The Emergency Management/Homeland Security (EM/HS) program prepares students to enter the emerging profession of homeland security and disaster management. Our curriculum is designed to provide the learner with a foundation of technical and professional knowledge needed by emergency and security workers to meet local, state and national safety responsibilities, both in the public and private sectors. Our program emphasizes an All-Hazard approach to emergency planning and security management, with courses in preparedness planning, risk mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery. In addition, we offer homeland security course content in terrorism studies, information security, and critical infrastructure resiliency, consistent with the National Response Framework. Coastline’s EM/HS program advances students by broadening core competencies in intelligence analysis, disaster planning, leadership development, and communications theory. Students who successfully complete the program will gain entry-level employment in the fields of law enforcement, fire service, urban planning, security management, information security, business continuity, and other service-related occupations.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Recognize the types of hazards that can negatively impact a community and assess the variables that impact this type of hazard exposure.
2. Distinguish some of the fundamental roles and responsibilities of the professional emergency manager established by the Emergency Management Institute.
3. Demonstrate effective skills using well established problem-solving, communication and interpersonal techniques.

Certificate Graduation Requirements

A Certificate is awarded upon completion of the required coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course. A grade of P (Pass) is acceptable, however, the student must meet an overall GPA requirement of 2.0 to receive the certificate. To receive the certificate, a student must file a petition for graduation during their final semester prior to the application deadline as noted on the Coastline Graduation webpage. 

Certificate of Achievement

Certificate programs are designed to prepare individuals to enter a particular field of employment or to provide in-service training to those already employed.  Certificates of Achievements are majors that include 16 units or more and will be posted on the transcript. They may be used as elective units towards the A.A. or A.S. Degree.

• Student must be in attendance at the time requirements are completed.
• Students must also earn a minimum of 12 units of coursework at Coastline, excluding experiential credit.
• A student with prior experience may be excused from certain certificate courses.
• 50 percent of the certificate program’s units must be completed at Coastline no matter how the total number of units required for the certificate can be met.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
EMGT C101	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
EMGT C102	Introduction to Homeland Security	3
EMGT C105	Emergency Preparedness	3
EMGT C110	Emergency Response	3
EMGT C120	Disaster Recovery	3
EMGT C130	Hazard Mitigation	3
Elective Courses
Select two of the following:		6
EMGT C140	Crisis Response for Responders (CRR)
EMGT C150	Crisis Management of Special Populations
EMGT C160	Introduction to Public Information Officer (PIO)
EMGT C172	Intelligence Analysis and Security Management
EMGT C174	Transportation and Border Security
EMGT C283	Work Based Learning
Units Required for Major		24