MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5304 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2021 Spring Last Admit Term: 2024 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 18 CIP Code: 43.0302	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC MC PC PV Field of Interest: Behavioral Science and Human Services Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology (54) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 11-9161.00 Emergency Management Directors

Description: The Certification of Completion (CCL) in Emergency Management provides the student with knowledge and skills required to conduct a comprehensive emergency management program. The program prepares students to manage emergency operations, hazardous materials incidents, tactics, strategy, and safety of firefighting activities, and customer service in the public sector. The student will be prepared for positions such as Emergency Manager, Emergency Management Planner, Emergency Operations Coordinator, Environmental Compliance Planner, and Emergency Management Specialist, working in state, local, federal, and international governments, business and industry, military installations, and health care facilities.

Learning Outcomes
1. Define terrorism, and describe the role of first responders in emergency response plans, resource development, incident management systems, patient assessment, and communication with the media. (AJS/FSC139) 2. Analyze disaster recovery operations including planning considerations, special populations issues and recovery responsibilities. (AJS/FSC146) 3. Explain emergency planning concepts and implementation strategies for response and prevention. (AJS/FSC147) 4. Describe the components of an integrated emergency management system, including the role of the managers and key organizations and explain historical events that impacted on its development and processes for assessing threat. (AJS/FSC148) 5. Discuss hazard mitigation strategies, including coordinated community responses and resources. (AJS/FSC149) 6. Evaluate methods for managing emergency incidents including command, control, and coordination of response. (FSC224)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. + indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. This program replaces: CCL/5774N Domestic Preparedness and Homeland Security

Required Courses

AJS/FSC139 Emergency Response to Terrorism 3
AJS/FSC146 Disaster Recovery Operations 3
AJS/FSC147 Emergency Preparedness 3
AJS/FSC148 Fundamentals of Emergency Management 3
AJS/FSC149 Hazard Mitigation 3
FSC224 Incident Command Systems 3

Credits: 18

Restricted Electives
	Credits:

General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.