Master of Science in Emergency Management and Preparedness
DEGREE TYPE
Master's Degree
PROGRAM TYPE
Graduate
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Meeting Today's Critical Needs
Our world needs more leaders who know how to handle emergencies. Both government and business leaders know we must be ready for disasters before they happen.
What to Expect
In our online Master's in Emergency Management and Preparedness program, learn how to lead during disasters, crises, and how to make emergency plans, train others, and solve tough problems when disasters strike.
- Learn the difference between big and small disasters, and how to handle each one
- Learn how to help right after a disaster and in the months that follow
- Become a leader who can help towns and cities with emergency preparedness
What can you do with an Emergency Management degree?
Your Master's degree prepares you get better jobs in emergency management. As a student you learn skills like emergency planning and crisic management for big companies and cities, ways to talk to the public during a crisis, and how to work with government agencies like FEMA, which directly impacts your career success. You may lead teams that help cities recover after floods or storms or make sure that companies are prepared, ready for any crisis. Our Career Services team will help you find these jobs. The knowledge you gain here builds a foundation for both starting a solid career and growing into higher positions as you gain experience.
Top Career Paths and Advanced Education Options
- Emergency Management Director
- FEMA Team Leader
- Hospital Emergency Planning Manager
- State Emergency Response Coordinator
- Business Continuity Specialist
- Homeland Security Officer
- Public Health Emergency Leader
- Risk Management Consultant
- University Emergency Planner
- Private Industry Safety Director
- St. Louis University School of Public Health
- University of Missouri-Columbia Public Health Program
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- Washington University School of Public Health
- Florida State University Emergency Management Program
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Emergency Management and Preparedness (MS) Degree Map
This is where you find your fearless.
Outcomes & Careers
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$88k
Emergency Management Director
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an emergency management director is $88,890.
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$46k
Community Health Workers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a community health worker is $46,190.
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$40k
Emergency Medical Technician
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an emergency medical technician and paramedic is $40,120.
Turn Ambition into Action
- EV547 Fundamentals of Disaster/Emergency Management and Planning (3)
- EV548 Disaster/Emergency Planning and Response (3)
- EV549 Vulnerability, Risk Reduction, and Critical Incident Management (3)
- EV554 Risk Assessment Applications (3)
- GT645 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)
- GT625 GIS Planning for Emergency Management (3)
- GR698 Master’s Final Comprehensive Exam (0)
Choose 6 hours; at least 3 hours must be at the 600 level
- BY666 Experimental Design (3)
- BY636 Wildlife Disease (3)
- EA507 School and Campus Safety (3)
- ED535 The Trauma Informed Professional (3)
- EV556 Fundamental Risk Communication in Emergency Management (3)
- PS502 Fundamentals of Public Administration (3)
- PS505 Organization Theory and Behavior (3)
- PS615 Government Budgeting (3)
- PS631 Nonprofit Management (3)
Choose 6 hours:
- EV691 - 693 Environmental Science Research (1-3)
- EV681 - 683 Environmental Science Internship (1-3)
In addition to the criteria established for general admission to graduate studies, applicants must have the following:
- An undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
What will it cost?
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Graduate Assistantships
College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Graduate Coordinators
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Biological and Environmental Sciences
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