Fire and Emergency Management Administration, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 33
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| FEMP 5113 | Fire and Emergency Services Administration Theory and Practice | 3 |
| FEMP 5123 | Emergency Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| FEMP 5013 | Research Design & Methodology | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Methods/Research | ||
| FEMP 5653 | Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| or FEMP 5023 | Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management I | |
| or FEMP 6013 | Qualitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management | |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Administration | ||
| FEMP 5413 | Financial Administration for Fire and Emergency Management | 3 |
| or FEMP 5423 | Labor Management for Fire and Emergency Management | |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Options | ||
| Select 6 hours from one of the following options: | 6 | |
| Emergency Management Option | ||
| Disaster Response | ||
| Preparedness and Planning | ||
| Disaster Recovery | ||
| Mitigation | ||
| Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management | ||
| Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management | ||
| Fire Administration Option | ||
| Political and Community Relations for Fire and Emergency Management Administration | ||
| Leadership and Management for Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Incident Command | ||
| Seminar Risk Theory and Management | ||
| Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration | ||
| Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 or more of these courses or any of the courses listed in this curriculum not already taken. | 6 | |
| 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 | ||
| Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management II | ||
| Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Populations at Risk | ||
| Comparative and International Dimensions of Emergency Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior in Disasters | ||
| Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Understanding and Responding to Terrorism | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Thesis | ||
| FEMP 5000 | Thesis | 6 |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 33
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| FEMP 5113 | Fire and Emergency Services Administration Theory and Practice | 3 |
| FEMP 5123 | Emergency Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| FEMP 5013 | Research Design & Methodology | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Methods/Research | ||
| FEMP 5653 | Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| or FEMP 5023 | Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management I | |
| or FEMP 6013 | Qualitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management | |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Administration | ||
| FEMP 5413 | Financial Administration for Fire and Emergency Management | 3 |
| or FEMP 5423 | Labor Management for Fire and Emergency Management | |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Options | ||
| Select 6 hours from one of the following options: | 6 | |
| Emergency Management Option | ||
| Disaster Response | ||
| Preparedness and Planning | ||
| Disaster Recovery | ||
| Mitigation | ||
| Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management | ||
| Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Emergency Management | ||
| Fire Administration Option | ||
| Political and Community Relations for Fire and Emergency Management Administration | ||
| Leadership and Management for Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Incident Command | ||
| Seminar Risk Theory and Management | ||
| Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration | ||
| Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Fire Administration | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 or more of these courses or any of the courses listed in this curriculum not already taken. | 9 | |
| 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 | ||
| Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management II | ||
| Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Populations at Risk | ||
| Comparative and International Dimensions of Emergency Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior in Disasters | ||
| Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management | ||
| Understanding and Responding to Terrorism | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Practicum | ||
| FEMP 5903 | Practicum in Fire and Emergency Management Administration | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
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