Emergency Management Disaster Science, Certificate (1748)

Program Coordinator

Joshua D. Durkee, joshua.durkee@wku.edu, (270) 745-8777

The certificate provides students, whether traditional or working professionals, an in-depth acumen related to incident management, risk identification, emergency planning, and emergency management program evaluation.

The program is housed in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences.

Program Requirements (12 hours) 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Program Courses:
EMDS 400	Emergency Management Policy and Practices	3
EMDS 401	Natural and Technological Disaster Risks 1, 2	3
EMDS 402	Resiliency in Response to Terrorism and Violence	3
EMDS 403	Advanced Disaster Planning, Management, and Preparedness 1, 2	3
Total Hours		12

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Students from other disciplines (Education Administration, Leadership, Engineering, Meteorology, etc.) may substitute up to three credit hours from within their discipline, with the approval of the program coordinator, in lieu of EMDS 401 or EMDS 403.

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EMDS 404 may be substituted for either EMDS 401 or EMDS 403.