Indian RiverState College – Associate of Science in Emergency Administration and Management and Certificates in Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Indian River State College offers an Associate of Science in Emergency Administration and Management. The program is based on an all-hazards approach to emergency management and emphasizes effective operating procedures under all emergency conditions. Students are required to complete 60 credits to earn the Associate of Science in Emergency Administration and Management.

Associate of Science in Emergency Administration and Management – 60 credits

General Education (15 credits)

Major Field Required Courses (18 credits)

  • Principles of Emergency Management
  • Incident Command System
  • Disaster Operations
  • Psychological Management of Disasters
  • Exercise Design & Evaluation
  • Internship in Emergency Management

Major Field Electives (select 27 credits)

  • College Computing
  • Intro to Computer Applications in Business
  • Orientation to Vehicle Maintenance
  • Terrorism & U.S. Security
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • CERT: Basic Training
  • CERT: Refresher Training
  • CERT: Advance Training
  • Critical Infrastructure & Disaster Engineering
  • Florida Personal Radiation Detector
  • Detection Equipment for Law Enforcement
  • Summer Institute in International Disaster Relief
  • Field Training Exercise
  • Current Topics in Public Safety
  • Quantity Food Production
  • GIS with ArcView
  • Introduction to GIS & GPS Applications
  • Nutrition
  • Principles of Management
  • Human Resource Management

Emergency Management Certificate – 24 credits

Major Field Required Courses – 12 credits

  • Exercise Design & Evaluation
  • Current Topics in Public Safety
  • Principles of Emergency Management
  • Disaster Operations

Major Field Electives (select 12 credits)

  • Orientation to Vehicle Maintenance
  • Terrorism & U.S. Security
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Psychological Management of Disasters
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Summer Institute
  • Field Training Exercise
  • Internship – Emergency Management
  • Quantity Food Production
  • Introduction to GIS & GPS Application
  • Nutrition

Homeland Security Certificate (24 credits)

Major Field Required Courses (12 credits)

  • Terrorism & U.S. Security
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Exercise Design & Evaluation
  • Principles of Emergency Management

Major Field Electives (select 12 credits)

  • Disaster Operations
  • Incident Command System
  • Introduction to GIS & GPS Applications
  • GIS with ArcView
  • Critical Infrastructure
  • Summer Institute
  • Field Training Exercise
  • Current Topics – Public Safety
  • Internship – Emergency Management

Indian River State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees.

For more information:

Contact: Stephen Huntsberger

Dean of Public Service Education

Indian RiverState College

3209 Virginia Avenue

Fort Pierce, FL34981-5596

Ph: 772-462-7945

Fax: 772-462-7955

Email:

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Update: 12/21/10

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