Degree Requirements

The EADP program offers a variety of degrees in emergency management, including:

• B.S. in Emergency Administration and Planning
• 2nd Bachelor's Degree in EADP
• Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Emergency Management

B.S. in Emergency Administration and Planning

Curriculum

EADP COURSES AND DESCRIPTIONS

EADP DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: TABLES AND SUMMARY

The EADP major courses provide the student with the theoretical basis, technical expertise, and skills necessary to succeed in the emergency management field. Some courses are REQUIRED for the major (EADP 3010, 3035, 3045, 3080(or PADM 3020), 4080, and PADM 3410), while others are ELECTIVES for the major (EADP 2700, 4000, 4010, 4015, 4020, 4030, 4040, 4050, 4060, 4090, 4980) See chart below for additional electives outside EADP.

In addition to the six required courses, up to 6 hours of EADP 4800 and/or 4810, (Internship Preparation/Internship Practicum in Emergency Management), are required of students with no prior relevant professional experience. The remaining hours for the major may consist of choices from other EADP courses, or up to six hours from complementary disciplines including public administration, geography, sociology, management, and insurance. By allowing students to choose from these different fields of study, each student has the opportunity to tailor his/her degree for any sector of emergency management (public, private, non-profit) or level of government (local, state federal). Faculty encourage students to choose these courses based on each student's career goals.

Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science with a major in emergency administration and planning must meet the following requirements:

• Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours; 42 must be advanced.
• Major Requirements: 42 hours.
• Minor Requirements: A minor of at least 18 hours; 6 must be advanced.
• University Core Requirements (see below)
• Other Requirements: A grade of "C" or better and a minimum GPA of 2.5 on all courses in the major.
• University Electives: 18 hours, or minimum hurs required to complete degree. Courses may be selected from any offered at UNT that the student and the adviser deem appropriate to the degree.

University Core Requirements for the EADP Degree

• General University Requirements (University Core Curriculum): at least 42 hrs.
• English: 6 hrs (EADP students must take both English 1310 and English 2700; a grade of 'C' or better is required in both courses.) NOTE: Technical Writing is REQUIRED for the EADP degree; if you do not take Technical Writing as part of your English core requirement, then you must take it as an elective.
• Natural Lab Science: 6 hrs (One Natural Lab Science (3 hrs) must be either Biology 1132, Geography 1710 or Geology 1610.)
• History: 6 hrs
• Visual and Performing Arts: 3 hrs
• Political Science: 6 hrs
• Social and Behavioral Science: 3 hrs
• Humanities: 3 hrs
• 'Understanding the Human Community': 6 hrs
• Mathematics: 3 hrs at the level of college algebra or higher