Archived catalog. This is a historical catalog kept for reference.
View the current catalog.
Emergency Management (B.A.A.S.)
Total Course Hours: 45
Total Hours for Degree: 120
Core Required Courses: (36 hours)
PLS 4893
Budgeting in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
PUBH 2270
Community and Public Health. (3 credits)
PUBH 3700
Health Behaviors: Theory & Practice (3 credits)
PUBH 4250
Planning Health Programs. (3 credits)
(capstone course)
PUBH 4275A, B
Internship. (1 to 12 credits)
(12 credits each for PUBH 4275A & 4275B)
Elective courses: select 9 hours from the following (9 credits)
CMN 3470
Small Group Communication. (3 credits)
GEO 3020
Natural Disasters. (3 credits)
OR
GEO 3200
Human Impacts on the Environment. (3 credits)
NUR 2613
Medical Terminology. (3 credits)
PUBH 2900
Human Diseases. (3 credits)
PUBH 2700
Foundations in Health Literacy. (3 credits)
PLS 4873
Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 credits)
OR
PUBH 4770
Health Services Administration. (3 credits)
SOC 4240
Sociology of Disasters. (3 credits)
OR
PLS 4763
Environmental Politics & Policy. (3 credits)
- Students may earn up to 12 hours through Credit by Prior Learning (CPL). CPL may be used to gain credit for required and/or elective courses in the major.
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.