Fire and Emergency Management Administration, PhD

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Total Hours: 60

Core Courses
FEMP 5113Fire and Emergency Services Administration Theory and Practice3
FEMP 5123Emergency Management Theory and Practice3
FEMP 6103Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management3
FEMP 6323Organizational Behavior in Disasters3
FEMP 6413Seminar Risk Theory and Management3
Hours Subtotal15
Methods/Research
FEMP 5013Research Design & Methodology3
FEMP 5023Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management I3
FEMP 6013Qualitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management3
FEMP 6023Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management II3
Hours Subtotal12
Electives
Select 18 hours from the following: 118
Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis
Financial Administration for Fire and Emergency Management
Labor Management for Fire and Emergency Management
Disaster Response
Preparedness and Planning
Disaster Recovery
Mitigation
Political and Community Relations for Fire and Emergency Management Administration
Leadership and Management for Fire and Emergency Management
Incident Command
Complex Emergencies
Emergency Management in the International Setting
Emergency Management and Public Policy in the United States
Politics of Disaster
Special Topics Seminar in Fire and Emergency Management
Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management
Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration
Populations at Risk
Comparative and International Dimensions of Emergency Management
Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management
Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management
Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration
Understanding and Responding to Terrorism
Hours Subtotal18
Dissertation Hours
Fifteen hours from:15
Dissertation
Hours Subtotal15
Total Hours60
1

These 6 courses should be chosen in consultation with your advisor.

Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2024-2025 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.