Bachelor of Emergency Management  (90 credits)

(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions)

Emergency Management is an exciting and dynamic discipline committed to developing, implementing, maintaining and evaluating strategic management processes to prevent and mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural, technological or human-caused incidents. It’s about understanding these events and contributing to safer, and more resilient and sustainable communities.

This program will be of interest to individuals who wish to expand their emergency management competencies while having the option to study either part-time or full-time, and either entirely on-line or by attending classes on-campus.

 

Admission Requirements 

(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions)

Admission Requirements

Five Grade 12 advanced or academic courses including English and Mathematics with a minimum average requirement of 65%.

Cape Breton University’s policy with respect to Transfer of Credit and/or Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) will apply on a case by case basis.

 

Program Requirements 

Bachelor of Emergency Management
(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions)

Program Requirements

Students are required to achieve a passing grade of 50% in all courses with an overall average of 65% to be eligible to graduate with this credential. (90 credits)

YEAR ONE

COMM1105    Introduction to Public Communication
EMGT1101      Keystone to Emergency Management
EMGT1103     Taxonomy and Anatomy of Hazards
EMGT2201     Cultivating Emergency Management Alliances
EMGT2203    From Risk to Resilience
LEGL2501      Business Law I
MGMT1601    Introduction to Business
MRKT1301     Introduction to Marketing
Elective x 2

YEAR TWO

ACCT1203      Introduction to Accounting I
COMM2101    Research Concepts
COMM3109   Strategic Corporate Communication
EMGT2104     Effective Response
EMGT2304    Technological Tools in Emergency Management
EMGT3204    Recovery: Building the New Normal
EMGT3205    Managing Management
EMGT3301     Communicating Emergency Management
MGMT2604   Organizational Behaviour I
MGMT2605   Human Resource Management

YEAR THREE

COMM3117    Communication and Community
EMGT3303    Business Continuity Management
EMGT4105     Leadership: From Theory to Practice
EMGT4305    The International Context of Emergency Management
EMGT4989    Emergency Management Practicum I and II
MGMT4605   Business Competitive Strategies
POLS3104     Issues in Canadian Local Government
Elective x 2

 

Bachelor of Emergency Management (Major in Health Emergency Management)

(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions) (120 credits)

Emergency Management is an exciting and dynamic discipline committed to developing, implementing, maintaining and evaluating strategic management processes to prevent and mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural, technological or human-caused incidents. It’s about understanding these events and contributing to safer, and more resilient and sustainable communities.

This program will be of interest to individuals who wish to expand their competencies in health emergency management while having the option to study either part-time or full-time, and either entirely on-line or by attending classes on-campus.

 

Admission Requirements 

(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions)

Five Grade 12 advanced or academic courses including English and Mathematics with a minimum average requirement of 65%.

Cape Breton University’s policy with respect to Transfer of Credit and/or Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) will apply on a case by case basis.

 

Program Requirements

(This program is currently under review and suspended for new admissions)

Students are required to achieve a passing grade of 50% in all courses with an overall average of 65% to be eligible to graduate with this credential.  (120 credits)

YEAR ONE

COMM1105     Introduction to Public Communication
EMGT1101        Keystone to Emergency Management
EMGT1103       Taxonomy and Anatomy of Hazards
EMGT2201      Cultivating Emergency Management Alliances
EMGT2203      From Risk to Resilience
LEGL2501        Business Law I
MGMT1601      Introduction to Business
MRKT1301       Introduction to Marketing
Elective x 2

YEAR TWO

ACCT1203       Introduction to Accounting I
COMM2101     Research Concepts
COMM3109    Strategic Corporate Communication
EMGT2104      Effective Response
EMGT2304     Technological Tools in Emergency Management
EMGT3204     Recovery: Building the New Normal
EMGT3205     Managing Management
EMGT3301      Communicating Emergency Management
MGMT2604   Organizational Behaviour I
MGMT2605    Human Resource Management

YEAR THREE

COMM3117     Communication and Community
EMGT3303     Business Continuity Management
EMGT4105      Leadership: From Theory to Practice
EMGT4305     The International Context of Emergency Management
EMGT4989     Emergency Management Practicum I and II
MGMT4605    Business Competitive Strategies
POLS3104       Issues in Canadian Local Government
Elective x 2

YEAR FOUR

EMGT4106    Health Emergency Management Globally
EMGT4206   Health Emergency Management in Canada
EMGT4999   Independent Study in Emergency Management
MGMT4219   Social Leadership
MGMT4217   Conflict Resolution and Community Reconstruction
MGMT4233  Change Management and Governance
MRKT4309   Social Media Marketing
POLS3115     Governments Making Decision: An Introduction to Public Policy
PUBH4101   Health Risk Assessment
PUBH4107   Quality and Environmental Project Management

 

 

 

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