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Syllabi Compilation


Below you will find a compilation of college courses on hazards, disasters and emergency management subjects provided by various colleges. The purpose is to share course ideas among academics. If you have a relevant course syllabus you wish to have added to the compilation please forward it to the Higher Education Program Assistant at Barbara.Johnson3@fema.dhs.gov. Syllabi listed below are available as MS Word documents and Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. To view the PDF files you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website.

  1. AMC - Anna Maria College
    • Master of Science (MS) Emergency Planning and Response - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF, 27 kb
  2. AU – Anderson University
    • All Hazards Primer
    • Crisis Communications and Leadership in Crisis
    • Emergency Management Planning and Technical Writing
    • Incident Management and Planning
    • Principles of Emergency Services Management
    • Safety and Survival
    • Social Dimensions of Disaster
    • Terrorism
    • Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
  3. ASU - Arizona State University
    • Emergency Preparedness, Response and Planning for Hazardous Materials Summer Semester 1997 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Planning for Hazardous Materials ETM 524(424) -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Terrorism, WMD, and Contemporary Issues ETM 598 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Emergency Management ETM 360 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Managing Natural and Technological Disasters ETM 362 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Computer Applications in Emergency Management ETM 363 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Toxicology and Biohazards in Emergency Management ETM 364 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Incident Management Systems and Emergency Operations Center ETM 460 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Contingency Planning ETM 461 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Simulation and Exercising ETM 468 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Management Capstone ETM 469 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Preparedness, Response and Planning for Hazardous Materials IST 524 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  4. ATU - Arkansas Tech University
    •  Living in a Hazardous Environment - EAM 1003 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Aim and Scope of Emergency Management - EAM 1013 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Disaster Planning - EAM 1023 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Principles and Practice of Disaster Response Operations and Management - EAM 2023
    •  Developing Emergency Management Skills - EAM 3003 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Public Administration/Policy and Emergency Management - EAM 3013 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Social Dimensions of Disaster - EAM 3033 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Politics of Disaster - EAM 3043 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Principles and Practice of Disaster Relief and Recovery - EAM 4003 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Crisis Management in Business and Industry - EAM 4013 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Information Technology and Emergency Management - EAM 4023 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Emergency Management research - Methods/Analysis - EAM 4033 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Disaster and Emergency Management Ethics - EAM 4043 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Community Management of Hazard of Hazardous Materials - EAM 4053 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Internship - EAM 4106 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Externship - EAM 4201-15 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Special Topics: Domestic Preparedness, Weapons of Mass Destruction - EAM 4991-3 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Incident Command and the EOC Interface - EAM 4993
    •  Public Information for Emergency Management - EAM 4993
  5. AuU - Auburn University
    •  Emergency Management for Government and the Public Sector - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  6. AYS - Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies
    •  Global Disasters: Science and Policy - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  7. Ball State University
    •  Environmental Hazards -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  8. BA – Baruch College
    •  Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  9. BCCC - Barton County Community College
    • Advanced Incident Command System/EOC Interface -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Weapons of Mass Destruction Responder Awareness and Operations -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster Site Worker -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Terrorism -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Planning -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Developing and Managing Volunteer Resources -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Exercise Design, Management and Evaluation -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  10. BU - Boston University
    •  Boston University School of Public Health -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  11. BU - Brandon University
    •  Foundations of Hazards and Disaster Studies -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Conceptual and Applied Issues in Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  12. CAUPA - California University of Pennsylvania
    •  Part I - U.S. Homeland Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Part II - Terrorism, Threat and Vulnerability Analysis - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Part III - Biological, Chemical, Nuclear and WMD Threats in Homeland Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  13. CCRI - Community College of Rhode Island
    • Natural Disasters - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Basic Concepts of Emergency Preparedness for Bioterrorism - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Disaster Response Operations and Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Fundamentals of Emergency Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Impact of Disasters on Civilians and Responders - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Trauma Treatment in an Age of Disaster and Terrorism - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Understanding Terrorism - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  14. CGTC - Central Georgia Technical College
    • Developing Community Resources - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster & Fatalities Response & Recovery - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Effective Communications - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Planning - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Exercise Design and Evaluation - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Facility Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Infection Control - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Principles of Emergency Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  15. ChSU - Charles Sturt University (Australia)
    •  Introduction to Emergency Management EMG100 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  16. CLC - College of Lake County
