Overview
Key facts
The graduate certificate in Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness and Response is an 18-credit-hour (6 course) graduate certificate program designed to provide an interdisciplinary graduate education for persons engaged in or seeking professional careers in crisis, disaster, and Emergency Management and Public Health in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The certificate is offered by The George Washington University (GW) Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, supported by the GW Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM).
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Crisis and Emergency Management
- Medical and Public Health Emergency Management
- Principles and Practices of Epidemiology
- Biostatistical Applications for Public Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Public Health Health Administration Emergency & Disaster Management View 1580 other Masters in Public Health in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript.
- Statement of purpose
- Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree in engineering, the physical sciences, or applied mathematics.
- International applicants requiring a visa from GW are not eligible to apply for admission to this program, but may apply for the M.S., Ph.D., or a professional degree (App.Sc. or Engr.) in engineering management with an area of focus in crisis, emergency, and risk management.
Tuition Fee
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International
59850 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1995 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
59850 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1995 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for Washington, D. C.
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Funding
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