Curriculum
The Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management is a 15-credit, five-course program that you can complete in one year. All coursework is fully online.
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What You’ll Be Able to Do
Apply science, technology and risk analysis to plan for and manage large-scale emergencies
Evaluate social, cultural and economic factors that shape how disasters are prepared for, responded to and recovered from
Develop and maintain business continuity plans that keep organizations running when disruption hits
Understand the legal framework that governs emergency management—from declarations of emergency to individual rights and property status
Analyze the role of public health infrastructure during disasters and the strategies used to mitigate and recover from them
Assess the needs of vulnerable populations during emergencies and build response strategies that account for them
To learn more about Adelphi University’s online Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management program and download a brochure, fill out the fields to request information or call us at 516.619.2209 to talk with one of our enrollment specialists.
Program Structure
Students complete four required core courses and choose one elective. Required courses may be taken in any order.
All courses are delivered online through Moodle with no set class times. You complete lectures and assignments on your own schedule as long as you meet deadlines. Plan for roughly 8 to 10 hours of coursework per week.
Apply Your Certificate to a Master’s Degree
These five certificate courses count toward the Master of Science in Emergency Management. If you complete the certificate, you’ll have 15 of the 33 credits required for the full degree already finished.
Two Starts per Year
You can begin your Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management in the fall or the spring. We offer rolling admissions, so you can start your application now.
Emergency Management Certificate Courses
UEM 501 – Introduction to Emergency Management (3)
In this course, students learn how the discipline of emergency management applies science and technology, planning, risk analysis and management in dealing with dangerously large and complex events that have the potential to kill and injure large numbers of people, do extensive property damage and destroy our economic and physical infrastructure.
UEM 504 – Organizational Planning and Response (3)
This course teaches students to develop competencies of planning methodologies in order to evaluate, critique and apply social science research and government policies to effective disaster response. The focus will be on social, cultural and economic factors that influence how disasters are viewed, prepared for, responded to and recovered from.
UEM 530 – Business Continuity Planning (3)
This course provides algorithms for the development of detailed business continuity planning based on contributions of leading practitioners of the industry. Issues include managing disruptions, maintaining continuity of critical operations and mitigating losses that occur when productivity is crippled or security compromised due to natural or man-made disasters.
UEM 540 – Emergency Management Law (3)
This course is designed to teach students the legal aspects associated with emergency management plans. Declarations of emergency, individual governmental rights and authorities and the status of property are addressed.
UEM 503 – Health Management in Times of Disaster (3)
Students will analyze and evaluate the roles, responsibilities and perspective of the public health infrastructure during disasters. Students will examine and synthesize the mechanisms and strategies deployed by government and local health care entities to identify, mitigate and recover from tragic events including the consequences of weapons of mass destruction.
UEM 602 – Public Policy and Administration in Emergency Management (3)
Students analyze and evaluate public administration in the field of emergency management at federal, state and local levels while considering the role of the private and nonprofit sectors. Central themes include disaster planning, response policy, crisis decision-making and prioritization of problems and issues within the spectrum of governmental levels.
Prerequisites: UEM 501, UEM 502
UEM 603 – Securing the Homeland (3)
Students examine past and current homeland security events, as well as continuing threats against our personal and national safety. Students will explore federal, state and local government’s efforts, in addition to those undertaken by the private sector, to secure our homeland.
Prerequisites: UEM 501, UEM 504
NUR 693 – Epidemic and Pandemic Planning and Responses (3)
This course examines how we plan for and respond to infectious epidemic disease, from emerging infections to bioterrorism. Students learn about the historic impact of catastrophic illness; the social construction of disease; the role of the public health infrastructure; quarantine and isolation; and negotiating the balance between public good and individual rights.
PUB 613 – Special Needs of Vulnerable Groups During Disasters (3)
This course addresses the role and strategies of responders for vulnerable populations with special needs during time of disaster. The special needs of children, elderly, chronically ill, pregnant women, economically disadvantaged, homeless and those with severe mental illness will be considered in the context of natural and man-made disasters.