Emergency Management Professional, AAS
Program Code: AAS.EMP
Help build a culture of preparedness and ready communities for catastrophic disasters with the Emergency Management Professional (EMP) AAS at CCC. This program is ideal for incumbent workers looking to benchmark their experience while engaging in meaningful learning opportunities. The degree is also designed to provide the foundational skills to enter the field of homeland security and emergency management.
The EMP AAS guides students to understanding the interactions between the evolving social, built, and physical environments that are creating greater risk complexities. Through a diverse curriculum, students will identify what foundations are needed for emergency management professionals to address evolving risks.
For information contact Dan LoFaro, 503‐594‐3683 or daniel.lofaro@clackamas.edu
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 4 credits - See Related Instruction for course list
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems
Communication
- 1 course - WR-227Z Technical Writing
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences
Human Relations
- 1 course - COMM-218Z Interpersonal Communication
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid
- 1 credit - See Related Instruction for course list
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- demonstrate critical thinking to identify and reduce disaster risk through a proactive, anticipatory and innovative approach for guiding public policy and the application of homeland security and emergency management framework and principles;
- identify the social determinants of risk, as both the risks for and the effects of disasters are socially produced;
- demonstrate knowledge in scientific processes, geographic configurations, social-cultural issues and interdependent relationships as they pertain to emergency management;
- explain communication and facilitation modes including evolving technologies and methods for disaster risk awareness, assessment, measurement and reduction for a broad spectrum of stakeholders;
- identify civic and legal processes, ethical considerations, policies and politics important in Emergency Management;
- develop an individual learning development plan.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | Credits | |
| EMP-201 | Introduction to Homeland Security and Emergency Management | 4 |
| EMP-202 | Threat and Hazard Assessment for Emergency Management Professionals | 3 |
| EMP-204 | Foundations of Emergency Planning | 4 |
| Computation requirement | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| COMM-218Z | Interpersonal Communication | 4 |
| EMP-206 | Hazard Mitigation | 3 |
| EMP-208 | Disaster Response and Recovery | 4 |
| EMP-222 | Terrorism Awareness and Response | 2 |
| EMP-224 | Science of Disasters | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Term | ||
| EMP-210 | Developing and Managing Volunteer Resources | 4 |
| EMP-212 | Public Health and Medical Emergency Management | 3 |
| EMP-214 | Technology in Emergency Management | 4 |
| EMP-216 | Emergency Management Laws and Ethics | 2 |
| Elective (100 level or above) 1 | 2-4 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Term | ||
| EMP-218 | Public Information Officer and External Affairs | 2 |
| GIS-101 | Principles of Geospatial Technology | 2 |
| WR-227Z | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Focus Area Courses | 7 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| COMM-140 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| EMP-220 | Introduction to Emergency Management Public Administration and Policy | 2 |
| Focus Area Courses | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Term | ||
| EMP-226 | Business Continuity Fundamentals | 4 |
| PE/Health/Safety/First Aid requirement | 1 | |
| Focus Area Courses | 10 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 90-92 | |
- 1
Students who have not satisfied WR-121Z Composition I or equivalent should take it in spring term.
Focus Areas
Complete all courses from one of the following Focus Areas
Wildland Fire
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FRP-130 | Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (S-130/S-190/ICS-100/IS-700/L-180) | 2 |
| FRP-131 | Advanced Firefighter Training (S-131/S-133) | 1 |
| FRP-200 | Basic Incident Command System (I-100, I-200, IS-700, IS-800) | 4 |
| FRP-211 | Portable Pumps and Water Use (S-211) | 2 |
| FRP-244 | Wilderness II: Basic Land Navigation (S-244) | 3 |
| FRP-246 | Wilderness IV: Backcountry CPR/First Aid/AED | 2 |
| FRP-249 | Followership to Leadership (L-280) | 2 |
| FRP-250 | Wilderness VI: Basic Tool Use and Care | 1 |
| FRP-270 | Basic Air Operations (S-270) | 1 |
| FRP-294 | Intermediate Incident Command System (I-300) | 2 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 6 | |
Emergency Medical Technician
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BI-231 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| EMT-101 | Emergency Medical Technician Part I | 6 |
| EMT-102 | Emergency Medical Technician Part II | 6 |
| EMT-105 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Services | 3 |
| EMT-109 | Emergency Response Communication/Documentation | 2 |
| MA-110 | Medical Terminology | 4 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 1 | |
Management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA-120 | Project Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| BA-123 | Leadership & Motivation | 3 |
| BA-223 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| BA-224 | Human Resource Management | 4 |
| BA-251 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
| PSY-101 | Human Relations | 3 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 5 | |
Fire Service Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FRP-200 | Basic Incident Command System (I-100, I-200, IS-700, IS-800) | 4 |
| FST-202 | Principles of Emergency Services | 3 |
| FST-204 | Fire Protection Systems | 3 |
| FST-206 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
| FST-212 | Fire Prevention | 3 |
| FST-214 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3 |
| FST-216 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival | 3 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 4 | |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA-120 | Project Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| GEO-100 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 4 |
| GIS-101 | Principles of Geospatial Technology | 2 |
| GIS-201 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GIS-202 | Intermediate Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GIS-205 | Cartography and Map Making | 3 |
| GIS-232 | Data Collection & Application | 2 |
| GIS-238 | GIS Web Mapping and Services | 2 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 3 | |
Criminal Justice
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CJA-101 | Criminology | 4 |
| CJA-110 | Introduction to Law Enforcement | 3 |
| CJA-122 | Criminal Law | 4 |
| PSY-219 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 4 |
| SOC-204 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Any BA, CJA, EC, EMP, EMT, FRP, GIS, or HS course not included in the program | 7 | |