    •  Introduction to Emergency Management EDM 111 - COURSE SYLLABUS - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Emergency Planning EDM 112 COURSE SYLLABUS - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY EDM 112 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Professional Development EDM 113 COURSE SYLLABUS - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY EDM 113 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Communications in Emergency Management EDM 114 COURSE SYLLABUS - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY EDM 114 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Emergency and Disaster Response EDM 211 COURSE SYLLABUS - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY EDM 211 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  17. CCAC – Community College of Alleghany County
    • Continuity of Operation Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Emergency Medical Services and Health Services Orientation - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Homeland Security and Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Introduction to Homeland Security Grant Writing and Grants - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Introduction to Physical Security and Deterrents to Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Orientation to Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning and Response - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Perspectives on Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  18. CoU - Coventry University (United Kingdom)
    •  BSc (Hons) Risk and Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  19. CSU-F - California State University - Fullerton
    •  Emergency Management Political Science 580 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  20. CSU -LA - California State University - Los Angeles
    •  Disaster Planning TECH 457D - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Emergency Management Planning PLAN 4015/6029 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  21. DCC – Delgado Community College
    •  HSEM 110 – Introduction to Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  22. DU - Duquesne University
    •  Anthropology in Natural and Man-Made Disasters: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Anthropology of Human Vulnerability in Biological Disorders: Ducks, Pigs, Fowl, Flu and You. -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  23. ETSU – East Tennessee State University
    •  Disaster Response Training - MS Word Document MS Word
  24. ECSU - Eastern Connecticut State University
    •  Disasters in America - MS Word Document MS Word
  25. EKU - Eastern Kentucky University
    •  Emergency Sanitation/Shelter Environments EHS 855 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  26. EMU - Eastern Michigan University
    •  EMU-IDT 306 Issues in Emergency Preparedness - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 309 Natural Hazard Mitigation - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 380 Planning and Decision - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 381 Public Relations and Public Safety - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 412 Organizational Behavior for Public Safety Managers - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 434 Hazardous Materials - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 435 Incident Command - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 438 Personnel for Public Safety Managers - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 452 Current Trends in Emergency Management - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-IDT 453 Management Process for Public Safety Managers - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EMU-INDT-438 Terrorism - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  Emergency Preparedness Planning IDT 255 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  27. Fl A & M - Florida A & M University
    •  THE POLITICAL AND POLICY BASIS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  28. FIU - Florida International University
    • TOPICS IN HAZARD MITIGATION BCN 5906 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Hazard Mitigation
    • Vulnerability Assessment
  29. FSU - Florida State University (Center for Disaster Risk Policy)
    •  Advanced Topics in Terrorism - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  EM Leadership and Communication - MS Word Document MS Word
  30. FSU - Florida State University (Department of Geography)
    •  LIVING IN A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT GEO 4340 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  31. GMU - George Mason University
    •  GMU – CERT - MS Word Document MS Word
    •  Research Seminar on Critical Infrastructures, Technological and Natural Disasters and Public Policy - MS Word Document MS Word
  32. GSU - Georgia State University (School of Public Administration
    •  PAUS 8271 - Disaster Management
    •  Emergency Management PAdm/US 836 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  33. GU - Georgetown University
    •  Leadership in Crisis and Disasters -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  34. GWTC - Gwinnett Technical College
    • Crisis Reaction and Response -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Developing Community Resources -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disasters and Fatalities Response and Recovery -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Effective Communications -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Management Internship -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Planning -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Exercise Design and Evaluation -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Hazardous Materials Contingency Planning -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Infection Control -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Principles of Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  35. GWU - George Washington University
    • Managing Catastrophe -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Crisis and Emergency Management EMGT 232 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Information Technology for Crisis and Emergency
      Management EMSE 233
      -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Current issues in international disaster & crisis management Emse 238 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Terrorism Preparedness: Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Management EMSE 240 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management EMSE 298A -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery & Organizational Continuity EMSE 332.CM -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  36. HS - Hesston College
    • Introduction to Disaster Response -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  37. IU - Indiana University
    • Managing Government Operations -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  38. JSU - Jacksonville State University
    • Disaster Analysis -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Foundations of Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Hazard Mitigation -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Research Methods in Emergency Management
    • Legal Aspects of Emergency Management EM 515 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Populations at Risk EM 331 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Emergency Management (EM 505-97) -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  39. KSU - Kent State University (Department of Geography)
    •  Geography - 40195 "Special Topics-Geography" - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  40. LSU - Louisiana State University
    • Technology and Emergency Management: DSM 3200 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster Science and Management: DSM 4996 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  41. MCC - Metropolitan Community College
