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 List

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	MPA 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
ESSC 6007	Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management
ESSC 6008	Risk Management and Threat Assessment
ESSC 6010	Disaster Communications
ESSC 6011	Emergency Management Administration
ESSC 6013	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.

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For more information, contact the School of Professional Advancement.