At Paul Smith’s College, we believe in learning by doing. Our curriculum is built on the fundamentals of disaster science with opportunities to craft your own path for your future career.
Bachelor of Science / 120 Credits
Extreme weather events and other types of man-made incidents cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage daily. Even worse, somewhere around the globe, these events take a life every 15 minutes.
Our Disaster Management and Response program equips students for preparing, managing, and responding to major crises. Choose from two concentrations – Response Practitioner or Analysis and Planning – that provide an invaluable global and local perspective on disasters.
You will develop in-demand skills such as GIS mapping and climate change adaptation, interact with local state and federal agencies, and gain invaluable hands-on experience in and around our campus in the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park.
Program Details
- Fundamentals of Disaster Management
- Disaster Operations & Recovery
- Community Disaster Resilience Planning
- Disaster Site Assessment
- Sustainable Development
- Swiftwater Technical Rescue
- Disaster Field Experience
- Business Continuity Specialist
- Crisis Response Project Manager
- Disaster Exercises & Drills
- Forest Ranger
- Environmental Conservation Officer
- Emergency Management Director
- Environmental Remediation Specialist
- Hazardous Materials Manager
- Public Safety Officer
- Risk Manager
- Search & Rescue Technician
At the end of the program students will be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge and comprehension of the types, causes and impacts of disasters
- Apply the disaster management model in relevant circumstances; and develop a disaster management plan that addresses identified vulnerabilities
- Implement unified response to disasters and emergencies (both at the applied practitioner and management levels).
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Semester 1 |
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BIO 110 |
Biology I |
3 |
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DMR 101 |
Fundamentals of Disaster Management |
3 |
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ENG 101 |
Effective College Writing I |
3 |
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FYS 101 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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MAT 125 |
Algebra |
3 |
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Semester 2 |
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BIO 210 |
General Ecology |
4 |
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DMR 201 |
Disaster Operations and Recovery |
3 |
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MAT 210 |
Statistics |
3 |
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ENG 102 |
Effective College Writing II |
3 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 3 |
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GIS 201 |
Introduction To GIS |
3 |
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PSY 101 |
Psychology |
3 |
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or PSY 110 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
2-4 |
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Humanities |
3 |
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Liberal Arts Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 4 |
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COM 201 |
Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
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ECN 200 |
Principles of Economics |
3 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
2-4 |
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Humanities |
3 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 5 |
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FOR 330 |
Soils and Hydrology |
4 |
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SUS 330 |
Community Disaster Resilience Planning |
3 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
3-4 |
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Responsibility & Expression – Integrated |
3-4 |
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Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 6 |
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DMR 330 |
Disaster Site Assessment |
2 |
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ENV 455 |
Sustainable Development |
3 |
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MGT 335 |
Project Management |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
3-4 |
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Semester 7 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
3-4 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective-UD |
3-4 |
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Liberal Arts Elective |
3-4 |
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Semester 8 |
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NRS 495 |
Capstone Experience |
4 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
3-4 |
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Area Emphasis Cluster |
3-4 |
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Elective – UD |
4 |
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Faculty
Associate Professor of Disaster Management & Response