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Emergency Management
This multi-course certificate offers core knowledge and skills essential for leaders in the world of emergency planning, security, protection, and emergency response. Format: 100% Online
This program is perfect for...
- Those seeking to launch a career in this rapidly growing industry
- Professionals seeking to maintain a professional license or certification
- People looking to complete coursework in a concentrated time period—you’ll get a professional certificate in less than a year
- Those who want to hone and apply skills in emergency preparedness and protection
What you can learn.
- How to prepare your organization, community, or agency for all manner of threats and hazards
- The frameworks for incident response, recovery, and mitigation
- Crisis and risk communication strategies
- Ethical, equitable, and compliant risk management approaches
This certificate is recognized by the IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers). IAEM also awards education credit for these courses as part of its Associate Emergency Manager and Certified Emergency Manager certifications/recertifications.
Courses
Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.
Required Courses
Electives
Students must complete one elective course.
Drop-In Advising Hour
This informal Zoom event is a platform for current and new program students to connect and ask questions to program staff. Drop in for 10 minutes or stay for the hour. Have questions about the certificate or program, bring them with you!
Each first and third Wednesdays of the month, 11am-12pm PT.
Email industrysegmentprograms@uclaextension.edu for the meeting link.
Estimated Cost Breakdown
All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.
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An internship in emergency and risk management can provide you with practical experience in a variety of emergency management job functions. Students must be officially enrolled in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Certificate and have successfully completed all five of the required courses, with a GPA of 3.0 or better, before enrolling in the internship.
Get a Head Start on a Master's Degree
Take advantage of an agreement between UCLA Extension and California State University Long Beach to complete your Master of Science in Emergency Services Administration. Graduates of this certificate may apply 12 quarter units (three 4-unit courses) or a maximum of 8 semester units toward CSULB's MS in Emergency Services Administration.*
*Transfer to the CSULB master's degree is contingent upon the student already possessing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. CSULB is the sole academic institution that determines eligibility for admission to the Master of Science in Emergency Service Administration and will be the institution that evaluates the official University of California Los Angeles Extension transcript submitted by applicants.
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