    • Community Emergency Response Team -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Operations Center -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Exercise Design -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Hazardous Materials -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Incident Management Systems -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Intermediate Incident Management Systems -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Leadership and Influence -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Mitigation -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Principles of Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  42. MSU Michigan State University
    • Homeland Security
  43. MU - Millersville University
    •  Principals & Practices of Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Theoretical Perspectives and Methods Applied to EM -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Humanitarian Responses to Internl Disasters -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Emergency Mental Health and Trauma -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction and HS -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Natural Hazards Primer -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Issues in Communications and Mass Media -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Emergency Preparedness For Industry -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    •  Gender and Disaster -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  44. NCC - Nash Community College
    •  EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TECHNOLOGY-A55420 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  45. NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE
    •  Homeland Security - Elective Course 5994 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  46. NCSU - North Carolina State University
    •  MEA 140 NATURAL HAZARDS AND GLOBAL CHANGE - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  47. NDSU - North Dakota State University
    • Crisis Analysis and Homeland Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Sociology of Disaster - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster Case Study – Katrina - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  48. NIU - Northern Illinois University (Department of Technology)
    •  DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - TECH 432 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  49. NWC- The National War College
    • Homeland Security -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  50. OCC - Onondaga Community College
    • Curriculum Outline - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Principles of Emergency Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Public Safety Response - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Resource and Donation Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Basic Public Information - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Response Planning - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Management Leadership - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster Response and Recovery - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Intermediate Incident Command System - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Operations Center Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Exercise Program Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Advanced Incident Command System - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  51. Old Dominion University
    • Emergency Management and Disaster Policy - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Social Impact of Disaster - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Disaster Management - PADM 695 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  52. OSU - Oregon State University
    •  GEO 380: EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  53. OSU - Oklahoma State University
    •  Community Relations for Environmental and Emergency Managers POLSC 4803/5663 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Community Relations in Environmental and Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  54. PCC - Portland Community College
    • Theory of Emergency Management -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Introduction to Emergency Services -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • History of U.S. Hazards and Disasters -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Principles and Practices of Hazard Mitigation -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Principles and Practices of Disaster Response I -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Principles and Practices of Disaster Response II - MS Word
    • Disaster Recovery Operations -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Emergency Planning -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Business Continuity Planning -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Disaster Exercise Design -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
    • Terrorism -MS Word/Text Document iconMS Word
  55. PSU - The Pennsylvania State University
    •  NATURAL DISASTERS GEOSC 402 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  56. PSU-H - The Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
    •  Critical Issues CrimJ 401 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  57. PUC - Purdue University Calumet
    •  Introduction to Emergency Management Online - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  58. RRCC - Red Rock Community College
    •  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  59. ShU - Shenandoah University
    •  HAZARDS, DISASTERS & THE U.S. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EMPD 301 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  60. SIU - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Geography Department)
    •  GEOG 436 - ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER PLANNING - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  61. SJSU- San Jose State University
    •  ENGR 296E - Physical Sciences and Engineering for Emergency Managers -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  62. SJU - Saint Joseph's University, Graduate Public Safety Programs
    •  RISK ANALYSIS ADM/EPS 5705 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  ADM 5565 DISASTER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  63. SPJC - Saint Petersburg Junior College
    •  EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Technical Applications in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Introduction to Hazards - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Disaster Sociology - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Integrated Emergency Management Planning Systems I - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Hazard Mitigation - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Fundamentals of Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Public Policy in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Contingency Planning for Business and Industry - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Emergency Management Public Education Programs - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Integrated Emergency Management Planning Systems II - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Emergency Management Leadership and Administration - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Emergency Preparedness - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Disaster Recovery Operations - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Education Methodologies and Instructional Techniques - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  64. SU- Salisbury University
    •  Bioterrorism - ENVH 490-1 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  65. SMC - Santa Monica College
    •  Emergency Management of Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  66. STCC - Southwest Tennessee Community College
