Disaster Management

Catalog description

Study of content, relevant emergency and consequence management programs, initiatives, policies and strategies that serve as the basis for the US national preparedness plans and competencies. The five major planning frameworks covering the mission sets of protect, prevent, mitigate, respond and recover, are interwoven into all course content, as students explore natural, manmade- intentional, accidental, public health and biological disasters and incidents. Concepts of hazard, risk and vulnerability are explored as components of a larger, societal context. IDS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES