Disaster and Emergency Management (B.S.)

Crown’s Christ-centered degree in Disaster and Emergency Management not only addresses management principles, public policies and best practices, but it also addresses the faith aspects that go hand-in-hand with this critically important work.

Required Courses for the Disaster and Emergency Management Major

General Education Requirements - 74 Credits

I. General Education Requirements - 31 Credits

COM 1515 - Introduction to Public Communication 3 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
FAR - Fine Arts Elective 3 Credits
Global Awareness Elective 3 Credits ¹
HIS - History Elective 3 Credits
Humanities Elective 3 Credits ²
Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Lab Science Elective 4 Credits
Social Science Elective 3 Credits ³

II. General Electives - 43 Credits

Major Requirements - 51 Credits

I. Christian Studies - 15 Credits

BIB 2505 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits
HUM 3701 - Apologetics and Christian Evidences 3 Credits
HUM 3710 - Christian Faith and Reason 3 Credits
ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits

II. Disaster and Emergency Management Core - 36 Credits

BUS 3540 - Management Principles 3 Credits
DEM 3510 - Political and Policy Basis of Emergency Management 3 Credits
DEM 3512 - Crisis and Risk Communication 3 Credits
DEM 3515 - Emergency Preparedness and Planning 3 Credits
DEM 3517 - Introduction to Emergency Management 3 Credits
DEM 4510 - Disaster Response, Recovery and Operations Management 3 Credits
DEM 4512 - Principles and Practice of Hazards Mitigation 3 Credits
DEM 4514 - Emergency Relief and Community Development 3 Credits
HIS 2510 - American Government 3 Credits
MAT 2230 - Statistical Concepts 3 Credits
PSY 240X - Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits
SOC 230 - Sociology 3 Credits

Total Credits for Bachelor’s Degree - 125 Credits

¹Select global awareness elective from: CM 4583, CM 4584, DEM 4514, ENG 2512, ENG 3537, ICS 1510, ICS 3610, PSY 3060, or SOC 230.

²Select humanities elective from: COM, ENG, FAR, HIS, or HUM.

³Select social science elective from: ECO, HIS, PSY, or SOC.

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