**[Niagara County Community College -- Emergency Management Associate in
Applied Science Degree]{.underline}**

Niagara County Community College is offering an Emergency Management
Associate in Applied Science Degree. The program will provide students
with the knowledge and experience necessary to respond in a unified
manner to natural or man-made emergency situations. Students will be
trained to coordinate and evaluate the resources and operations dealing
with the emergency situations and their aftermaths. The program is
designed to attract and prepare area fire, police, and emergency medical
and private safety/security professionals in an effort to establish
emergency management program in the community colleges in New York.
Students must complete a total of 65 credits hours to complete the
Emergency Management Associate in Applied Science degree program.

Emergency Management Associate in Applied Science Curriculum:

[Emergency Management: minimum of 30 credits to include:]{.underline}

> EMG 150 Principles of Emergency Management 2 credits
>
> EMG 152 Public Safety Critical Incident Management 1 credit
>
> EMG 160 Developing Volunteer Resources 1 credit
>
> EMG 162 Resource and Donation Management 2 credits
>
> EMG 170 Public Information Officer Basic Course 3 credits
>
> EMG 178 Emergency Response Planning 3 credits
>
> EMG 180 Emergency Management Leadership 2 credits
>
> EMG 182 Basic Incident Command System 1 credit
>
> EMG 184 Emergency Response to Terrorism 1 credit
>
> EMG 252 Disaster Response and Recovery 2 credits
>
> EMG 256 Mitigation for Emergency Managers 1.5 credits
>
> EMG 262 Intermediate Incident Command System 1.5 credits
>
> EMG 270 Multi-Hazard Emergency Response Planning 1 credit
>
> for Schools
>
> EMG 278 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management 1.5 credits
>
> EMG 280 Emergency Exercise Program Management 3 credits
>
> EMG 282 Advanced Incident Command System 1.5 credits
>
> EMG 284 Terrorism Response Planning 2 credits

[Social Sciences: minimum of 15 credits to include]{.underline}

> CFJ 110 Introduction to Principles of Security 3 credits
>
> CRJ 102 Criminal Law and Procedure 3 credits
>
> CRJ 204 Criminal Investigations 3 credits
>
> GOV 213 State and Local Government 3 credits
>
> \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_ Social Science Elective\* 3 credits

Health/Physical Education: minimum of 2 credits

\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_ Health or Physical Education Elective 2 credits

Humanities: minimum of 6 credits to include:

ENG 101 Writing\*\* 3 credits

ENG 102 Writing II & Introduction to Literature 3 credits

Mathematics: minimum of 3 credits to include:

MAT 164 Introduction of Statistics 3 credits

Fine Arts: minimum of 3 credit to include:

SPE 101 Speech Communications 3 credits

Computer Science: minimum of 3 credits to include:

CIS 100 Introduction to Personal Computer 3 credits

Natural Science: minimum of 3 credits

Selected by advisement 3 credits

\*Consider selection of a course that would fulfill one of the SUNY
General Ed requirements

\*\* Dependent upon fulfillment of Academic Foundations requirements

Scholarships are available to volunteer fire fighters and EMTs through a
special fund set up by Senator George Maziarz. Other financial aid may
be available for those who qualify.

Niagara County Community College is accredited by the Middle States
Commission on Higher Education.

For more information:

> Contact: Professor James A. Mezhir
>
> Emergency Management Coordinator
>
> Niagara County Community College
>
> 3111 Saunders Settlement Road
>
> Sanborn, New York 14132-9460
>
> Ph: (716) 614-6763
>
> Fax: (716) 614-6700
>
> Email: <jmezhir@niagaracc.suny.edu>
>
> Additional Information:
> [www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/socsci/emg_degree.html](http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/socsci/emg_degree.html)
>
> Additional Phone:
>
> Update: 7/10/07

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