Overview

Emergency Management course from California Polytechnic State University offers a focus on public-policy creation and includes an emphasis on program evaluation within a research-based theoretical framework.

The Emergency Management graduate certificate prepares professionals to participate in important conversations on mitigating the effects of climate change and other known hazards. This certificate program recognizes the need to prepare emergency management professionals to actively engage in the political process to promote policy change.

Additionally, this certificate program will prepare emergency management professionals to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data to better engage and serve their communities.

Key facts:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified additional social factors that are expected to contribute to the vulnerability of citizens over the next two decades and to exacerbate the harmful effects of climate change as well as other natural and man-made disasters including earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and the recent Covid-19 pandemic:

Demographic shifts (e.g., aging population)
Growing income inequality
Government budgetary practices and Fiscal Policy choices
Critical infrastructure conditions and capacity (e.g., roads, bridges, healthcare systems)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Disaster Mitigation & Preparedness
Disaster Response & Risk Communication
Disaster Recovery & Community Resilience
Institutional Context & Disaster Policy
Emergency Management Program Evaluation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

15 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

San Luis Obispo, United States

Disciplines

Emergency & Disaster Management View 76 other Masters in Emergency & Disaster Management in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The application and admissions schedule is as follows:

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with qualified applicants being admitted for the next semester following their acceptance.
Applicants will be notified of admission within approximately two weeks of submitting a completed application.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14000 USD / year

≈ 14000 USD / year
Out-of-State

14000 USD / year

≈ 14000 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

14000 USD / year

≈ 14000 USD / year

Additional Details

It includes all textbooks and campus fees for the five course program.

Funding

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