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Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management 

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  • Estd. 1991

Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
 at 
APU 
Overview

Enhance your critical-thinking skills and become knowledgeable in mission planning, management relief, and recovery during a public crisis with the online master’s in emergency and disaster management from American Public University (APU)

Duration

24 months

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Total fee

7.50 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

PG Degree

Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
 at 
APU 
Highlights

  • Earn a degree from American Public University
  • Learn from industry experts
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Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
 at 
APU 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For individuals who want to enhance their knowledge & skills in the field
What are the course deliverables?
  • Develop a research proposal for emergency and disaster management
  • Select, evaluate, and prioritize research projects and proposals
  • Organize emergency management functions and activities
  • Formulate plans that clearly differentiate disaster response actions
More about this course
  • This leading-edge program—accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress—is designed to prepare professionals to effectively manage crises
  • APU’s MA in Emergency and Disaster Management advances your knowledge of response, recovery, and economics of emergency and disaster management
  • Through case studies, you will examine natural, technical, and human-induced public emergencies, disasters, and catastrophes
  • The mission of the Master’s in Emergency and Disaster Management is to prepare students to assume leadership roles in the protection of the public in emergency circumstances by providing students with the theory, operations, and best practices across the entire career field and challenging them to demonstrate how to effectively apply them
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Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
 at 
APU 
Curriculum

Emergency and Disaster Theory

Emergency and Disaster Planning and Management

Interagency Disaster Management

Hazard Mitigation and Resilient Communities

Crisis Action Planning

Emergency Management Perspectives on Cybersecurity

Research Design and Methods

Emergency Management and Public Law

Economics of Disaster

Mass Casualty Incident Management

Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management

Consequence Management: Terrorism Preparation & Response

Case Analysis: Crisis and Disaster

Social Justice Issues in Emergency Management

Climate Change Adaptation

Security Risk Management

Weapons of Mass Destruction and the New Terrorism

Resilience and Homeland Security

Port Security

Introduction to Global Security

Homeland Security and the Law

Law, Ethics and Cybersecurity

Foundations of Governance and Policy

Applied Statistics

Organizational Crisis Management

Leadership in a Time of Crisis

Risk Management for Leaders

Concepts and Processes of Organizational Crisis Management

Ethics in Government

Public Management

Law and Public Policy

Public Finance

Local Political Administration

Emergency Management Health and Medical Issues

Quarantine

Disaster Health Management

Epidemiology

Disaster Psychology

Social Psychology

Crisis and Emergency Intervention

Global Issues in Supply Chain Management

Independent Study

National Transportation Management

Strategic Intermodal Transportation

Cargo Security Management

Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
 at 
APU 
Entry Requirements

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Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management
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Contact Information

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111 W. Congress Street
Charles Town, WV 25414

Charleston ( West Virginia)

Phone
877-755-2787

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+1 571-359-3231

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