Emergency Service Administration, BAS

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The BAS Emergency Service 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

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Emergency Service Administration degree program, students should be able to:

Apply optimal use of systems and critical thinking in an emergency situation
Apply the emergency management framework, principles, and body of knowledge to a crisis scenario
Analyze the geographic configurations of hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks in relation to their impact on sociocultural norms
Assess evolving technologies, their relevant application to practice, and timely adoption
Construct institutional impact analysis for public policy
Appraise optimal emergency management and leadership characteristics in varying emergency situations

General Education Requirements

BUS 2017 - Business Communications& Report Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENV 1010 - Natural Disasters SC2 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics MA1 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSC 1025 - American State & Local Government SS1 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 2018 - Sociology of Diversity SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hours: 15

Upper Division BAS Course Requirements

ESA 3000 - Leadership for Emergency Executives 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3005 - Crisis Communication & Public Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3010 - Emergency Public Information & Media Training 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3015 - Elements of Emergency Service Administration 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3020 - Designing Safer Communities: Pre-incident Planning & Risk Analysis 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3025 - Public Policy & Practical Applications in Emergency Services 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 3030 - Budget & Planning Fundamentals for Emergency Administrators 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4000 - Personnel Management in Emergency Service Agencies 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4005 - Public Health in Complex Emergencies 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4010 - Terrorism Threat & Risk Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4015 - Tactical Planning, Response & Recovery 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4020 - Research & Design for Emergency Administration 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESA 4089 - Capstone: Emergency Services Administration 6 Credit Hour(s)

Academic Catalog

Emergency Service 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