Disaster Management school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

The Master of Public Affairs degree with the Disaster and Emergency Management concentration provides a preparation for students entering into or advancing within the broad field of disaster and emergency management.

This emphasis is appropriate for mid to senior managers in emergency services, public health agencies, and homeland security-related organizations. This program of study is comprehensive in its approach and includes policy development, disaster management, hazard mitigation, ...

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To help students prepare to play a role in the vital effort to protect our nation, CTU developed the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice �Homeland Security and Emergency Management (BSCJ-HEM) program for the Online platform with the guidance of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School. It’s “All-Hazards�approach to Homeland Security training and education is designed to help students have the opportunity to acquire an understanding of emergency management, te...

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Grand Canyon University’s Bachelor of Science in Public Safety and Emergency Management program is a bachelor’s degree completion program that provides a theoretical and applied approach to the professional education of students, while ensuring relevance to the homeland security and public safety industries. The program emphasizes the fundamentals of emergency management while providing an interdisciplinary course of study in the skills and practices of emergency planning and managemen...

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Grand Canyon University’s Master of Science in Leadership with an Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership provides students with the skills to develop professionally and gain self-confidence in their own leadership styles. The program offers an opportunity for graduates of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program (NFA-EEOP) to complete a graduate degree. Students learn to integrate a conceptual foundation for an executive leadership role that e...

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When disasters strike—whether natural disasters, failures of critical technology systems, disease, or terrorism—society must respond to the needs of individuals, families, and communities whose lives have been severely disrupted. Then in ensuing weeks, months, and years, an affected city or region must initiate recovery from the physical damage, social and economic disruption, and demoralization of a catastrophe. This course focuses on the management of humanitarian relief—shelter, food, medical...

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