Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Offered By: Colangelo College of Business

Domains

  1. Emergency Management Frameworks and Practice - Graduates of Grand Canyon University's Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management program will demonstrate competence in the five essential mission areas, protection, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery, necessary for working towards meeting the National Preparedness Goal.
    • Employ an all hazards approach to dealing with disasters within each phase of emergency management.
    • Examine community resiliency to promote short and long-term community wellness.
    • Evaluate the application of technologies in the practice of emergency management.
    • Analyze the civil and legal processes that provide governance in the field of emergency management and influence disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
    • Analyze the logistics of mass care operations.
    • Design emergency action plans using local, state, and federal guidelines.
    • Evaluate training needs and provide education within the community.
  2. Organizational Management and Leadership - Graduates of Grand Canyon University's Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management program are prepared to integrate organizational leadership and management knowledge and skills into practice as emergency management professionals.
    • Examine management principles, strategies, and processes that lead to effective organizational outcomes.
    • Demonstrate skills for effective collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork.
    • Identify the project management lifecycle and determine how the lifecycle process affects organizations
    • Manage budgets and local, state, and federal resources in emergency management organizations.
  3. Research and Critical Thinking - Graduates of Grand Canyon University's Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management program possess the ability to think critically through hazard analyses, data, intelligence, and incident-specific information in order to develop action plans and make critical decisions in high-risk situations.
    • Evaluate data and evidence to support development of strategy options for dealing with disaster.
    • Apply strategies for professional development and continual learning to support ongoing proficiency when operating in a dynamic risk environment.
    • Perform a comprehensive hazard analysis.
  4. Ethics, Relationship Building, and Community Engagement - Graduates of Grand Canyon University's Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management program apply a whole community approach to understanding and dealing with disasters and work with professional ethics and integrity to protect and restore community health.
    • Evaluate options for managing public and social media communications during emergency and disaster situations.
    • Evaluate measures for engaging the community in dialogue and action for reducing shared disaster risk.
    • Examine the multi-faceted ways disasters can impact humans, communities, and the environment.
    • Describe social factors underlying risk and vulnerability including how the social determinants of disaster risk can influence disaster recovery.
    • Articulate the emergency management professional's ethical and moral obligation to promote the common good through just distribution of resources and protecting individuals and community from harm.

Faculty

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Program Faculty