M.S. in Emergency & Threat Response Management

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Program Overview

The Rowan Experience

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The M.S. in Emergency & Threat Response Management meets the pressing need to fill national, state/regional, local, and international leadership gaps that exist in emergency management and homeland security while understanding the growing necessity to build resilience within a whole community approach. Using a multi-hazard approach to the management of disasters and crises, the curriculum balances theory and practice. The curriculum covers operations management, planning and response, civil unrest, and terrorism with additional options for the study of disaster public health and executive leadership. The degree provides students with a global outlook, interpersonal skills and emergency management knowledge and skills. Students will be prepared for emergency management positions in emergency management and homeland security in government and industry.

Curriculum

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The M.S. in Emergency & Threat Response Management is a full-time or part-time program offered in a face-to-face format at our Camden campus. It requires the completion of 30 graduate semester hours (10 courses). The program has a thesis and non-thesis option.

10 Courses / 30 Semester Hours
Foundation Courses: No
Graduation / Exit / Thesis Requirements: No

Course Number	Title	S.H. (Credits)
Required Courses: 24 S.H.
DPEM 00500	Complex Organizational Theory in Emergency Services	3
DPEM 00550	Disaster Policy and Legal Environment in Emergency Management	3
DPEM 00538	Research, Design, Statistics, and Program Evaluation in Emergency Management	3
DPEM 00600	Public Budgeting and Finance for Emergency Managers	3
DPEM 00610	Advanced Emergency Management Exercise Design, Evaluation, and Instruction	3
DPEM 00645	Advanced Incident Command: Leadership and Ethics	3
DPEM 00655	Threat Assessment in Homeland Security	3
DPEM 00689	Emergency and Threat Response Management (Thesis option 1)	3
DPEM 00699	Emergency and Threat Response Management (Thesis option 2)	3
Elective Courses: 6 S.H.
CJ 09526	Management of Criminal Justice Organizations	3
MGT 06521	Leadership Theory and Practice	3
MGT 06503	Organization Development	3
ACC 03507	Government and Non-For-Profit Accounting	3
SOC 08599	Urban Environmental Health	3
SOC 08591	Social Dynamics of Political Violence, Insurgency, and Civil Unrest	3
DPEM 00513	Advanced Emergency Planning for Emergency Management	3
DPEM 00542	Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response	3
DPEM 00544	Emerging Health Threat: Risks and Surveillance	3
DPEM 00605	Disaster Public Health	3
DPEM 00615	Management of First Responder Organizations	3
DPEM 00631	Security, Migration, and Cultural Diversity	3
DPEM 00633	Global Crisis Monitoring, Conflict Analysis & Early Warning Systems	3
DPEM 00651	Foundation of Global Threats, Risks and Response	3
DPEM 00652	Continuity of Operations	3
DPEM 00669	Program Evaluation	3
DPEM 00680	Capstone Experience in Emergency and Threat Response Management	3
DPEM 00691	Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining	3
MPS 22511	Organizational Decision Making and Strategic Planning	3
MPS 22512	Contract Administration and Collective Bargaining	3
MPS 22513	Personnel Administration	3
MPS 22514	Non-Profit Organizational Development and Management	3

Note: The courses listed above are not official and are subject to change. For an official list of available courses please visit the Rowan Global section tally.

Admission Requirements

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The following is a list of items required to begin the application process for the program. There may be additional actions or materials required for admission to the program. Upon receipt of the materials below, a representative from the Rowan Global Admissions Processing Office will contact you with confirmation or will indicate any missing items.

Completed Application Form
$65 (U.S.) non-refundable application fee
Bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher learning
Official transcripts from all colleges attended (regardless of number of credits earned)
Current professional resume
Typewritten statement of professional objectives
- Provide reasons for pursuing this program. Describe how you might use this program to advance your career.
Two letters of recommendation
- Letters of recommendation should be from professional administrators and include information which attests to applicant's ability to pursue a graduate degree.

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Rowan University hosts a series of on campus and virtual events throughout the year to help you get to know us. From general information sessions, to program specific meetings with advisors, to webinars on timely and thought-provoking topics, these gatherings provide an excellent opportunity to ask questions, network with academics and future students, and learn from some of the most innovative and informed faculty in higher education today.

Admissions Information

Deadlines, Tuition and Financial Aid

The chart below details available entry terms for the M.S. in Emergency & Threat Response Management program as well as corresponding application deadlines. Submitting the Application Form is only the first step to beginning the admission process. All of the required materials listed above must be received on or before the application completion deadline for your desired entry term to be considered for admission to that term. We encourage you to complete the application form and begin submitting your materials at least one month before the deadline indicated.

Entry Term	Application Deadline
Fall	July 1
Spring	November 1

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