Emergency Management, Master of Science
Program Director: Professor Glenn Corbett
The Master of Science in Emergency Management Program prepares students for responsible positions and leadership in public, non-profit, and private organizations. The program includes preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating future losses from the broad range of threats including natural and public health hazards and man-made or technological events. The program includes courses in emerging technologies, legal and organizational frameworks, and necessary knowledge to design and implement effective programs to reduce the toll that disasters and other emergencies take on individuals, organizations, and society in complex urban environments. This program is consistent with the College’s long-standing mission in public safety, and graduate emergency management courses already offered at the College.
Emergency Management Advising: gcorbett@jjay.cuny.edu
Degree Requirements
The program requires 36 credits of coursework.
Students may elect to follow the Emergency Management general track or thesis track.
The general track option requires students to take a comprehensive exam designed to evaluate students’ retention of key knowledge and their ability to formulate responses to high-level conceptual and practical applications of theories and practices taught in the program, and to express themselves effectively in writing for a professional audience.
The thesis track option is only available to students who have at least 12 credits, a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and a grade of B+ or higher in PMT 715, Analytic Methods in Protection Management. Students proposing to complete the thesis must complete the Graduate These Prospectus Form, which requires permission from the Program Director and thesis advisor.
Required Courses
| PMT 711 | Introduction to Emergency Management | 3 |
| PMT 760 | Emergency Management: Mitigation and Recovery | 3 |
| PMT 763 | Emergency Management: Preparedness | 3 |
| PMT 764 | Managing Response to Large-Scale Incidents | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Required Management and Analytic Courses
| SEC 715 | Analytical Methods in Protection Management | 3 |
| PAD 705 | Organization Theory and Management | 3 |
| PAD 744 | Capital and Operational Budgeting and Fiscal Management | 3 |
| PAD 748 | Project Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Electives
Select four courses.
| CRJ 744 | Terrorism and Politics | 3 |
| CRJ 746 | Terrorism and Apocalyptic Violence | 3 |
| PAD 714 | Organizational Performance Assessment | 3 |
| PAD 740 | Public Sector Inspection and Oversight | 3 |
| PAD 750/CRJ 750 | Security of information Technology | 3 |
| PMT 701 | Introduction to Protection Management Systems | 3 |
| PMT 703 | Analysis of Building and Fire Codes | 3 |
| PMT 720 | Geographic Information Systems for Public Safety and Emergency Management | 3 |
| PMT 725 | Seminar in Emergency Management and Response | 1 |
| PMT 761 | Technology in Emergency Management | 3 |
| PMT 762 | Business Continuity Planning | 3 |
| PMT 781 | Risk Analysis and Loss Prevention | 3 |
| SEC 712 | Theory and Design of Fire Protection Systems | 3 |
| SEC 731 | Risk, Threat and Critical Infrastructure | 3 |
| SEC 740 | Safety and Security in the Built Environment | 3 |
| SEC 753 | Theory and Design of Security Systems | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 36