12 credits

Online Courses:All courses run 10 weeks

The courses for the Emergency Management Administration Certificate were developed by Fairleigh Dickinson in collaboration with the National Guard Bureau to provide the training and skills needed by Guard personnel and first responders who are involved in planning, policy-making, implementation and administration of emergency management.

Offered through Fairleigh Dickinson's Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies, this certificate can be earned by selecting any four of the following 3-credit courses for a total of 12 credits. All credits earned can be applied toward FDU's 30-credit Master of Administrative Science (MAS) program.

NOTE: This certificate can be taken on a matriculating or non-matriculating basis; it also can be taken as a post-graduate certificate for students who have earned a graduate degree. A minimum of 10 students is needed for each course; for greatest interaction and dialogue, the maximum number of students per online section is 25.

MADS 6617 Emergency Management and Safety Administration - 3 credits

This course will provide an in-depth analysis of planning and administration for Emergency Management in the public and not-for-profit sectors; the need for emergency planning, recovering losses from FEMA and state agencies due to catastrophic events, identification and allocation of resources, incident command procedure, safety in the working environment, and Federal OSHA and State PEOSHA regulations. Students evaluate their environment and prepare a safety plan that is shared with the class.

Instructor: M. Goepfert, Instructor, Field Training Unit, Office of Emergency Management

MADS 6634 Community Threat Assessment and Risk Analysis - 3 credits

An analytic course that is designed for public safety officers, elected officials and business community leaders for developing collaborative approaches to counter-terrorism and other security threats. Topics include vulnerability assessments, hazard mitigation, best practices, emergency planning, physical security surveys, networking of experts and community policing. Students will conduct a vulnerability assessment survey within their organization or community and present a comprehensive response plan.

Instructor: W. McKnight, Captain, Altantic City Police Department.

MADS 6633 GIS and Emergency Administration - 3 credits

This course will provide an overview of GIS applications at the administrative level of emergency management. Topics covered will include uses of GIS within the planning and mitigation phases, along with response and recovery assessments. Students will gain a valuable perspective on planning for and administering resources. A final course project will be assigned to include GIS budget, funding and implementation strategies relative to individual administrative roles.

Instructor: K. McSorley, Geographic Information System Specialist, Bergen County Dept. of Health Services

MADS 6648 Disaster Recovery and Organizational Continuity - 3 credits

This course examines the differences between accidents and disasters, the response for disasters, those 'players' that will become involved in disaster response and recovery, the disaster cycle and how we maintain our operations, whether civilian or military, to ensure organizational continuity.

A key element in disaster recovery is the concept of isomorphism, where we have the opportunity for one organization to learn from the experiences of another organization. This course seizes the opportunity to fully capture what has been learned dealing with previous events.

Finally, since disasters cause massive social changes, how we respond and adapt to these crises are milestones of attitudinal change in both our personal and professional lives. Disasters in our society will no doubt occur and this course provides participants the ability to step back, re-assess and review how we as individuals and governmental entities respond, recover and ensure the continuity of our organizations for the future.

Instructor: S. Santiago, Exercise Support Team Leader Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs

For Information

For information about the MAS and certificate programs, contact:

Ronald E. Calissi, Esq.
Executive Associate Dean for Off-campus Credit Programs
Fairleigh Dickinson University
New College of General and Continuing Studies
School of Administrative Science
1000 River Road, H-DH2-13
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Telephone: 201-692-7366
Toll-free: 866-FDU-6221
Facsimile: 201-692-7179
E-mail: homeland@fdu.edu
Website: http://sas.fdu.edu