Disaster Science and Management program is an interdisciplinary program which
provides students interested in emergency management-related careers in the
public, not for profit, and private sectors with:
- A broad understanding of the nature and impact of disasters on the
natural, built and human environments;
- A basis for establishing strategies to effectively plan for
disasters, mitigate the adverse effects of disasters, respond to
disasters, and recover from disasters.
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with Concentration in Disaster Science and Management is currently available at the undergraduate level.
A Minor in Disaster Science and Management (DSM) is available at the
undergraduate and graduate level.
The Minor in Disaster Sciences and Management meets the Education and Training Requirement for the CEM (Certified Emergency Management) and AEM (Associate Emergency Management). See the International Association of Emergency Managers for more information.
The program is housed in the Department of Geography & Anthropology and co-directed by
Dr. Patrick Hesp and Dr. Rachel Dowty.
Download a summary of the DSM program here.
NEWS, News, news:
October 16, 2009: Apply for participation in Institute for Integration of Research on Climate Change and Hazards in America! Deadline: January 16, 2010. Up to 50 graduate students and post-doctoral scholars from the US and Latin America will be supported to participate in a two-week long Institute for Integration of Research on Climate Change and Hazards in the Americas in Panama City, Panama, June 14-25, 2010.
For more information see AAG Pan American Advanced Studies Institute Program.
LSUWire (9/2/09): Service-Learning Students Help Baton Rouge Area Organizations with Disaster Preparations
Ongoing Internship Opportunities with the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Unit!
For more information see Job Opportunities. |
