Curriculum

ASO 389 – Conflict Management (4)

This course examines the different methods of resolving conflict between community organizations and the children, parents and schools they interact with; racial or ethnic groups; public agencies and officials; police and citizens.

Natural Science Electives (8)

Natural Science electives vary by semester. Visit the course search page to learn which classes are offered in the current and upcoming semesters.

MGT 262 – Principles of Management (3)

An overview of the management process—planning, organizing, controlling and understanding of the challenges in implementing good management practices. Students examine comparative management styles and processes, and the competencies that characterize an effective and innovative manager. This course explores the role of a manager as an agent of change in a rapidly changing business environment.

UEM 201 – Principles of Emergency Services (3)

This course is intended for students desiring a career in the emergency services field and is designed to set the stage for subsequent courses in the degree program. It focuses on the unique characteristics of the emergency and supporting services and examines commonalities and differences in issues impacting them.

UEM 301 – Emergency Services Management and Administration (3)

This course prepares students to assume administrative positions within emergency service organizations and examines common administrative functions, the roles and responsibilities of administrators, as well as management and leadership theory and practices. The purpose of the class is to provide an overview of these functions and the issues faced by emergency services managers.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

UEM 302 – Legal Aspects of Emergency Services (3)

This course introduces the federal, state and local laws that regulate emergency services, national standards influencing emergency services, standard of care, tort, liability and a review of relevant court cases. Students take an advanced look at the legal environment and ramifications of emergency services.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

UEM 304 – Introduction to Financial Concepts for Emergency Services (3)

This course is an introduction to the fiscal policies, procedures and problems encountered in the administration of emergency service organizations—specifically governmental entities, non-profit, tax based and volunteer organizations. The course is designed for non-accounting students who need to understand finance and accounting in order to participate in planning, control and decision-making.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

UEM 305 – Emergency and Disaster Preparedness (3)

The purpose of this course is to discuss the principles that promote effective disaster response operations and management. To achieve these goals, students will examine the nature of disasters, the context of response operations in the United States and the roles and responsibilities of various emergency management related actors.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

UEM 306 – Master Planning for Public Emergency Management (3)

This course is designed for EMS workers who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system. It will assist emergency management administrators in preparedness strategies, emergency planning and assessment of resources and hazards. Emergency operation plans, resource inventory and plan testing and maintenance will be covered.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

UEM 307 – Occupational Safety and Health in Emergency Services (3)

This course provides the substance for understanding the Occupational Safety and Health laws and the research data and analyses required to promulgate or revise a law or regulation. The course presents a comprehensive program management approach to occupational safety and health issues for EMS department managers.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

MGT 366 – Organizational Behavior (3)

This course introduces organizational behavior, the social-scientific study of individuals and groups in work organizations. Built on findings from psychology, social-psychology, sociology and cultural anthropology, this course examines employee motivation and job satisfaction, factors influencing levels of job performance and psychological dimensions of the work environment. It also discusses personality differences, managerial effectiveness and stress at work. Students study the individual, group and social impact on outcomes.

Prerequisite: MGT 262

UEM 308 – Emergency Service Leadership (3)

This course provides an introduction to leadership and organizational theory in the context of emergency services. Students examine and develop a range of skills in a number of interpersonal areas including conflict management, use of power, group dynamics and influence in order to become better leaders.

Prerequisite: UEM 201

0637-404 – Capstone I (4)

The Baccalaureate Capstone is an interdisciplinary seminar that examines how the ideas of the modern age have challenged and altered traditional ways of thinking. As an analysis of the seminal ideas of modernity as defined by the thinkers who originated them, the Baccalaureate Capstone empowers students to think about the world in new and exciting ways.

0637-405 – Capstone II (4)

This course is designed to help students develop ideas and pursue avenues of interest inspired by the readings in the Baccalaureate Capstone I. Students will achieve this through one of the standard forms of academic discourse: independent research and the completion of a project based upon the insights from that research. Capstone II is designed to allow students to use knowledge and methodologies gained through their undergraduate course work in evaluating a major ethical or moral problem in American life.