Emergency Services Administration, BAS

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Additional information available on the Emergency Service Administration Department website at www.ppcc.edu/esa.

The BAS Emergency Services Administration degree offers a comprehensive educational program to prepare a new generation of leaders in the field of emergency services in both governmental agencies and private sectors. Students will obtain a well-rounded learning experience and training related to proactive strategic planning for disaster prevention and reduction. The curriculum blends theoretical perspectives with professional practice necessary to enhance resiliency for communities and leverage capabilities and resources to deal with emergency situations. Students will learn how to tackle crisis requiring multi-agency collaboration and coordination activities. Additionally, the curriculum provides the foundation and skills for professionals in emergency services to advance into a leadership position and practice a proactive leadership in unpredictable and catastrophic situations to minimize risk to responders and the public.

Students must complete an Associates of Applied Science degree with a minimum of 60 credits in one of the following or similar degree before applying to the BAS degree:

Criminal Justice
Emergency Management & Planning
Emergency Medical Services
Fire Science Technology
Fire Science Wildland
Public Security Management

General Education Requirements

ENG 201 - English Composition III CO3 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENV 110 - Natural Disasters SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 135 - Introduction to Statistics MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
POS 225 - Comparative Government SS1 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 218 - Sociology of Diversity SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Upper Division BAS Course Requirements

ESA 300 - Leadership for Emergency Executives 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 305 - Crisis Communication & Public Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 310 - Emergency Public Information & Media Training 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 315 - Elements of Emergency Service Administration 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 320 - Designing Safer Communities: Pre-incident Planning and Risk Analysis 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 325 - Public Policy & Practical Applications in Emergency Services 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 330 - Budget & Planning Fundamentals for Emergency Administrators 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 400 - Personnel Management in Emergency Service Agencies 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 405 - Public Health in Complex Emergencies 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 410 - Terrorism Threat & Risk Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 415 - Tactical Planning, Response & Recovery 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 420 - Research & Design for Emergency Administration 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 489 - Capstone: Emergency Services Administration 6 Credit Hour(s)

Academic Catalog

Emergency Services Administration, BAS

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 15

Upper Division BAS Course Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 45

Total Credit Hours: 60

Total Associate Degree Credit Hours: 60

Total BAS Degree Credit Hours: 120