This program is offered only through College of Continuing and Professional Education at a higher tuition rate. It is interdisciplinary, developed by faculty experts from departments across campus.
The EMER curriculum and all advising and student research presentations are designed exclusively for online delivery utilizing the most up-to-date instructional technologies available. The program provides students with the conceptual foundation, communication, managerial, and analytical skills required for designing, testing, and implementing an effective response to workplace and community emergencies. The program has two major purposes: 1) to provide an understanding of the administration and management of emergency services with an emphasis on the roles and job expectations of public safety professionals and emergency managers, and 2) to prepare students for leadership roles in emergency and disaster administration by stressing independent research, communication, and writing skills, exposure to experts, and practical experiences of respected emergency services and disaster organizations.
1. Obtain admission to the graduate program by completing and forwarding the official CSULB graduate admissions forms and fees to the University's Office of Enrollment Services. Each applicant for graduate standing shall have completed an appropriate baccalaureate degree from an accredited university.
2. A resume and a letter of intent that includes a summary of the applicant's reasons for seeking a master's degree in Emergency Services Administration. Both documents must be sent directly to the Department's Graduate Advisor.
3. Three letters of recommendation from persons able to testify to the applicant's academic ability, preferably from former professors or immediate supervisors. These letters must be sent directly to the Department's Graduate Advisor.
4. Have at least a 3.0 grade-point average in the last 60 semester units attempted. A student whose overall grade point average is less than 3.0, but who presents acceptable evidence of professional potential either through recent academic performance and/or experiential background may be admitted by special action of the Department's Graduate Committee.
5. Be accepted by the department and graduate advisor for admission to the program.
Satisfactory completion of 37 units of approved graduate courses to include:
1. Take all of the following courses (27 units):
2. Take all of the following courses as noted:
Project Students take both the following courses:
Thesis Students take the following course:
3. Two additional elective courses selected in consultation with a faculty advisor (6 units).
