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Sep 07, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog (Pending final revisions)
Emergency Management Administration B.A./B.S.
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 Return to: Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences
**Pending final approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board**
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Major in Emergency Management Administration
(Major Code: 605)
The BA/BS Emergency Management Administration (EMA) program prepares students to take emergency management positions and leadership roles in organizations within the private and public sectors. Based on a curriculum that covers both public administration and emergency management, students will develop strategic, tactical, and decision-making skills that address all phases of emergencies at the local, state, and federal levels. Students will learn to navigate and collaborate across complex and interdependent governmental, non-profit, business organizations, and systems that are crucial to protecting communities from natural and human-made hazards, disasters, and emergencies.
University Core Curriculum Requirements (42 hours)
**IMPORTANT: Before selecting from these courses, students should review any major-specific core requirements in the major below as they will be required to take those courses instead.**
Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from ENGL options)
Core 10 - Communication (3 hours from COMM options)
Core 20 - Mathematics (3 hours)
Core 30 - Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)
Core 40 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)
Core 50 - Creative Arts (3 hours)
Core 60 - American History (6 hours)
Core 70 - Government / Political Science (6 hours)
Core 80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
Core 90 - Component Area Option (6 hours or fewer; may depend on major requirements)
Emergency Management Administration Major Requirements
Major-Specific University Core Requirements
This program requires no specific courses from the University Core Curriculum.
EMA Core Courses (24 hours)
EMA Statistics Requirement (3 hours)
EMA Capstone Requirement (3 hours)
EMA Electives (9 hours)
Select 9 hours from the following:
B.A./B.S. Requirements (6-12 hours)
Complete the requirements for your specific degree.
B.A. Degree
In addition to the core curriculum, a minimum of 12 hours as follows:
- At least six hours of foreign language, and
- Six hours chosen from art, communication studies, dance, English, history, media communications, modern languages, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre.
B.S. Degree
In addition to the core curriculum, a minimum of 6 hours as follows:
- Six hours chosen from biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, geosciences, mathematics, physics, and natural sciences.
Total hours required to complete degree: 120 hours
Depending on transfer credits and other substitutions/waivers, student may need to take additional electives as needed to total a minimum of 120 hours or the minimum total hours required for this degree, of which at least 36 must be advanced (3000/4000 level) and earned at WTAMU.
Advising Services Degree Checklists and Curriculum Guides
Degree checklists and curriculum guides (suggested course sequences) are available by linking to the Advising Services Degree Checklists webpage.
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