Empire State College Center for Distance Learning - Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Professional Studies with Concentrations in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, and Fire Services Administration
The Center for Distance Learning offers on-line studies leading to a Bachelor's degree in the concentrations listed above. The programs are designed for emergency management personnel, firefighters, police, military personnel and others in the uniformed services or in civilian life who want to serve their own or other communities by guiding preparations for, response to, and recovery from disasters and other large scale emergencies. The on-line format, pioneered and continually improved by the Center for Distance Learning, works well for those whose responsibilities prevent them from attending college in a traditional classroom-based format. Students who have earned college credits elsewhere, or who have experience that equates to college-level learning may find that they can significantly shorten the time to a degree.
A few courses that would be of interest to students in these concentrations are:
Emergency Communications
Fire and Emergency Services Administration
Introduction to Public Administration
Introduction to Public Policy
Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
Disaster and Fire Defense Planning
Fire Prevention, Organization and Management
Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services
Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection
The Community and Fire Threat
Fire Investigation and Analysis
Introduction to Emergency Management
Introduction to Emergency Planning
Managing Bio-Terrorism and Public Health Emergencies
Mass Disasters: Implications for Public Policy
Psycho-Social Impacts of Mass Disasters
Perspectives on Terrorism
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Protecting America: Cases and Controversies
Crime and Intelligence Analysis
For a more information on-line, including a complete listing of courses in the college's catalog, go to http://www.esc.edu/em.
Empire State College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
For more information on these programs:
Contact: Jim Savitt, Associate Professor and Area Coordinator
Emergency Management and Fire Services Administration
Empire State College Center for Distance Learning
113 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391
Phone: (518) 587-2100, ext. 2410
Email:
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Additional Phone: Initial inquires: 1-800-847-3000 x2300
Updated: 12/24/13
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