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Course No: CRIM.5700-031; SIS Class Nbr: 13611; SIS Term: 2810
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course will provide a broad introduction to the critical challenges of disaster management. The course will address past and present strategies for reducing and responding to hazards posed by both manmade and natural disasters. Emphasis will be placed on what we can learn from the history of disasters, and on how we can apply those lessons to the management of future events.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Core Codes: SS
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Timothy Croft
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2018 Fall: Sep 05 to Dec 09
- Chat Hours: Tue 9:30-10:30pm*
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1725
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate
in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers,
and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended.
Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the
scheduled times.
Related Programs: M.A. in Criminal Justice, Graduate Certificate in Security Studies, M.S. in Security Studies: Critical Infrastructure Protection Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Homeland Defense Concentration, M.A. in Security Studies: Industrial & Economic Security Concentration
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