Associate of Science in Emergency Health and Safety Program

Curriculum and Instruction
The A.S. in EHS Program is a totally online program with no residential course work required. The program is four semesters and 64 credits in length, consisting of 960 lecture hours and 64 weeks of instruction. Each 16-week semester consists of two modules eight weeks in length. A module is composed of two 4-credit courses. Thereby, there are 4 courses per semester: two courses are taken during the semester’s first 8-week module, and two courses during the semester’s second 8-week module. All EHS Program courses are offered through an online format. All A.S. in EHS program courses can be taken without prerequisites. A semester is equal to two modules (4 courses).

Program Courses and Sequencing

Module
EHS 121: Fundamentals of Emergency Management: A Changing World 4 credits
EHS 123: Fundamentals of Homeland Security: A Dangerous World 4 credits

Module
EHS 125: Incident Command, Managing the Disaster Response 4 credits
GEN 115: Macro-environmental Bioscience 4 credits

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EHS 127: Hazard Assessment: Measuring the Threat 4 credits
EHS 129: Fundamentals of Preparedness and Planning 4 credits

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EHS 131: Creating Emergency Simulations 4 credits
GEN 315 Psychology Stress and Trauma 4 credits

Module
EHS 133: Understanding Terrorism 4 credits
EHS 135: Providing Victim Care in the Disaster Environment 4 credits

Module
EHS 137: Needs Assessments as a Disaster Planning and Mitigation Tool 4 credits
GEN 125 Communications 4 credits

Module
EHS 141: Public Health Issues: Biological Events 4 credits
EHS 143: Providing Care for People with Special Needs 4 credits

Module
EHS 145: Utilizing Emergency Management Processes 4 credits
GEN 215 Ethics 4 credits

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