Crisis and Emergency Management

Fall 2024 > Humanities & Social Sciences > CRIM.5700 > 031

Course No: CRIM.5700-031; SIS Class Nbr: 5148; SIS Term: 3410
Course Status: Open

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: Jessica Kuron
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2024 Fall: Sep 04 to Dec 20
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1800
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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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