Fire and Emergency Management Administration, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60
| 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 6103 | Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management | 3 |
| FEMP 6323 | Organizational Behavior in Disasters | 3 |
| FEMP 6413 | Seminar Risk Theory and Management | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Methods/Research | ||
| FEMP 5013 | Research Design & Methodology | 3 |
| FEMP 5023 | Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management I | 3 |
| FEMP 6013 | Qualitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management | 3 |
| FEMP 6023 | Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Management II | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the following: 1 | 18 | |
| 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 Subtotal | 18 | |
| Dissertation Hours | ||
| Fifteen hours from: | 15 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
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These 6 courses should be chosen in consultation with your advisor.
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
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