Emergency Preparedness
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Emergency Preparedness (BS) Degree Map
Explore the courses you'll need to complete your degree.
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.
The emergency preparedness curriculum prepares you for the growing emergency management field. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
Required Courses
- BI582 Internship in Biology I (1)
- CH184 General Chemistry I Lab (1)
- CH185 General Chemistry I (3)
- CH234 Organic and Biological Chemistry (3)
- EA507 School and Campus Safety (3)
- EV447 Fundamentals of Disaster/Emergency Management and Planning (3)
- EV448 Disaster/Emergency Planning and Response (3)
- EV449 Vulnerability, Risk Reduction/Critical Incident Management (3)
- EV454 Risk Assessment Applications (3)
- EV456 Fundamentals of Risk Communication in Emergency Management (3)
- EV551 Hazardous Materials Assessment (3)
- GO445 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)
- GRT425 GIS Planning for Emergency Management (3)
- HL320 Community Health (3)
- MA116 Precalculus A (3)
- MG301 Principles of Management (3)
- PS310 Government and Politics in the American States (3)
- PS415 Government Budgeting Process (3)
- PS418 Public Policy Analysis (3)
- PS425 Administrative Law and Procedure (3)
- SC350 Organizational Communication (3)
- SC355 Relational Communication Strategies (3)
- SW242 Statistics for Social Scientists (3)
Choose 3 hours:
- PY301 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3)
- SC230 Communicating Professioanlly (3)
- SO375 Collective Behavior (3)
Additional Requirements:
- BS105 Environmental Biology (3)
- GO150 Earth Science: Environmental Hazards (3)
- HL120 Health Perspectives (3)
- PS103 U.S. Political Systems (3)
- SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
- IU309 Writing for Science and Technology (3)
- EV387 Environmental Law (3)
- PL429 Environmental Ethics (3)
Choose 3 hours:
- SO101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
- SO321 Urban Sociology (3)
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (13 Hours)
- UI100 (1)
- EN100 (3)
- BS105 (3)
- MA116 (3)
- PS103 (3)
Spring Semester (16 Hours)
- CH184/CH185 (4)
- HL120 (3)
- SC105 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Milestone: maintain 2.0 cumulative GPA
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- CH234/034 (3)
- HL320 (3)
- SO101 or SO321 (3)
- EV387 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- IU309 (3)
- MG301 (3)
- PS310 (3)
- PY301/SC230/SO375 (3)
- SW242 (3)
Milestone: maintain 2.0 cumulative GPA
(summer courses are encouraged to avoid semesters exceeding 15 hours.)
Junior Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- EV454 (3)
- PS415 (3)
- SC355 (3)
- PL429 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (13 Hours)
- BI582 (1)
- GT425 (3)
- GO445 (3)
- PS418 (3)
- General Education (3)
Milestone: maintain 2.0 cumulative GPA
Summer Term (3 Hours)
- EV551 (3)
Senior Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- EV447 (3)
- EV449 (3)
- EV456 (3)
- PS425 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- EA507 (3)
- EV448 (3)
- GO150/050
- SC350 (3)
- Elective (3)
Milestone: maintain 2.0 cumulative GPA
A “Milestone” signifies a significant stage for a student in the completion of a degree.
What will it cost?
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Hands-on Learning
You’ll gain hands-on real-world experience through required internships or research opportunities with local, state, and federal government and in the private industrial sector.
Happening in Biology
The Will to Do
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