95 credits
The Emergency Management (EM) degree program is designed to prepare the next generation of emergency management practitioners. The degree prepares you to work in emergency planning and training programs, coordinate disaster response and recovery efforts, and navigate the administrative and technical demands of disaster and emergency management efforts. The degree provides a solid foundation to begin an entry level career in emergency management in the public, private, or non-profit sectors, or to move on to a Bachelor’s degree program. Graduates of the emergency management certificate will be able to apply those certificates to this degree.
Upon successful completion of this degree a student will be able to:
- Use modern workplace technology to complete individual and group projects, demonstrating leadership and followership skills
- Apply planning methodologies that incorporate risk analysis, research skills, stakeholder engagement, and professional communications
- Demonstrate professional ethics, including the values of integrity, respect, and cultural awareness
- Describe the technical application of emergency management program functions
- Describe how social determinants affect people’s experiences regarding program equity, diversity, and inclusion in disaster preparedness and the mission areas of response, recovery, mitigation, prevention, and protection
Completion Requirements
The Emergency Management (EM) Associate Degree is a professional technical degree that requires at least 93 credit hours in college level courses (numbered 100 or above), a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average, a minimum of 25 credits from Cascadia, and completion of all of the requirements for this degree. Students must meet with an advisor to complete and submit an application for graduation.
Social Sciences, Human Services and Education
Students in a Social Science, Human Services, & Education pathway who successfully complete this degree will be able to:
- Apply discipline knowledge and skills to engage with diverse communities and ideas
- Understand differences between individuals, groups, communities, and the impact on interactions
- Apply discipline knowledge and skill to lives, organizations, or communities
- Use discipline knowledge or published research to critically evaluate claims or draw conclusions
- Convey discipline knowledge using oral or written communication skills