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EPT 120  Sociology of Disaster

This course is designed to overview sociological disaster research, disaster system, and alternative research approaches. Topics include human and organizational behaviors, long term disaster impact on communities, disaster warning, and evacuation considerations. Upon completion, students should be able to assess and predict the impact of disaster-related human behavior.

Course Hours Per Week: Class, 3

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite: None

Corequisite: None

EPT 120 Course Outline

EPT 150  EMS Incident Management

This course covers the fully integrated incident management system for EMS response to high impact incidents. Topics include mass casualty incidents, terrorists events, communications, training triage, law and fire incident command. Upon completion, students should be able to implement and operate within the National Incident Management System.

Course Hours Per Week: Class, 2; Lab, 2

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite: None

Corequisite: None

EPT 150 Course Outline

EPT 210  Disaster Response Operations and Management

This course covers the basic concepts and operational procedures and authorities involved in responding to major disasters. Topics include Federal, State, and local roles and responsibilities in major disaster recovery work with an emphasis on governmental coordination. Upon completion, students should be able to implement a disaster plan and assess the needs of those involved in a major disaster.

Course Hours Per Week: Class, 3; Lab, 0

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite: FIP 236

Corequisite: None

EPT 210 Course Outline

EPT 220  Terrorism and Emergency Management

This course covers preparing for, responding to, and safely mitigating terrorism incidents. Topics include the history of terrorism, scene hazards, evidence preservation, risk assessment, roles and responsibilities, explosive recognition, and terrorism planning. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize the threat of terrorism and operate within the emergency management framework at a terrorism incident.

Course Hours Per Week: Class, 3;

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite: EPT 210

Corequisite: None

EPT 220 Course Outline

EPT 275  Emergency Operations Center Management

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage and operate an EOC during crisis situations. Topics include properly locating and designing an EOC, staffing, training and briefing EOC personnel, and how to operate an EOC. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate how to set up and operate an effective emergency operations center.

Course Hours Per Week: Class, 3; Lab, 0

Semester Hours Credit: 3

Prerequisite: FIP 236

Corequisite: None

EPT 275 Course Outline
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