Hawaii Pacific University - Graduate Certificate in International Disaster and Emergency Management
The Graduate Certificate in International Disaster and Emergency Management offers professional education for graduate students planning careers in government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and for practitioners in the field seeking to broaden their knowledge and skills. It provides tools to manage disasters and address difficult public policy issues facing public and private sector officials, with a regional focus on Asia and the Pacific region.
The intended audience is:
· Graduate students who want to enhance their specialization with a practical skill set, including students of Diplomacy and Military Studies, Global Leaders, Communication, Nursing, and Information Systems.
· Military Officers and DoD civilian employees for whom great expertise in this area is an important form of practical professional development.
· State, Local Government officials, and NGO leaders involved in disaster relief who seek more professional development in this vital and specialized area.
· Business Leaders from industry and large firms interested in the need for developing business continuity plans.
· Disaster Managers, government officials, and NGO leaders from the Asia-Pacific region.
The certificate program provides a professional credential for disaster and emergency managers preparing to apply for the International Certified Emergency Manager (ICEM) program; and the American college of Contingency Planners certification (ACCP). It also provides emergency responders and public health personnel a context for how their professions fit into the national, state, and local emergency management systems from a domestic and international perspective.
Certificate Requirements – 15 Hours (five 3-credit courses)
· INTR6300 International and Domestic Emergency Management
· INTR6350 Capstone/Internship Project
Any two of the following core courses:
· INTR6997 Complex Emergencies
· INTR6340 Disaster Command, control, Communications, and Coordination
· GEOG 6300 Geography and Geology of Natural Disasters
Any one of the following elective courses:
· GEOG4700 Geographic Information Systems
· PSCI6151 International Organization
· PSCI6200 Peacebuilding and Conflict Management
· PSCI6330 National Security Policy and Strategy
· PSCI6610 Politics of Developing Nations
The graduate certificate program can be completed within a one-year period, with some elective courses available online and others in a classroom format.
Hawaii Pacific University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools
For more information:
Contact: Dr. Carlos Juarez, Chair of International Studies
Hawaii Pacific University
1188 Fort Street, Suite 305 (MP building)
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 566-2493
Fax: (808) 544-0834
Email:
Additional information: www.hpu.edu/certificates
Update: 07/29/2010
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