Healthcare Emergency Management
The BA in Applied Studies with a concentration in Healthcare Emergency Management is comprised of 120 credit hours: 51 credit hours in the major, 21 credit hours in Healthcare Emergency Management concentration, the 48 credit hours of University Core Requirements and 21 credit hours of Electives.
I. Foundational Skills (6 credit hours)
- ECON 201 or 202 Microeconomics or Macroeconomics (3 credit hours)
- CPST XXX World Geography (3 credit hours)
II. Communication Skills (9 credit hours)
COMM 175 Introduction to Communication (3 credit hours)
Writing Skills -- Select one course from the following: (3 credit hours)
- ENGL 310 Advanced Writing
- ENGL 185 Creative Writing
- CPST XXX Technical Writing
Communicaton Skills --Select one course from the following: (3 credit hours)
- COMM 101 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
- COMM 200 Communication and New Media
- COMM 231 Conflict Management and Communication
- COMM 237 Small Group Communication
- COMM 215 Ethics & Communication
- COMM 277 Organizational Communication
III. Career Preparation (9 credit hours)
ODL 310 Accounting Principles and Applications (3 credit hours)
Applied Skills -- Select one course of the following (3 credit hours)
- CPST 247 Computer Concepts and Applications
- CPST XXX Advanced Accounting
- STAT 103 Statistics
Theoretical Skills -- Select one from the following (3 credit hours)
- CPST 370 Theories of Leadership
- CPST 360 Marketing and Organizational Behavior
- CPST 340 Principles of Marketing
- PLSC 367 International Political Economy
IV. Healthcare Emergency Management Concentration (21 credit hours)
- HEM 201 Introduction to Emergency Management
- HEM 240 Emergency Planning Public Health, Risk and Vulnerability
- HEM 260 Integrating Emergency Services in the Community & Disaster Sociology
- HEM 310 Introduction to Terrorism, Natural Disasters & Hazardous Materials: Managing Emergency Operations
- HEM 320 Introduction to Homeland Security: Decision Making in Public Administration
- HEM 340 Law and Ethics for the Emergency Manager
- COMM 231 Conflict Management and Communication