Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security - Requirements and Course Options

Sep 26, 2026

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Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security (EPHS) requires a minimum of 20 semester hours to earn the credential. Students complete three required core courses focused on graduate-level risk assessment, risk communication, and program evaluation, plus two elective courses to deepen expertise in one or two disciplinary areas. Core and elective offerings span Environmental Studies, Public Administration, Public Health, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, and Political Science. Students must follow prerequisite ordering for MPH 508 and related substitutions via a Student Petition.

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Program Overview

Eligibility and Credit Requirement

Core Courses

MPH 508 Program Evaluation for Public Health / PAD 533 Program Evaluation

MPH 526 Risk Management and Communication

MPH 527 Environmental Risk Assessment

Electives

Elective Selection Rules

Elective Course List

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security 1 Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security To earn the Graduate Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security,(EPHS Certificate) students must complete a minimum of 20 semester hours of course work. Courses for the certificate are offered by the following programs: Environmental Studies, Public Administration, Public Health, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Political Science. The EPHS certificate provides interdisciplinary professional education to the administrators of governmental agencies and others who need to enhance their skills and abilities. This audience may include individuals in law enforcement and fire departments administration, public health agencies, health care providers, and people in private industry. This unique program provides post-bachelors education for administrators rather than training for first responders. The three required core courses for the certificate provide students with the opportunity to gain substantial graduate-level expertise in risk assessment, risk communication, and program evaluation. Students take 3 core courses and 2 elective courses to extend these skills to 1 or 2 disciplinary areas. The electives have been chosen to include courses on salient issues of public policy influenced by recent challenges in emergency preparedness and homeland security. MPH 508 has prerequisites of MPH 503 and MPH 506 which must betaken first and in that order. Students with different course work in statistics and research methods may submit a Student Petition to substitute that course work for these prerequisites. Electives 1. In consultation with the student advisor, students must take at least two 4-hour electives from a list of 400-and 500-level courses from participating departments. 2. Students selecting PAD 533 for the core or a 3-hour elective must take an additional elective for the certificate. Requirements Core Courses MPH 508 Program Evaluation for Public Health 3-4 or PAD 533 Program Evaluation MPH 526 Risk Management and Communication 4 MPH 527 Environmental Risk Assessment 4 Elective Courses 8-9 Select from the following: CCJ 416 Law Enforcement Challenges: Terrorism CCJ 447 Investigative Concepts and Analysis LES 525 Health Law MPH 449 Environmental Toxicology MPH 450 Chemicals and the Citizen MPH 471 ECCE: Emerging Diseases MPH 478 ECCE: Crisis in Environmental Health PAD 536 Intergovernmental Relations PSC 420 National Security Issues and the U.S. Constitution PSC 470 Terrorism and Public Policy Total Hours 20

FAQs

How many semester hours are required for the EPHS Graduate Certificate?

Students must complete a minimum of 20 semester hours of course work.

Which core courses are required for the certificate?

Students take three core courses: MPH 508 (or PAD 533), MPH 526, and MPH 527.

What elective course selection rules apply?

Students take 2 elective courses, including at least two 4-hour electives (from 400- and 500-level courses). If PAD 533 is taken for the core or a 3-hour elective, an additional elective is required.

Sep 26, 2026

Uploaded by Jasmine