2023-2024 Graduate Bulletin

Emergency Management, Master of Science

Program Director: Professor Lucia Velotti

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 John Jay College's long-standing mission in public safety and graduate emergency management courses offered at the college since 2001.

This program may be completed fully online or in a hybrid format.

Admissions. General admissions information for John Jay's graduate programs can be found under the Admissions section of this bulletin along with any Program-specific admissions requirements.

Emergency Management Advising: lvelotti@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.

General Track - Comprehensive Exam/Project

All students on the general track must pass one of two examinations. The first option is a comprehensive examination designed to evaluate students’ understanding of key knowledge and their ability to formulate responses to conceptual and practical applications of theories and practices taught in the program, and to express themselves effectively in writing for a professional audience. The Comprehensive Exam/Project is offered once every Fall and Spring term.

Students can take the comprehensive exam a maximum three times. Students who do not obtain a passing score in three attempts will be dismissed from the program.

The second option is to take and pass the written certification examination portion of the International Association of Emergency Managers Associate Emergency Manager (AEM)/Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) program. Students must fulfill the application and other requirements for AEM process, including payment of any fees to IAEM. Upon successful completion of the examination, proof of completion must be submitted to the Program Director. Completion of the second option is taken at the student’s time and expense. This option is not intended as an alternative for students who fail the comprehensive exam.

Thesis Track

Permission from the program director is required in order to select the thesis track, which is available to students who meet the following criteria:

  • Completed at least 12 credits with a GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Earned a grade of B+ or higher in SEC 715 Analytical Methods in Protection Management

The thesis track fulfills 6 credits of the elective requirements.

Required Courses

PMT 711Introduction to Emergency Management

3

PMT 760Emergency Management: Mitigation and Recovery

3

PMT 763Emergency Management: Preparedness

3

PMT 764Managing Response to Large-Scale Incidents

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Required Management and Analytic Courses

SEC 715Analytical Methods in Protection Management

3

PAD 705Organization Theory and Management

3

PAD 744Capital and Operational Budgeting and Fiscal Management

3

PMT 748Project Management for Emergency Management and Public Safety

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Electives

Select four courses:

CRJ 744Terrorism and Politics

3

CRJ 746Terrorism and Apocalyptic Violence

3

PAD 714Organizational Performance Assessment

3

PAD 740Public Sector Inspection and Oversight

3

PMT 701Introduction to Protection Management Systems

3

PMT 703Analysis of Building and Fire Codes

3

PMT 712Theory and Design of Fire Protection Systems

3

PMT 720Geographic Information Systems for Public Safety and Emergency Management

3

PMT 725Seminar in Emergency Management and Response

1

PMT 761Technology in Emergency Management

3

PMT 762Business Continuity Planning

3

PMT 770Climate Change Impacts and Emergency Management

3

PMT 780Public Health Emergency Management

3

PMT 781Risk Analysis and Loss Prevention

3

PMT 789Human and Social Vulnerability and Disaster

3

SEC 730Private Security: Function and Role in Homeland Defense

3

SEC 731Risk, Threat and Critical Infrastructure

3

SEC 740Safety and Security in the Built Environment

3

SEC 753Theory and Design of Security Systems

3

SEC 760/ICJ 760Information Technology and Cybercrime

3

SEC 798Faculty Mentored Research in Security Management

3

Total Credit Hours:12
* SEC 798 requires approval of the program director.

Total Credit Hours: 36