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Bachelor of Emergency Management  (90 credits)

(This program is currently 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 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

COMM-1105           Introduction to Public Communication
EMGT-1101              Keystone to Emergency Management
EMGT-1103             Taxonomy and Anatomy of Hazards
EMGT-2201            Cultivating Emergency Management Alliances
EMGT-2203           From Risk to Resilience
LEGL-2501             Business Law I
MGMT-1601            Introduction to Business
MRKT-1301             Introduction to Marketing
Elective x 2

YEAR TWO

ACCT-1203             Introduction to Accounting I
COMM-2101          Research Concepts
COMM-3109         Strategic Corporate Communication
EMGT-2104          Effective Response
EMGT-2304         Technological Tools in Emergency Management
EMGT-3204         Recovery: Building the New Normal
EMGT-3205         Managing Management
EMGT-3301          Communicating Emergency Management
MGMT-2604        Organizational Behaviour I
MGMT-2605        Human Resource Management

YEAR THREE

COMM-3117           Communication and Community
EMGT-3303           Business Continuity Management
EMGT-4105           Leadership: From Theory to Practice
EMGT-4305           The International Context of Emergency Management
EMGT-4989          Emergency Management Practicum I and II
MGMT-4605         Business Competitive Strategies
POLS-3104            Issues in Canadian Local Government
Elective x 2

 

Bachelor of Emergency Management (Major in Health Emergency Management)

(This program is currently 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 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 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

COMM-1105           Introduction to Public Communication
EMGT-1101             Keystone to Emergency Management
EMGT-1103            Taxonomy and Anatomy of Hazards
EMGT-2201           Cultivating Emergency Management Alliances
EMGT-2203          From Risk to Resilience
LEGL-2501            Business Law I
MGMT-1601          Introduction to Business
MRKT-1301           Introduction to Marketing
Elective x 2

YEAR TWO

ACCT-1203            Introduction to Accounting I
COMM-2101         Research Concepts
COMM-3109        Strategic Corporate Communication
EMGT-2104         Effective Response
EMGT-23 0          Technological Tools in Emergency Management
EMGT-32 4          Recovery: Building the New Normal
EMGT-305           Managing Management
EMGT-3301          Communicating Emergency Management
MGMT-2604        Organizational Behaviour I
MGMT-2605        Human Resource Management

YEAR THREE

COMM-3117           Communication and Community
EMGT-3303          Business Continuity Management
EMGT-4105          Leadership: From Theory to Practice
EMGT-4305         The International Context of Emergency Management
EMGT-4989         Emergency Management Practicum I and II
MGMT-460          Business Competitive Strategies
POLS-3104           Issues in Canadian Local Government
Elective x 2

YEAR FOUR

EMGT-4106           Health Emergency Management Globally
EMGT-4206          Health Emergency Management in Canada
EMGT-4999          Independent Study in Emergency Management
MGMT-4219         Social Leadership
MGMT-4217         Conflict Resolution and Community Reconstruction
MGMT-4233        Change Management and Governance
MRKT-4309         Social Media Marketing
POLS-3115            Governments Making Decision: An Introduction to Public Policy
PUBH-4101          Health Risk Assessment
PUBH-4107         Quality and Environmental Project Management

 

 

 

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