Overview

Course Details

This leading-edge Emergency and Disaster Management program at American Public University.—accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress—is designed to prepare professionals to effectively manage crises. APU’s MA in Emergency and Disaster Management advances your knowledge of response, recovery, and economics of emergency and disaster management. Through case studies, you will examine natural, technical, and human-induced public emergencies, disasters, and catastrophes.

Your academic experience is enriched by faculty—some are board-certified emergency managers (CEM) or hold key positions in government, safety, or security.

What You Will Do

Develop a research proposal for emergency and disaster management
Select, evaluate, and prioritize research projects and proposals
Organize emergency management functions and activities
Formulate plans that clearly differentiate disaster response actions

Accreditation

This program is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Emergency and Disaster Theory

Research Design and Methods

Emergency and Disaster Planning and Management

Interagency Disaster Management

Crisis Action Planning

Emergency Management and Public Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

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105

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Charles Town, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All APU master's degree/graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA®).
Depending on your country of citizenship, you may be required to provide documentation of English proficiency
For degree programs, if you have earned college credits at a CHEA accredited institution or from a member university of Universities Canada , you will be required to submit our transfer credit evaluation (TCE) application when you apply.
If you have non-US transcripts, and you need to submit them for admission or for transfer credit, you will need to have them evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a university-approved agency.

TOEFL iBT minimum scores required: 24 in Reading, 27 in Writing

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8190 USD / year

≈ 8190 USD / year
Out-of-State

8190 USD / year

≈ 8190 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8190 USD / year

≈ 8190 USD / year

Additional Details

$290 with Preferred Military Rate

$386.75 with Veteran Grant

$409.50 with APUS Opportunity Grant

Funding

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