Emergency and Disaster Management
| Institution: | American Public University System |
| Program: | Emergency and Disaster Management |
| Degree or Certificate: | Bachelor of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management |
| Department: | School of Public Safety and Health |
| Program website: | Click to visit program site |
| Program specializations: | Not Applicable |
| Program mission statement: | The nature of disasters and large-scale catastrophic events requires professionals with the background and education in dealing with natural and man-made hazards. The undergraduate degree in Emergency and Disaster Management (EDM) prepares students for careers in emergency management and public safety careers. From the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe, our emergency and disaster management program stresses the fact that “all disasters are local”, which is a foundational emergency management concept. In addition, we introduce our students to the all-hazards approach, emergency and disaster management phases, risk assessment, prevention and management, counter-terrorism, consequence management, mitigation, and recovery. |
| Professional accreditation: | APUS's Emergency and Disaster Management program is accredited by the Foundation of Higher Education for Disaster and Emergency Management and Homeland Security. We are the first 100-percent on line institution to receive this important distinction. |
| Test(s) Required for Program Admission: | N/A |
| Face-to-Face Requirements: | N/A |
| Program Credits/Units to Graduation: | 122 |
| Program learning outcomes: What Will I Learn?: |
-Identify and apply the disaster planning and management cycle from mitigation through recovery |
| Evidence of Student Learning - Internal: How will the program measure what I have learned?: | Senior Seminar: Students are required to conduct a Research Paper or Case Analysis of a crisis or disaster of national or international significance. Examples would include Hurricane events (Katrina, Andrew, Hugo, etc), Wildfire Events (California Wildfires, Storm King Fire, etc.); or Terrorist Act (Oklahoma City Bombing, September 11th Attacks, Embassy bombings in Kenya, Kobar Towers Attack, etc.). |
| Results of External Exams/Assessments: What third-party assessments will measure what I have learned?: | The Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress (MAPP) process is a component of the Learning Outcomes Assessment Program at the American Public University System. This graduation requirement was established to assess the outcomes of our general education program and to improve on the quality of instruction and learning efforts. All undergraduate students are required to take the MAPP test, a nationally sponsored test by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The focus of the MAPP is on the academic skills developed through general education or core courses, rather than on the knowledge acquired about the subjects taught in the core. The exam is designed to test college-level reading, college-level writing, critical thinking and mathematics within the context of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Questions do not ask for recall of specific information but, instead, test a student's ability to read carefully, make judgments about clarity, correctness, organization of material, think critically about issues and arguments, and work effectively with mathematics. |
