Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Disaster and Emergency Management Program 2024–2025 232 Academic and Curriculum Policies and Procedures Graduation Requirements To be eligible for the Master of Science in Disaster and Emergency Management degree (M.S.D.E.M.), the student must satisfactorily complete—with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and within six years (18 semesters) of matriculation—the course of study required for the M.S. in Disaster and Emergency Management degree, which requires a minimum of 36 credit hours. This course of study must include a community project or internship with a local, state, regional, or federal agency involved in the area of disaster and emergency management; private industry; the maritime sector; public health industry or organization; or nonprofit organization. To analyze the broad spectrum of hazardous events and to appropriately assess and employ the large volume and rapidly evolving literature in this field, all students are required to take an introductory course in disaster and emergency preparedness, applied research methods for emergency management, disaster planning and evaluation, as well as the practicum in their chosen specialization track for a total of four required courses (12 credit hours). In addition to these four courses required for all students, each student must also take two additional courses, one course (3 credit hours) from the management and leadership cluster and one course (3 credit hours) from the threats, hazards, and impacts cluster. To fulfill the remaining credit hours, an additional six courses (18 credit hours) will be taken from general electives or electives in one of the specialization tracks, which include maritime safety and security, cybersecurity, criminal justice, public health, fire administration, and environmental hazards. Students may also choose up to two electives from the electives list offered by the Master of Public Health Program, the Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, or the Master of Science in National Security Affairs Program. If a student chooses to concentrate in one of the specialization areas, the student must take four courses (12 credit hours) from the courses within that track. The remaining 6 credit hours can be taken from any of the remaining disaster and emergency management courses, whether part of the two core clusters, one of the specialization tracks, or up to two courses from the electives offered in National Security Affairs, Master of Public Health, or Master of Science in Disaster and Emergency Management. Realizing that disaster and emergency preparedness often crosses the boundaries of interest as well as the professional lines of homeland security and other disciplines, students in the program will be able to take courses in related programs at NSU such as health informatics, public health, or national security affairs as a substitute for up to 6 elective credit hours (with permission of the director).
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