Adelphi University – Online Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management
Adelphi University is offers an online 18-credit interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management for those students who have earned a bachelor’s degree and wish to explore this academic field. The certificate curriculum was designed to expose students to the essential elements of graduate emergency management, so that they may enhance their knowledge and elevate their career potential. The program of study includes five required emergency management courses and one student-chosen elective. Students who wish to continue their studies upon the completion of their Graduate Certificate may apply their credits toward Adelphi’s Master of Science in Emergency Management degree program.
Required courses include:
0616-501: Introduction to Emergency Management
0616-503: Health Management in Times of Disaster
0616-504: Organizational Planning and Response
0616-530: Business Continuity
0616-540: Emergency Management Law and Ethics
Potential elective courses include:
0616-602: Public Policy Administration in Emergency Management
0616-603: Securing the Homeland
0302-693: Epidemic and Pandemic Planning and Response
0302-613: Special Needs of Vulnerable Groups During Disasters
0125-590: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
0125-590: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. The University, with its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. Adelphi offers Associate of Science (A.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in Emergency Services Administration, a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management (18 credits) and a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Emergency Management (39 credits). Adelphi is accredited by the New York State Education Department and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
For information regarding Adelphi’s Graduate Emergency Management Programs, contact:
Jaime Pober, M.S.
Director, University College
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (631) 678-3884
E-mail:
For additional information regarding Adelphi’s Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management Program, please visit:
http://university-college.adelphi.edu/academics/certificate-programs/graduate-certificate-in-emergency-management/
Update: 7/8/2015
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