    •  Introduction to Homeland Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  67. SU - Seattle University
    •  RISK ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS FINC 440 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  68. TESC - Thomas Edison State College
    • Counter-Terrorism: Constitutional and Legislative Issues
    • Critical Thinking for Homeland Security
    • Homeland Security Capstone
    • Homeland Security: Preparedness, Prevention and Deterrence
    • Protecting the Homeland: Balancing Security and Liberty
    • Terrorism
    • Terrorism and Homeland Security in the US
  69. TU - Tulane University
    • Introduction to Applied Emergency Preparedness  - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Tulane University - Natural Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  70. TXU - Texas A & M University
    • PLAN 689: Disaster Recovery and Mitigation - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE FOR DISASTERS - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Analyzing Risk/Hazard & Public Policy - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  71. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
    •  URBAN HAZARDS AND DISASTERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER PLANNING - PD 495 - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  72. UC Boulder - University of Colorado At Boulder (Geology Department)
    •  NATURAL CATASTROPHES GEOLOGY 4950 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  73. UC-Berk-University Of California, Berkeley (Extension)
    •  Emergency Preparedness Planning and Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  STRATEGIC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Crisis Information Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN PREPAREDNESS PLANNING - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  CORPORATE/PUBLIC AGENCY COORDINATION - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Operational Recovery - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  PRACTICUM - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  74. UC - Irvine - University of California at Irvine
    •  Organizational Emergency Preparedness: Principles and Practices - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  75. UCF - University Of Central Florida
    •  Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Managing Public Emergencies - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PLANNING - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  76. UCD- University of Colorado at Denver (Health Sciences Center)
    •  Disaster Management and Policy PAD 6600/7600 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • The Law of All-Hazards Management (Part I) - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • The Law of All-Hazards Management (Part II) - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  77. UCin - University of Cincinnati
    • Basic Incident Command System - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Constitutional Law, Ethics and Civil Rights - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Decision Making and Problem Solving - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • HAZMAT: Awareness and Response - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Intelligence and Threat Assessment - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Intermediate Incident Command System - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Homeland Security - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Media Relations and Public Information - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Principles of Emergency Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Terrorism Awareness and Weapons of Mass Destruction - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Terrorism: History and Philosophy - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Terrorism: History and Philosophy II - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  78. UCLA - University of California At Los Angeles (School of Public Health)
    • CHS 256 – Bioterrorism: A Deliberate Public Health Disaster - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • CHS 257 – Program Planning in Community Disaster Preparedness - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • CHS 258 – Cooperative Interagency Management in Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • CHS 295 – Selected Topics in Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • CHS 451 – Post Disaster Community Health - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  79. UD - University of Denver
    •  COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTER - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  80. U Del - University of Delaware (Department of Political Science)
    • Politics and Disaster – Graduates - MS Word File MS Word
    • Politics and Disaster – Undergraduates  - MS Word File MS Word
    • POSC 456-656, Spring 2004:Politics and Disaster MS Word MS Word Document MS Word
    •  Disaster and Politics Studies in U.S. Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  HAZARDS, DISASTERS, AND SOCIETY - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • International Aspects of Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Overview of Disaster Science and Management - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  81. UHa - University of Hawaii (Graduate School of Public Health)
    •  PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SYSTEMS - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  82. UHI - (West, Manoa)
    •  Seminar in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  83. UHo - University of Houston (Department of Political Science)
    •  Seminar in Emergency Management POLS 6378/GENB 7397 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  84. UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago
    • Integrative Project in Emergency Management
    • Strategic Planning for Emergency Management and Business Continuity
    • Disaster Response and Recovery Operations
    • Environment Risk Assessment and Management
    • Foundations of Emergency Management and Business Continuity Planning
    • Crisis Management & Communications Planning
    • Critical Infrastructure and Resource Protection
  85. UIU - Upper Iowa University
    •  Emergency Preparedness and Planning- MS Word File MS Word
  86. UK - University of Kansas (Geology Department)
    •  Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  87. UMASS - University of Massachusetts (Department of Geography and Geology)
    •  NATURAL DISASTERS GEOGRAPHY 250 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  NATURAL HAZARDS GEOGRAPHY 510 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  GEOGRAPHY 250 NATURAL DISASTERS - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Honors and Graduate Course on Disaster Planning and Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Natural Disasters By David Alexander - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  88. UMBC - University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Emergency Health Service Department)
    •  Disaster Management EHS 320 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  DISASTER AND REFUGEE HEALTH SERVICES EHS 632 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  89. UMUC - University of Maryland, University College
    •  BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Environmental and Hazardous Materials Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  90. UNC Char - University of North Carolina At Charlotte (Department of Sociology)
    • Fighting Terrorism - MS Word File MS Word
    • Homeland Security - MS Word File MS Word
    • Introduction to Disaster Management - MS Word File MS Word
    • Introduction to Emergency Management - MS Word File MS Word
    • Sociology of Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Disaster Response and Recovery - MS Word File MS Word
