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2025-2026 Rowan University Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management
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The Bachelor of Arts in Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management is an interdisciplinary academic program, designed to provide rigorous academic preparation for students interested in seeking advanced
emergency management professional, homeland security education and training or a career in international, national, state, and local disaster preparedness, emergency management, and safety areas with an emphasis on
urban environments. The Program in Disaster Science & Emergency Management prepares graduates, within an risk-based management approach, to assume roles as leaders where they can enhance the safety, security, risk, and
resilience of the community, region, and nation by providing relevant education, professional training, research opportunities, and other assistance to those who are, or aspire to become, responsible for preventing, mitigating, responding to, or recovering from, a natural, human-induced, or technological disaster-in service to humanity. We offer a “transformative education” that reflects our commitment to engaging students to be effective change agents
who are “best-practices-informed” to function under the most arduous circumstances. As an applied science, Disaster Science employs scientific methods to produce convergence research and knowledge to attain
practical goals within a value-engineering framework by:
- Analyzing hazard risk and their influence on the natural and build environmental, social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of human settlement.
- Developing interventions that advance pre-disaster preparedness, respond to disaster emergencies, aid in post-disaster reconstruction and recovery, and facilitate mitigation within the public, private, and nonprofit sectors based on societal needs and cost-effective risk-based approaches.
- Informing decision-making, which includes policies, plans, and other regulations, using a risk-based approach.
- Promoting communication and collaboration
- Modeling and using statistical methods to quantify disaster risk and exposure (see: https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/dsm/; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective- students/graduate/taught-degrees/risk-disaster- science-msc)
The current focus areas include biomedical preparedness (in conjunction with the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University), public administration and civic leadership, and civil safety/justice administration, all of which lead to establishing core competencies in emergency preparedness. In addition to providing students with a broad understanding of safety and security issues, the Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management degree program focuses on several vital components of the emergency management field:
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Intelligence Sharing and Analysis
Graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of settings and agencies that focus on emergency rescue and response, homeland security, hospitals, municipal emergency management, county emergency management, safety management, intelligence analysis, private security, airports, state and local law enforcement, federal law enforcement, customs investigators, special agents, military service and border security and patrol. The upper-level courses for this major are offered on the Camden Campus of Rowan University.
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Rowan Core: 9 s.h.
All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies: - Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
- Global Literacy (GLBL)
- Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
- Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
- Scientific Literacy (SCIL)
Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere. A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements . Rowan Experience
Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere. The attributes are as follows: - Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
- Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
- Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)
Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements . *The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry. Non-Program Courses: 21 s.h.
Program Requirements
The Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management program consists of 39 s.h. of coursework, including 33 s.h. of core major requirements coursework and 6 s.h. of focus area courses. The 33 s.h. of core major requirements provide a common foundation for all majors with an emphasis on ethics to assist the student in developing complex thinking skills. As part of the 33 s.h. of core major courses, each student will complete a three s.h. Internship experience is designed to provide an experiential learning opportunity and to give the student a more practical view of the intended career path. In addition to the core requirements, general education requirements, and electives, each student will select one (1) of the focus areas below: Foundational Courses: 27 s.h.
Research Methods: 3 s.h.
Choice of 1 below (3 s.h.) Approved Internship Class/Field Experience Class: 3 s.h. *
All students are required to register for and complete an approved Internship Class/approved Field Experience Class to graduate. Students seeking to enroll in an internship/field experience must secure the approval of the program director prior to enrollment. Upon prior approval, only dual majors can earn course graduation credit for an internship taken outside of the Disaster Science & Emergency Management offerings. Dual majors must consult with the Emergency Management Program Director or Professor of Internship for internship/field experience approval to enroll in a non-DPEM 43495 Internship Class. Without prior approval, students will not be allowed to earn the credits needed to fulfill the internship graduation requirements. The internship class for a minimum of 3 s.h. cannot be waived. Also, Rowan Student Patrol (within the Rowan University Police Department) cannot be used to fulfill the internship requirement in Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management. All prerequisites must be completed before enrolling in DPEM 43495. Please contact your advisor if you have any questions. * 3 s.h. are required, 6 s.h. are recommended Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management Courses: 6 s.h.
Students can also use the following Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management courses to fulfill Focus Area requirements. - Focus Area 1: Public Administration & Policy for Crisis Decision Leadership- 6 additional s.h. of Political Science/Public Administration, Disaster Leadership or Risk Analysis coursework
- Focus Area 2: Justice, Safety, & Homeland Security Administration- 6 additional s.h. of Law & Justice coursework with a focus on Homeland Security or Risk Analysis
- Focus Area 3: Public Health, Emergency Health Preparedness, & Biomedical Safety- 6 additional s.h. of Biomedical/Population Health and Epidemiology or Risk Analysis coursework
Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.
Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements
None Dr. DeMond Miller
Coordinator
Campbell Library, 5th floor
856.256.4500 x53517
millerd@rowan.edu Academic Advisor Contact Information
Carlos Parker
856.256.5567
parkerc@rowan.edu |
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