Associate of Science in Emergency Health and Safety Program

Course Descriptions

EHS 121: Fundamentals of Emergency Management: A Changing World
This course introduces the student to the basic disciplines of emergency management, its history, its current status, and potential for future development. While the course is designed around the traditional core of “emergency managers”, all categories of public and private organizations will benefit from their workers and managers having a thorough understanding of emergency management and its effects upon them.

EHS 123: Fundamentals of Homeland Security: A Dangerous World
This course acquaints the student with the structure of the Department of Homeland (DHS) and describes the nature of the terrorist threat to the United States. It examines the policies and systems that are in place and being developed that are responsible for protecting America.

EHS 125: Incident Command: Managing the Disaster Response
This course introduces the student to the incident management structures that are used to manage disaster response efforts, including the hierarchy of command and the interactive structure of the Incident Command System (ICS), the National Response Plan (NRP), and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

EHS 127: Hazard Assessment: Measuring the Threat
This course familiarizes the student with the processes of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment with particular emphasis on the methods of analysis and the characteristics of a variety of hazards, both natural and technological. Additionally, this course will address the direct and indirect consequences of disasters at the various levels of application.

EHS 129: Fundamentals of Preparedness and Planning
This course introduces the student to ways to view, study, and plan for the response to the consequences of hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities including the various factors such as demographics, climate, and societal factors that influence loss.

EHS 131: Creating Emergency Simulations
This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of exercise design. It addresses the value of conducting exercises, the components of a comprehensive exercise program, and the exercise development process, development tasks, organization of the design team, exercise documentation, and the steps in designing an exercise. It also addresses the future of exercise design and the tools and resources that are available for building meaningful exercises.

EHS 133: Understanding Terrorism
This course presents the philosophical, political, and religious roots of terrorist activities (past and present) discussing its national, regional, and global effects while suggesting responses and defenses. It also provides relevant information on strengthening and enhancing America’s core beliefs and infrastructure from those who espouse terrorism.

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