Emergency Management, M.S. - Communication Concentration

Millersville University’s Master of Science in Emergency Management (MSEM) degree requires 30 credit hours of study. The curriculum for the Communication Track within the MSEM Program consists of 15 credit hours of communication courses and 15 credit hours of MSEM courses. The Communication Track requires students to take five graduate courses from the Department of Communication and Theatre, including three required courses and two electives. Since the MSEM is an online program, all communication courses will be offered completely online, with synchronous component in each course for faculty and student interaction, discussions, group work and individual projects.

Major in Emergency Management, Communication - MS
- REQUIRED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COURSES
  - EMGT 601
    
    Principles & Practices of Emergency Management
    
    3 hours
  - EMGT 603
    
    Technical & Professional Writing for Emergency Management
    
    3 hours
  - EMGT 605
    
    Social Dimensions of Disaster
    
    3 hours
  - EMGT 614
    
    Natural Hazards Primer
    
    3 hours
  - EMGT 693
    
    Field Experience Practicum
    
    3 hours
- REQUIRED COMMUNICATION COURSES
  - EMGT 617
    
    Crisis, Emergency and Risk Communication
    
    3 hours
  - COMM 605
    
    Comm Research Proseminar
    
    3 hours
  - COMM 625
    
    Intercultural Comm in Contexts
    
    3 hours
  - Additional Communication Electives - Choose 2 of the following:
    
    6 hours
    - COMM 610
      
      Seminar in Organizational Comm
    - COMM 627
      
      Digital Advocacy
    - COMM 653
      
      Applied Comm Theory
    - COMM 661
      
      Health Communication
Total hours

30 hours

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Emergency Management, M.S. - Communication Concentration

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