Graduate Study

Spotlight on Emergency Management

Recent disasters, including 9-11 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have brought greater awareness of the critical importance of crisis and emergency managers to organizations ranging from the Federal government to private business enterprises. Crisis and emergency management expertise is used to address a wide variety of issues, including first-responder training, homeland security, and natural disaster preparedness. If you’re an incident-response manager or policymaker at the Federal, state, or local level, you know the broad range of responsibilities associated with the role.

Earn an Executive Master of Science Degree in Crisis and Emergency Management

Whether you’re a current or future crisis and emergency manager, earning an Executive Master of Science Degree in Crisis and Emergency Management (ECEM) from UNLV will better position you for more responsible assignments in your career. Offered through the UNLV Department of Public Administration and supported by the UNLV Institute for Security Studies, this graduate degree program provides students with the knowledge to:

• Effectively manage the consequences of natural, intentional, and technical disasters

• Navigate the complex emergency management framework

• Apply sophisticated technical systems to emergency management

• Understand the intergovernmental context of emergency management

• Borrow lessons from past incidents to prepare for future disasters

Develop an organizational response plan

How can the ECEM program help you achieve your career goals? Upon completion of the 36-credit hour graduate degree program, you will have the depth of knowledge to design an organizational response plan tailored to your community or organization.

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