Emergency Services Administration

Program Director: Christine Scott-Hayward

School Director: Aili Malm

School Office: Engineering Technology (ET) 232

Telephone: (562) 985‑8965

Faculty: Shirley Feldmann-Jensen, Margaret Gutierrez, Steven Jensen, John Jost, Linda Kiltz, Sara O’Connor, and Doug Weeks.

Graduate Program Coordinator: Shirley Feldmann-Jensen 

Graduate Advisor: Christine Scott-Hayward

Administrative Assistant: 

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Courses: EMER  

Career Options

• Firefighters • Law enforcement • Emergency Services Agencies • Military • Public Health Agencies • Disaster • Preparedness and Recovery • NGOs • City, County, State, and Federal Government

(Some of these careers require additional education or experience.) 

Programs

• Emergency Services Administration, M.S.  
• Emergency Management, Minor  

Programs

• Emergency Services Administration, M.S.

Courses

• EMER 500 - Information Literacy and Practical Writing Applications for Emergency Management
• EMER 501 - Advanced Concepts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
• EMER 530 - Applied Research Methods and Analytical Techniques for Decision Support and Innovation
• EMER 540 - Emergency Management Organizations: Constructs for Influencing Complex Systems
• EMER 547 - Continuity of Operations, Recovery, and Emergency Management
• EMER 548 - Risk, Crisis, and Inter-Agency Communications
• EMER 601 - Technology, Cybersecurity, and Emergency Management
• EMER 605 - Population Health Constructs for the Emergency Services Sector
• EMER 630 - Policy Formulation and Implementation for the Emergency Services
• EMER 631 - International Emergency Administration Systems: Comparative Analysis
• EMER 671 - Strategic Planning and Integrative Practices in Emergency Services Administration
• EMER 690 - Selected Topics in Emergency Management
• EMER 694 - Project: Strategic Planning and Integrative Practices in Emergency Services Administration
• EMER 695 - Independent Study
• EMER 697 - Directed Studies
• EMER 698 - Thesis