Overview

Gain a professional advantage for employment and advancements with a bachelor's degree in Health Promotion with Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Option. This option is designed for undergraduates interested in pursuing careers as emergency management professionals.

Up to 12 s.h. of course credit can be earned through Prior Learning Assessment.  If you are a licensed EMS/paramedic or firefighter, or have FEMA certifications, we have a streamlined Prior Learning Assessment process that can grant course credit for your license/certificate.  Contact Dr. Julie Dietz (jcdietz@eiu.edu) for more information.

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Completion time: 8 semesters

Internships:

Places our students have completed internships:

Police 

• Charleston Police Department
• Illinois State Police District 5
• Carpentersville Police Department
• Naperville Police Department

Fire

• Charleston Fire Department
• Mattoon Fire Department
• Evanston Fire Department
• Niles Fire Department

EMS/Ambulance Service

• Dunn's Ambulance Service

Emergency Management

• Will County Emergency Management Agency
• Winnebago HD Emergency Response

Environmental Health & Safety

• EIU -- Environmental Health & Safety

Other

• Americorps
• Coles County Public Defender
• Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
• Governor's Environmental Corps
• DuPage Probation Office
• Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
• Roseland CeaseFire

Resources

- Four Year Degree Plan
- Course Catalog Entry