DEM 3508 - Introduction to Emergency Management

3 Credits
This course focuses on the principles and practices of emergency management at the local, state, and national levels and will explore the concepts of preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. Discussion will include a number of case studies of actual disasters, the challenges that emergency management at all levels of government faced, best practice analysis of what went well and lessons learned for the future.

Prerequisite: HIS 2510 - American Government recommended