  91. UNC syllabi - University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
    •  NEW DIRECTIONS IN HAZARD MITIGATION: BREAKING THE DISASTER CYCLE - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  92. UNLV - University of Nevada at Las Vegas
    • Community Preparedness - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Crisis and Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Evolution of Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Executive MS in Crisis and EM Capstone Handbook - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Exercise Design and Response Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Human Considerations - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Intergovernmental Affairs - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Prevention and Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Response and Recovery - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Risk Assessment, Mitigation and Communication - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • The Science of Catastrophes - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  93. UNT - University of North Texas (Department of Public Administration)
    • Capstone in Emergency Management - MS Word File MS Word
    • Computers in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Disaster Preparedness and Management - MS Word File MS Word
    • Disaster Response and Recovery - MS Word File MS Word
    • Emergency Management Leadership and Organizational Behavior - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Federal Government and Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Hazardous Materials Planning & Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • International Disasters 05 - MS Word File MS Word
    • Private Sector Issues in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Public Health and Disasters - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Terrorism and Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Images of Disaster in Film and Media - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    • Images of Disaster in Film and Media - MS Word File MS Word
  94. UP - University of Pennsylvania
    • Natural Disturbances and Human Disasters - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  95. UP - University of Pittsburgh
    • Advanced Information Technology and Public Management -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • EOH Preparedness -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Introduction to Public Health Emergency Preparedness -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Health Program Evaluation -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Issues in Biological Terrorism -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Managing Threats, Emergencies and Disasters -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • Risk Communication -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPON DISASTER MANAGEMENT - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  96. UP - University of Phoenix (Utah)
    •  CMGT 579 RISK MANAGEMENT, MODULE VERSION E-RK - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  97. UR - University of Richmond (Virginia)
    •  INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGEMENT - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  ESM 302U - Emergency Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  98. USC - University of South Carolina (Department of Geography)
    •  GEOG 510-I ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  99. USD - university of South Dakota (Disaster and Mental Health Institute)
    •  Disaster Mental Health PSYC 756 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  100. USF – University of South Florida
    • Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Planning Concepts
    • Emergency/Disaster Recover
    • Overview of United States and International Disaster Management
    • Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations
  101. University of Southern Mississippi
    • Introduction to Disaster Studies: the Social Work Role - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  102. UT - University of Toledo (Department of Geography)
    •  Geographic Research and Natural Disasters-GEPL 392 - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  103. UU - University of Utah (Department of Geography)
    •  University of Utah, Center for Natural and Technological Hazards Program - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  PRINCPLES OF NATURAL HAZARDS REDUCTION - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  U.S. AND UTAH EARTHQUAKE RISK - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  NATURAL HAZARDS FOR URBAN DWELLERS - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Textbook: Land Resource Economics-Economics of Real Estate - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL HAZARDS OF UTAH - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS Geography 3341 -MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  104. UV – University of Victoria, Canada
    •  Disaster Planning - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  105. UWa - University of Washington
    •  Toward Community Sustainability through Hazards Mitigation - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  106. UWi Madison - University of Wisconsin, Madison
    •  The Disaster Management Diploma Program - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  107. UWi O - University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
    • Natural Hazards and Disaster Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  108. VT - Virginia Tech
    • NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION AND RECOVERY CEE 4554, MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
    • GEOTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING,MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  109. VU - Villanova University
    • MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word, 60KB
  110. WCC – Wayne Community College
    • Critical Incident Management for Public SafetyMS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  111. Widener University School of Law
    • Terrorism and Emergency Law (Law-994X-0)MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  112. WU - Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri)
    •  Social Aspects of Earthquake Hazards - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  113. Western Carolina University
    • Emergency Planning - MS Word/Text Document icon MS Word
  114. Western Washington University
    •  Emergency Management and the Challenge of Terrorism - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Emergency Management: Business Continuity Planning - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Group Dynamics and Facilitation ofEmergency Management Systems - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Impact of Disaster - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Interpersonal Communication in Disaster Service - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Law and Policy in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Practical Applications of Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Principles and Practice of Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Principles and Practice of Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
    •  Public Health Issues in Emergency Management - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  115. West Texas A&M University
    • Principles of Emergency Management - MS Word Document MS Word
  116. WVU - West Virginia University
    •  ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS AND JUSTICE - Adobe Acrobat PDF icon PDF
  117. Yale University School of Medicine
    •  Public Health Management of Disasters - MS Word Document MS Word
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