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Emergency Services Management
Protect & Serve During Crisis Situations
Union Institute & University’s major in Emergency Services Management helps prepare you to effectively handle a variety of dangerous situations, with a focus on emergency and disaster management, homeland security, and critical incident management. We know our first-responders play a vital role in diffusing potentially harmful and hazardous situations, that’s why we train you to respond appropriately within federal, state, and local organizations and agencies before, during, and after emergencies or disasters strike.
Protect & Serve During Crisis Situations
Union Institute & University’s major in Emergency Services Management helps prepare you to effectively handle a variety of dangerous situations, with a focus on emergency and disaster management, homeland security, and critical incident management. We know our first-responders play a vital role in diffusing potentially harmful and hazardous situations, that’s why we train you to respond appropriately within federal, state, and local organizations and agencies before, during, and after emergencies or disasters strike.
Careers of our Emergency Services Management Graduates
Union’s Emergency Services Management program prepares graduates for careers in emergency services industries where a high level of understanding in organizational dynamics and interpersonal skills are required. Graduates of the program will be able to solve administrative problems, fine-tune strategic plans, enhance human resource potential, increase productivity, and address internal organizational issues.
- Firefighter
- Paramedic
- Police Officer
- Emergency Management Director
- Fish and Game Warden
- Employment with Federal Agencies such as FBI, Homeland Security, Federal Air Marshal and U.S. Border Patrol
What makes Union’s B.S. in Emergency Services Management program unique?
“I am proud to serve in the Criminal Justice Management and Emergency Services Management Programs at Union Institute & University where experienced professional practitioners offer real world management based curriculum to our students to prepare them for advancement in their careers.”
-Jim Babcock
Program Chair
Transfer Credits
your experience
= less coursework
At Union, we know your field work has taught you things that can’t be learned in a classroom. That’s why our credit transfer policy recognizes your previous training and experience. Transfer semester credits from your police, firefighter or paramedic training certificates. You can also transfer additional training beyond the academy using Union’s certified learning method (with a maximum of 60 credit hours for training). Our generous transfer credit for service is just one of the ways Union is built for you.
Skills & Benefits Union Students Gain
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Evaluate principles of supervision and management for emergency service organizations.
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Analyze current issues that affect first response organizations and their strategic operations.
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Create an effective strategic plan in emergency and disaster situations.
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Evaluate how the individual components of emergencies and disasters interplay along the entire crisis and disaster spectrum of the human experience (i.e., legal, economic, ethical, and human issues).
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Design critical decision-making skills needed to respond appropriately to emergency and disaster situations and community resources in any crisis situation.
Emergency Services Management Structure & Courses
•  120 Credit Hours Program (minimum)
•  Full-time & part-time options
• Classes start every 8 weeks!
• Up to 90 semester hours in transfer credits
Major & Core Courses
Electives
Graduation Capstone
Concentrations