Environmental Hazards and Emergency Management Minor
This minor educates those interested in protecting and building disaster-resilient communities. Emergency-management professionals are employed at each level of government, at nonprofit disaster-relief organizations, in domestic and international nongovernmental organizations, in private-sector emergency-management consulting, and in information technology, among others.
Regulations Governing Minor Course Work
- There shall be a minimum of 18.0 credit hours with a minimum Millersville QPA of 2.0.
- Only one course which counts toward your major may be counted toward your minor.
- Courses that count toward a minor are also eligible to be used to satisfy the current University-wide General Education requirements subject to normal distribution requirements.
- At least two courses should be at the upper-division level (300-400). Exceptions may be requested upon evidence of program depth.
- No course needed for the minor may be taken Pass-Fail.
- One-half or more of the work required for the minor must be completed at Millersville University.
- No student may minor in his or her major.
-
Minor in Envir Hazards & Emergency Mgmt
-
Electives - Choose 6 hours from:6 hours
-
Chem!Better Things/Better Lvng
-
Gen Organic and Biochemistry 1
-
Introductory Chemistry 1
-
Natural Hazards Risk Assessment and Mitigation
-
Co-Op Ed Experience in EHEM
-
Disaster Response & Recovery
-
Intro to Terrorism, WMD and Homeland Security
-
Emergency Management Planning
-
Co-Op Ed Experience in EHEM
-
Ind Stdy:
-
GIS Applications for Earth Sci
-
GIS I: Vector Data Analysis
-
Urban and Regional Planning
-
Industrial Fire Prevention, Protection and Control
-
Sociology of Disaster
-
Topics in Sociology (Topics:Bio-Terrorism)
-
Topics in Sociology (Topics:Sociology of Terrorism)
-
Topics in Sociology (Topics:Terrorism)
-
Note that under electives GEOG 295 and ESCI 281 are equivalent and only one may be taken for credit.
-
Total hours18 hours