Emergency Administration and Management Academic Degree
and Professional Certificate Programs

The magnitude of floods, fires, hurricanes, terrorist bombings and other major disasters in recent years has raised the nation’s awareness of the importance of emergency management. The Emergency Administration & Management (EAM) degree program prepares students for leadership and management roles as risk managers and emergency professionals who protect the public in the event of a major emergency.

The Emergency Administration & Management program integrates the broad focus of policy, planning and administration with the practical, technical and communication aspects of emergency response. Students learn to write emergency plans to meet state and federal guidelines and communicate knowledgeably with expert advisors in a crisis, as well as gain an understanding of problems facing response teams. All Emergency Administration & Management courses are offered online.

The Emergency Administration & Management program at St. Petersburg College was the first such Associate in Science degree in the United States and the first offered completely online. It remains one of the nation’s leading programs.

The EAM degree integrates the broad focus of policy, planning and administration with the practical, technical and communication aspects of emergency response. Students learn to write emergency plans to meet state and federal guidelines and communicate knowledgeably with expert advisors in a crisis, as well as gain an understanding of problems facing response teams. Students can also take courses in the Homeland Security track for this degree.

The Emergency Administration and Management (EAM) certificate is focused on policy, planning, and administration of emergency response teams. This comprehensive certificate integrates the practical, technical, and communication aspects of emergency management. Program participants will gain an understanding of problems facing response teams, learn to write emergency plans according to state and federal guidelines, and build communications skills as crisis advisors. These courses apply towards the Emergency Administration and Management Associate in Science degree.

Homeland Security – The purpose of this certificate is to prepare students for employment in the field of Emergency Management, with specialization in Homeland Security. Students in this field can be employed as Risk Managers in private and public organizations, Emergency Response Directors, Security Managers at the local, state or federal levels or private industry, or governmental and industrial emergency planners at the federal, state, local and international levels.