disasters and legislation have resulted in the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Examination of roles and inter-organizational relationships among FEMA and other federal agencies.
EADP (4980)	Wildland Fire Ecology and Mgmt. 3 hours *(Special Problems course offered on a rotating basis.)* This course will explore the vital role fire that played in the evolution and ecology of North American ecosystems, how the interplay of science and myth has shaped wildfire management, and how the importance of fire management in conservation is rapidly increasing with new advances in understanding and its changing status in public opinion. This course will also provide practical instruction in fire behavior, fuel and fire assessment methods, and fire management techniques. Note: due to liability issues, we will not be interacting with live fire as part of this course.
EADP (4980)	Public Health and Disasters. 3 hours. (Special Problems course offered on a rotating basis.) Discussion of the changing and unique role of the public health field in emergency management, paying special attention to epidemiology, integration with emergency services, medical/first responders, public safety, bio-terrorism preparedness and public/professional community education.

	Public Administration
PADM 3000	Public Administration. 3 hours. Organizations and management in executive departments, and national, state and municipal governments; bureaucracy; administrative theory; budgeting; personnel and administrative leadership.
PADM 3410	Financial Aspects of Government. 3 hours. Politics and management of taxation, budgeting, grants-in-aid, and municipal bonds. Conflicts among politicians, managers, and analysts in developing policy and financing programs.
PADM 3700	Issues in Public Administration. 3 hours. An in-depth investigation of a contemporary issue of concern to public managers. Possible topics include managing nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships and ethics in government. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
PADM 4130	American Intergovernmental Relations. 3 hours. Federal system; constitutional and theoretical bases of federalism; national/state/local government conflict and cooperation; regional arrangements; political centralization; impact upon American traditions; future prospects.
PADM 4450	Public Policy Making. 3 hours. Policy making, impact of public policy and factors that place specific problems on the public agenda.
	Biology
BIOL 3160	Biological Resource Conservation and Management. 3 hours. Principles and values relating to natural biological resources; ecological concepts applied to resource management and protection of aquatic organisms, rangelands, forests and wildlife. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of biological sciences.
	Community Service
COMS 3000	Community and Public Service. 3 hours. Designed for individuals preparing for a career in community, public, or human service professions. Promotes understanding of self in relation to philosophy and practice of community and public service. Students examine social issues, study and discuss concepts in community service disciplines, learn professional skills, explore service careers and organizations appropriate for their unique interests and abilities, and apply their base of knowledge to further the purpose of civic involvement. Community service professionals offer real-world viewpoints and experiences contributing to the decision-making process.
COMS 3300	Introduction to Philanthropy and Fundraising. 3 hours. Provides an overview of financial planning and fundraising practices in non-profit organizations from the perspective of the giver. Students learn to assess the financial health of organizations, understand the duty of fiscal responsibility and develop and implement fundraising strategies.
COMS 4100	Social Evolution of Contemporary Volunteerism. 3 hours. Analysis and review of the social evolution of contemporary volunteerism from revolutionary times to the present. Study of the current issues, definitions, and trends in the field of professional management. Introduction to social systems supporting or limiting volunteerism and volunteerism resources on the Internet. May not be repeated at the graduate level as COMS 5100.
COMS 4300	Proposal Writing and Grants Administration. 3 hours. Basic steps in researching funding ideas, including how to use the Internet as a fundamental tool and the detailed steps required for preparing funding applications. Focus on the skills and tools needed to monitor funds once grants have been awarded.
COMS 4400	Volunteer Management Concepts and Applications. 3 hours. Analysis and review of day-to-day applications of management principles to the administrative and operating practices of contemporary volunteer programs in the public, not-for-profit, and for-profit sectors. Focuses on volunteer program management and organization, including targeting, recruiting, training, supervising, motivating, counseling, retaining and recognizing volunteer workforces. May not be repeated if credit has been received for it at the graduate level.
COMS 4500	Community Resource Mapping and Collaboration. 3 hours. Analyzes systems that measure community assets and resources. Explores the means of identifying and approaching potential collaborative community partners, and focuses on the development of joint proposals and/or business plans. Provides an overview of the role of volunteer managers and agency leadership of community organizations that provide resources in the development of a collaborative, capacity building community. An ecological approach is used to analyze the full range of human service agency services: health, social, educational, diagnostic, enrichment, religious, civic and legal. Students have an opportunity to do field work with agency staff on assigned community projects.
COMS 4600	Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation. 3 hours. Seminar designed to provide students with the basic skills necessary to systematically design and plan volunteer programs, and evaluate their effectiveness. Special emphasis is given to measuring program outcomes. May not be repeated if credit has been received for it at the graduate level.

	Geography
GEOG 4120	Medical Geography. 3 hours. Locational aspects of disease and health care, spatial patterns of diseases, health facilities, health care policies and problems. Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2400 or consent of department.
GEOG 4170	Map-Air Photo Analysis. 3 hours. Evaluation and interpretation of aerial photography and satellite images from the most common sensing radar. Digital processing of satellite data on microcomputer. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1610, GEOG 1710, 2400, or consent of department.
GEOG 4240	Meteorology. 3 hours. Weather elements and controls; air masses and upper air wind flow; emphasis on atmospheric storm systems.
GEOG 4240	Introduction to Remote Sensing. 3 hours. (2;1) Principles of remote sensing technology, including the physics of energy for remote sensing, aerial photography, digital imaging, airborne and space-borne multispectral/hyperspectral scanners, and thermal and microwave imaging. Analytical techniques and applications of remotely sensed data in geography and other fields are introduced. Skill training of handling both analog and digital remote sensing data manually and with digital image processing systems is provided. Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1710 or GEOL 1610 or consent of department.
GEOG 4500	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 3 hours. Introduction to the concepts of computer-based spatial data handling, known as geographic information systems (GIS) technology. Presents the concepts of GIS in a general way utilizing several GIS packages and hypothetical GIS problems.
	Geology
GEOL 4650	Environmental Geology. 3 hours. Geologic aspects of land-use planning; earthquakes, landslides, coastal processes, streams and flooding, soils, groundwater, and waste disposal; planning for the future. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1610, GEOG 1710 or consent of department.
	Insurance
INSU 4600	Risk Management. 3 hours. Study of financial effects of pure risk on businesses and not-for-profit institutions; policy, goals, objectives, organization of effort, identification and evaluation of risk; selection of risk treatment/financing tools; implementation and review of tools used; probability analyses of data and financial evaluation of alternative tools.
	Management
MGMT 4180	Workplace Health and Safety. 3 hours. Problems of occupational safety and health (OSHA) workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, industrial security and environmental risk management.

	Sociology
SOCI 3550	Collective Behavior. 3 hours. Human behavior in sporadic and unstructured situations; theories and case studies of rumors, crowds, panics, riots, disasters, fads and crazes; links among collective behavior episodes, social movements and social change.
SOCI 4260	Sociology of Disaster. 3 hours. A detailed overview of the social/behavioral aspects of disaster, focusing on the history of studying disasters, methods for studying disasters, different units of analysis, different time periods, and select topics (e.g., vulnerability, sustainability).

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