The 12 credit hour certificate consists of 6 hours of core disaster management courses, 3 hours of elective disaster management coursework, and 3 hours of approved electives (could be disaster management or a related field), which must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Students must take the following two core DMAN courses, one additional DMAN elective course, and 3 other hours of elective coursework (12 total hours) to be eligible to receive a certificate in disaster management.

REQUIRED CORE DMAN COURSES (6 HOURS):

• DMAN 7100 — Introduction to Disaster Management
• DMAN 7200 — Disaster Management for Health Professionals

CHOOSE ONE ADDITIONAL DMAN COURSE (3 HOURS):

• DMAN 7400 – Public Health Crises and Disaster Management
• OR
• DMAN 7500 — Understanding Terrorism and Homeland Security

CHOOSE AN ELECTIVE (3 HOURS):

• DMAN 7400 – Public Health Crises and Disaster Management (only if not taken as a core class)
• DMAN 7450 — Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Disasters
• DMAN 7500 — Understanding Terrorism and Homeland Security (only if not taken as a core class)
• DMAN 7560 — Healthcare Emergency Management
• DMAN 7650 — Disaster Mental Health Overview
• DMAN 8900 — Special Topics in Disaster Management
• DMAN 8910 — Problems in Disaster Management

More elective options available upon request.

Note that not all courses will be offered each semester and inclusion upon this list does not indicate that a course will be offered in the future. Prior approval by the host department may be required to enroll in some courses.

Complete this quick application survey to apply. For more information on how to apply for the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management, check out the College of Public Health’s website.