(Available via Online or Hybrid)
GRADUATE STUDIES IN EMERGENCY and DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Acting Graduate Program Director: Dr. Jane Lincove
Graduate Program Coordinator: Renee Decker
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NOTE: Our graduate curriculum has been revised to better prepare students for the future. Curriculum revisions for new students will be in effect for FALL 2025
Confers a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) in Emergency and Disaster Health Systems
Downloadable PDF: Emergency and Disaster Management.2025
UMBC offers the option for baccalaureate degree holders to take a limited number of graduate courses in a narrowly defined area of special interest in order to expand their educational preparation, and, in some cases, to prepare the student for professional certification examinations. The Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS) offers a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) program in the field of emergency and disaster management. It is intended to help current and aspiring emergency managers to develop graduate-level analytical, planning, and leadership skills in the increasingly important field of all-hazards emergency management, with a series of courses that are also designed to provide the educational material needed to qualify students for the certification exam of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
The EDHS department has also established a student chapter of the IAEM at UMBC in which all students, regardless of their degree, are encouraged to become members.
This graduate certificate can be taken as a stand-alone program, or as part of the student’s Master’s (M.S.) degree in Emergency and Disaster Health Systems or as part of the Emergency and Disaster Health Systems study specialization within the Public Policy Ph.D. degree. We also have a collaboration between the EDHS and the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Program (CYBR) for completing the certificate. (See below for more information)
Students in a current Master’s or Ph.D. program should submit a PBC Concurrent Enrollment Form to complete the PBC concurrently with their existing program. The program code is EMGTO for online only or EMGT for hybrid courses. Please consult with your advisor to manage the sequencing of the certificate courses. For questions or registration permission to enroll in the EDHS certificate courses, please email the EDHS Graduate Program Coordinator.
Prospective students who wish to take the certificate program as a stand alone program should apply via online application with the Graduate School. Please make sure you are applying for the correct program and modality.
Department: Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS)
Program modality codes: EMGTO (Online only), EMGT (Hybrid)
Required Courses:
- EDHS 637: Emergency and Disaster Response & Recovery [3]
- EDHS 638: Emergency and Disaster Mitigation, Planning, and Preparedness [3]
- EDHS 691: Strategic Planning in EDHS [3]
- EDHS 720: Evidence-Based Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation for Emergency and Disasters [3]
Total Graduate Certificate Credits Required: [12]
Collaboration between the Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS) and the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Program (CYBR)
The EDHS Graduate program in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Program (CYBR), will allow students to substitute one (1) core Cybersecurity MPS courses for one (1) EDHS PBC course to increase flexibility and best meet our students’ needs.
CYBR Master’s degree students wishing to pursue the Emergency Management PBC will complete three (3) of the four EDHS courses (EDHS 637, 638, 691, 720) and use one of the following courses as their final required PBC certificate course.
- CYBR 650: Managing Cyber Operations [3]
- CYBR 658: Risk Analysis and Compliance [3]
For Master’s degree students wishing to obtain exposure to cybersecurity via a CYBR certificate, the four (4) CYBR courses below will satisfy the elective requirements within their Emergency and Disaster Health Services Master’s degree and allow the students to complete a concurrent CYBR Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC).
- CYBR 620: Introduction to Cybersecurity
- CYBR 650: Managing Cybersecurity Operations
- CYBR 658: Risk Analysis and Compliance
- One additional CYBR / EDHS PBC Course
Office of Professional Programs Website : Cybersecurity
Click HERE for the schedule of course offerings
For more information on the graduate certificate contact:
Graduate Program Coordinator: Renee Decker,
OR
Acting Graduate Program Director: Dr. Jane Lincove