EMY 124 PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
This course is intended to provide information that will enable persons just entering the profession or expanding their roles to have the ability to work with the main emergency management issues. The primary purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the characteristics, functions, and resources of an integrated system and how various emergency management services work together in a system of resources and cap abilities. Emphasis will be placed on how this system is applied to all hazards for all government levels, across the four phases and all functions of emergency management.

EMY 125 EXERCISE DESIGN AND EVALUATION (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: EMY 124, EMY 127
Exercise Design and Evaluation provides information for local government officials, emergency managers, volunteers and other emergency service personnel who are responsible to prepare for, respond to, or recover from disasters. It is intended to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to develop and conduct disaster exercises that will test a community’s emergency operations plan and operational response capability. To this end, the course provides hands-on training in the design, conduct and evaluation of exercises so that participants will be able to develop and implement a comprehensive exercise program in their respective jurisdictions.

EMY 126 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTINGENCY PLANNING (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: EMY 124, EMY 127
This course provides competencies that include understanding the definition and location of various hazardous materials, their properties, and their safe evacuation distance. Emphasis is placed upon safety factors such as flammability and toxicity. Emergency management personnel are expected to remain a safe distance from hazardous materials, but they play a key role in the hazardous materials planning process. Therefore, it is important for them to identify hazardous materials by their identification numbers and/or placards and interpret that information correctly.

EMY 127 EMERGENCY PLANNING (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Emergency Planning is intended to provide information that will enable persons just entering the profession or expanding their roles to have the ability to assess their community’s hazards, determine community resources, and write an all-hazards plan to assign responsibility to various agencies who will respond during an emergency or disaster. The primary purpose of this course is to provide background information encouraging communities to plan, reasons for planning, who might be involved in the planning process, and a framework within which to plan. There will be ample opportunities for the student to practice each step of the process, gradually becoming familiar with the planning process.

EMY 128 DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RESOURCES (5-0-5)
Students will learn how to assess current community resources and develop partnerships or mutual aid agreements with public and private companies in the community to complement needed resources to respond to a variety of emergency management incidents. This course will focus on knowledge and skills needed to effectively perform resource management functions within the overall framework of an emergency operations center. The student will be allowed an opportunity for actual collaboration by building and maintaining all local collaborative processes designed to enhance the ability to respond to emergencies and utilizing resources acquired through collaboration techniques.

EMY 129 MASS FATALITIES INCIDENT RESPONSE (5-0-5)
This class addresses the essential elements of planning for, responding to, and recovering from a mass fatality incident. This course will identify the roles and responsibilities of local, state and federal officials; public service; private sector; and voluntary organizations.

EMY 130 INFECTION CONTROL (5-0-5)
This course provides competencies that include understanding of disease transmission in regards to work related exposure; definition of communicable disease; definition of infectious disease; understanding how diseases are transmitted; being able to list common signs and symptoms of related diseases; and listing exposure risks by activities that increase exposure potential.

EMY 135 MODULAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE RADIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTATION TRAINING (MERRTT) (5-0-5) Students will learn the various sources of radiation, its common uses, and types of transportation used to move it. Students will learn the methodology for marking radioactive shipments and their content identification system. Students will practice using the North American Emergency Response Guidebook used internationally for hazardous materials shipping. Students will demonstrate safe practices for securing a radiological accident site; removing victims; gross decontamination on site; and proper clean-up and disposal guidelines.

EMY 137 FACILITY SECURITY (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission.
One of the best defenses against intrusion is to present a “hard” target. Learn how to assess a facility’s vulnerability, and make helpful recommendations to lessen opportunities for entry by those who would intend harm to the habitants. Learn how to communicate “safe practices” in the facility and train habitants to share in the responsibilities of security. Be able to list “no cost,” “low cost,” and “cost-effective” measures for facility security.

EMY 138 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission.
This course provides basic competencies that Emergency Managers need in order to convey information to a broad audience that includes public and private sector organizations, the media, disaster victims, and co-responders. Even during non-emergency situations, the Emergency Manager will need to rely on strong communication skills to coordinate with staff and to promote safety awareness. This course is designed to enhance the communication and interpersonal skills of local Emergency Managers, Planners, and responders.

EMY 222 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP (0-15-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission.
This course will provide the student with the practical experience in an actual work environment. Emphasis is placed on all phases of the industry in the student's area of specialization (Local or State Emergency Management Office, Public Health, or Business Continuity). Students are acquainted with occupational responsibilities through realistic work situations and are provided with insights into management applications on the job. Topics include: Adaptability to the job setting, use of proper interpersonal skills, application of emergency preparedness skills and techniques, and professional development.