Master of Public Administration with Concentration in Emergency Management, MPA
The MPA degree with a concentration in Emergency Management helps students develop specialized expertise that will prepare them with the skills and knowledge to play a leading role in protecting communities from both natural and human-made hazards and disasters. It is comprised of coursework from SoPA’s Emergency and Security Studies MPS program.
Courses are available entirely online. Completion of the MPA with a concentration in Emergency Management requires 12 courses (36 credit hours), and includes four Emergency Management concentration courses:
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| The following MPA Foundational Courses: | ||
| MPAD 6000 | Public Policy Foundations | 3 |
| MPAD 6100 | Technology and Civic Sector Leadership | 3 |
| MPAD 6110 | Data-Informed Leadership, Management, and Decision-Making | 3 |
| MPAD 6120 | Public Organizational Leadership, Cross-Sector Partnerships, and Stakeholder Engagement | 3 |
| MPAD 6130 | Budgeting and Financial Management | 3 |
| MPAD 6140 | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Public Service | 3 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MPAD 7900 | MPA Capstone | 3 |
| MPAD 7905 | Masters in Public Administration Residency | 0 |
| Emergency Management Concentration | ||
| ESSC 6001 | Introduction to Emergency Management | 3 |
| ESSC 6009 | Emergency Planning | 3 |
| ESSC 6016 | Leadership in Emergency and Security Management | 3 |
| Select one course: | 3 | |
| Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management | ||
| Risk Management and Threat Assessment | ||
| Disaster Communications | ||
| Emergency Management Administration | ||
| Business Continuity | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Any graduate level course throughout SoPA and Tulane. Note that for courses taken outside of the public administration program, additional approvals might be required from the department that has oversight of the specific course.