Associate of Applied Science Degree  in Emergency Administration & Management [EMAN]
Suggested Degree Plan
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
High School (or GED Equivalency) Diploma

EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT (EMAN) PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK College) has been granted the approval of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Emergency Administration and Management. EMAN is a field of study that strives to prepare the student to mitigate the potential risk of natural and man-made hazards, while at the same time preparing the community to effectively respond to those situations that do occur. The Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Administration and Management is designed to prepare an individual to work in either the public or private sectors in the fields of (but not limited to) emergency and disaster preparedness in government, private industry, emergency medicine, law enforcement, fire service, education, and public and private disaster relief organizations. Graduates of the program will have a working knowledge of the federally mandated National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the nationally recognized Incident Command System (ICS), and they will be involved with disaster prevention, planning, preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery disciplines.

The degree program will serve not only individuals seeking employment in emergency management but also those interested in business continuity, information security, infrastructure protection, intelligence analysis, and law enforcement. Potential and related occupations include but are not limited to:

  • business risk specialists;
    chemical and biological incident response managers;
    corporate crisis managers;
    disaster operations and recovery specialists; and disaster coordinating officers. 

Through an articulation agreement with Arkansas Tech University, SEARK College graduates will be able to continue their post-secondary education by articulating into the 
Emergency Administration and Management (EAM) baccalaureate program at that institution. 

Approval for this program was received from The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Feb 1, 2008
Degree Plan 1st Year – 1st Semester (3)
        EDUC 1313 Learning to Learn (3)
        COMP 1123 Introduction to Computers (3)
        ENGL 1313 English Composition I (3)
        EMAN 1113 Living in a Hazardous Environment (3)
        MATH 1333 College Algebra (3)

1st Year – 2nd Semester
        ENGL 1323 English Composition II (3)
        CRIM 1313 Introduction to Criminal Justice* (3) (or)
                FIRE 1003 Intro to Fire & Emerg Response* (3) (or)
                FIRE 2013 The EMS First Responder* (3)
        EMAN 1223 Aim and Scope of Emergency Mgnt (3)
        SOCI 2313 Introduction to Sociology* (3) (or)
                PSYC 2303 General Psychology* (3)
        POLI 2313 American Government

Summer Semester Optional Internship (5)

2nd Year – 1st Semester
        PHYS 1404 Physical Science (4) (or)
                BIOL 1464 Principles of Biology (4)
        SPEE 2393 Oral Communications for Public Address (3)
        EMAN 2113 Introduction to Terrorism (3)
        POLI 2323 State & Local Government (3)
        EDUC 1323 Service Learning (3)

2nd Year – 2nd Semester
        EMAN 2123 Citizen/Family/Community Disaster Prep Educ. (3)
        QUAL 1113 Introduction to Quality Mgnt/Improvement (3)
         LANG 2414 Elementary Spanish (3)
        DRAF 2433 Intro to Geo Info Systems (4)
      EMAN 2213 EMAN Capstone (3)

Award: Associated of Applied Science Degree 62 credit hrs
                             with Optional Internship 67 credit hrs

Note: Students will choose one class from each of the following groups [*(or)]

A) CRIM1313 or FIRE1003 or FIRE 2013
B) SOCI2313 or PSYC2303
C) PHYS1404 or BIOL1464

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