Emergency Management
This is an addendum to the 2006-2007 UAF General Catalog.
A new bachelor's degree in Emergency Management was approved by
the UA Board of Regents in December 2006. This page includes the specifics
of this new degree.
School of Management
Department of Business Administration
(907) 474-7253
B.E.M. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 129-131 credits
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The business administration department offers emergency services students the opportunity to combine technical expertise derived from the associate of applied science degree with a curriculum in business management to become highly competitive candidates for job openings and promotion to chief officer or administrator positions within fire departments and other related fields of emergency services.
There is an ever-increasing demand for fire department and emergency services administrators educated in fire science, emergency medical services, rescue practices, hazardous materials, terrorism threats and business management practices. Fire chiefs and emergency services administrators of the future will need a combination of knowledge and experience covering fire science, EMS, government and politics, accounting, business practices, personnel management, employment law, organizational theory and behavior, training and management development, organizational communications, technical writing, public policy, leadership and civic engagement offered in the emergency management degree curriculum.
- Complete 33 credits of major requirements from the UAF emergency services A.A.S. degree or any regionally accredited institution AAS Fire Science degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher.
- Complete the general university baccalaureate core requirements. (See page 107. As part of the core curriculum requirements complete MATH 107X or MATH 161X and STAT 200.*)
- Complete beyond the associate degree the following 40 credits of major complex courses with grades of "C" or better:
PS 101--Introduction to American Government/ Politics--3 credits
ACCT 261--Accounting Concepts/ Uses --3 credits
ECON 200--Principles of Economics--4 credits
BA 151--Introduction to Business --3 credits
BA 307--Personnel Management --3 credits
BA 317W--Employment Law --3 credits
BA 390--Organizational Theory and Behavior--3 credits
BA 452W--Internship in Emergency Management--3 credits
BA 457--Training and Management Development--3 credits
COMM 335O--Organizational Communication--3 credits
ENGL 314 W, O/2--Technical Writing--3 credits
PS 321--International Politics--3 credits
PS 403W--Public Policy--3 credits - Complete 15 credits in the minor complex of Leadership and Civic Engagement as follows:
Complete the following (6 credits):
NORS 205--Leadership, Citizenship and Choice--3 credits
NORS 486--Senior Seminar/ Leadership and Civic Engagement--3 credits
Complete three courses (9 credits) from the following. At least one course must be a PS elective and one course must be a HIST elective:
PS 202--Democracy and Global Society--3 credits
PS 263--Alaska Native Politics--3 credits
PS 301--American Presidency--3 credits
PS 315--American Political Thought--3 credits
PS 462--Alaska Government and Politics--3 credits
HIST 131--History of the U.S--3 credits
HIST 132--History of the U.S--3 credits
HIST 361--Early American History--3 credits
HIST 364--History of the U.S. 1945- Present--3 credits
RD 300W--Rural Development in a Global Perspective--3 credits
RD 325--Community Development Strategies--3 credits
* No credit may be earned for more than one of MATH 107X or 161X.
Note: Of the above, at least 39 credits must be taken in upper division (300-level or higher) courses.
Note: Must take two upper division writing intensive and one upper division oral intensive course(s).