Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Safety - Emergency & Disaster Management

Freshman Year
Course Credit Hours
BIOL 101 Nature of Life 3
ENGL 101 Written Communication I 3
ENGL 102 Written Communication II 3
HIST 106 World Civilizations II 3
HEAL 200 Health Education 2
COMM 103 Oral Communication 3
CSOS 126 Understanding HU Culture/Academic Success Skills 3
SOCI 205 Introduction to Sociology 3
PSYC 203 Introduction to Psychology 3
HUMN 201 Seminar in Humanities I 3
MATH 110 College Mathematics II 3
Total: 32
Sophomore Year
Course Credit Hours
History Elective HIST 105, 107, or 202 3
Humanities Elective HUMN 202, ARTC 200, 305 or 306, ENGL 214; Foreign Lang, MUSC 200, 201, 202 or 205; PHIL 203, 204 3
ECON 200 Introduction to Economics 3
ELECTIVE Computer Science Elective 3
MATH 205 Introduction to Statistics 3
ELECTIVE Free Elective 3
ELECTIVE Free Elective 3
PDMN 211 Public Administration 3
ELECTIVE Free Elective 3
JACC 220 Principles of Public Relations 3
Total:   30
Junior Year
Course Credit Hours
FADM 300 Survey of Legal, Social and Political Issues 3
EDMT 300 Homeland Security Organization 3
EDMT 301 Emergency Planning 3
EDMT 305 Emergency & Disaster Incident Command 3
EMSM 305 Fundamentals of Emergency Service Organization Management 3
PHIL 305 Ethics and Leadership 3
PSAD 300 Information Technology for Fire and Emergency Service 3
PSAD 302 Project Management 3
MGMT 312 Personnel / Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 340 Business Communication 3
Total:   30
Senior Year
Course Credit Hours
MGMT 400 Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 412 Labor Management Relations 3
EMSM 403 Strategic Planning 3
POLS 409 Race and Public Policy 3
PSAD 401 Public Safety Capstone 3
EDMT 400 Border and Coastal Security 3
EDMT 402 Port Security 3
EDMT 405 Special Operations in Emergency Services 3
EDMT 406 National Disaster Management 3
EMSM 408 EMS Finance 3
Total:   30

122 Total Credits

Minimum grade of "C" is required in all Major and all Related courses and in ECON 200, ENGL 101-102, COMM 103. A minimum grade of "C" is required in all transfer courses. Courses taken to meet General Education Requirements cannot also be used to satisfy major requirements.