Disaster and Emergency Management

The Disaster and Emergency Management (D&EM) program provides current, relevant, and forward-thinking theory and knowledge, to help ensure that the D&EM practitioners of tomorrow are prepared to better manage the increasing complexity and frequency of disaster events. The program offers learning and skills that extend across the entire system of D&EM, including mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, as well as resiliency building, business continuity, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and crisis communication. Graduates from this program will leave able to support businesses and organizations in any sector or community to prepare for and respond to the risk of harm or loss resulting from natural, technological, and intentional hazards more effectively. This guided pathway allows students to engage in their diploma learning as a full-time cohort.