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Emergency Management & Homeland Security
A wide variety of rewarding career options await graduates the emergency management & homeland security program.
Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Online
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
About this program
From government and healthcare to non-profit and faith-based organizations, emergency management professionals keep us safe. At Penn College, you’ll explore what it takes to serve and protect in critical times. Whether it’s developing an action plan or facilitating a coordinated response, this flexible online program cultivates the practical real-world skills that tomorrow needs most.
Next steps...
You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
Careers
- Emergency management coordinator & specialist
- Emergency planner
- Public health preparedness worker
- Healthcare preparedness worker
- Private sector consultant
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
- Introduction to Emergency Management Operations (BEM101)
- Introduction to Sociology (SOC111)
- The History and Evolution of Emergency Management (BEM103)
- World History I (HIS116) or
- World History II (HIS126)
- Incident Command System Operations (BEM201)
- Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes (BEM202)
- Disaster Preparation and Planning (BEM210)
- Crisis Communication (BEM221)
- Disaster Recovery (BEM230)
- Introduction to Homeland Security (BEM240)
- Directed Emergency Management Elective (BEM)
- Spatial Analysis in Emergency Management (BEM250)
- Critical Infrastructure (BEM300)
- Principles of Public Administration (PSC251)
- International Relations (PSC261)
- Social/Psychological Foundations of Emergency Management (BEM265)
- Bioterrorism (BEM350)
- Terrorism, Civil War and Genocide (PSC402)
- Criminal Justice (HSJ263)
- Technological Elements of Emergency Management (BEM311)
- Research Methods (SOC313)
- Emergency Management Internship (BEM450)
- Emergency Management Capstone (BEM495)
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
KEMA Podcast
Listen to David E. Bjorkman, instructor of emergency management/social science, as he discusses the program, career opportunities, the realistic disaster simulations in which students participate, and the overwhelming acceptance by veteran emergency managers.
Military Tuition Assistance
Thanks to the Military Tuition Assistance Program, more tomorrow makers can find their futures at Penn College. Through this special offering, qualified active military personnel are eligible to pursue college credits tuition free.
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about. Academic Tours allow you to explore labs and get to the core of your future program. If you’re looking for a deeper dive into your academic area of interest, opt for a Self-Scheduled Personal Tour. Comprehensive COVID-19 safety protocols are in place.
Oct 23
Open House
Saturday, October 238:30 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
Nov 6
Open House
Saturday, November 68:30 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
Nov 19
Open House
Friday, November 198:30 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
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