Emergency Management and Business Continuity, A.A. and B.A.

The Program

With an emergency management degree from MCNY, you’ll be prepared to begin—or advance—a career in the exciting, in-demand fields of emergency preparedness, homeland security, and business continuity. You’ll learn how to effectively coordinate available resources in catastrophic event, and mitigate the loss of life, property and operational capability following a natural, man-made or technological disaster. MCNY’s accredited BA in Emergency Management and Business Continuity curriculum can be completed in two years and eight months. We also offer an AA degree in emergency management, which can be completed in 16 months.

Emergency Management – the discipline of effectively coordinating available resources in planning for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating the threat caused by crisis.
Business Continuity – the practice of planning in order to mitigate the loss of life, property, brand and customer good will, operational capability, market share, and management credibility, following the impact of a natural, man-made, or technological disaster.

This program will allow you to:

Learn alongside leaders in the emergency management field and participate in large-scale, citywide emergency management exercises, on-site certification courses, and internships.
Earn the 60 credit hours required for admission to the NYPD Police Academy or the FDNY Fire Academy.
Choose concentration: Business Continuity, or Emergency Management.

Gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge through Constructive Action — a workable plan you’ll develop and implement in partnership with agencies such as NYC Office of Emergency Management, American Red Cross of Greater New York, FEMA Region II, The Salvation Army and the Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters in NYC.
Have access to financial aid and scholarship opportunities.
Leverage networking opportunities with faculty, alumni and other business leaders.

Job Outlook

Top employers of emergency management specialists are local governments, State governments, general medical and surgical hospitals, power generation and supply services, and emergency and other relief services.

Emergency management specialists earned a median salary of $45,670 a year in 2004, with the middle 50 percent earning between $33,390 and $62,370. The highest earning 10 percent made more than $81,860, and the lowest earning 10 percent made less than $24,630.

Emergency management specialists can have different job titles and duties. But all of these workers are involved in mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery activities. Their efforts are critical to homeland security because they help people, businesses, and communities to avoid and better react to crises.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

See Curriculum

	Purpose 1	Purpose 2	Purpose 3	Purpose 4
Constructive Action	Assessment and Planning	Professional Relationships in the Community	Negotiating and Promoting a Risk Analysis	Integrating Emergency Planning
Values & Ethics	Critical Thinking & Writing	Contemporary Values & Ethics	Political & Economic Philosophy	Humanities: World Civilizations
Self & Others	Human Biology	Psychology of Disaster	Understanding Terrorism	American Government
Systems	Introduction to Homeland Security	Introduction to Emergency Management	Introduction to Business Continuity	Community Health Services
Skills	Computer Applications for Profit & Non-Profits	Business Math	Principles of Accounting	Cyber-Security
Credits	15	15	15	15

	Purpose 5	Purpose 6	Purpose 7	Purpose 8
Constructive Action	Managing Information and Communication	Collaborative Identification of Disaster Needs	Initiating and Testing a Disaster Plan	Disaster Plan
Values & Ethics	Public Speaking	Manegerial & Business Writing	Homeland Security Law & Policy	Business Law
Self & Others	Principles of Management	Macroeconomics	Natural Disaster Planning for Communities	EM for Tourism, Hospitality & Travel Management
Self & Others	Principles of Management	Macroeconomics	Disaster Case Management	Building Disaster Resilient Communities
Systems	Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness	Disaster Response and Recovery	ICS/EOC Interface	Business and Industry Crisis Management
Systems	Risk Assessment and Analysis	Strategy and Planning for Business Continuity	Business Intelligence and Corporate Security	Long-term Recovery Planning
Skills	Computer Mapping ARC/GIS	Intelligence and Investigations in Homeland Security	Exercising and Maintaining a Plan	Principles of Project Management
Credits	15	15	15	15