Emergency and Disaster Management Degrees at MCNY

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Professionals who earn their Emergency and Disaster Management degree at MCNY graduate with the essential executive and analytical skills they need to be effective leaders in all areas associated with public emergencies, disasters and catastrophes. Scholarships and financial aid are available for those who qualify.

You can be the leader our community trusts in a disaster or emergency. The specialized, accredited degrees cover the planning, management, logistics, response, relief, recovery and economics associated with managing emergency situations.

Focus on significant issues in emergency management and homeland security including public health, terrorism, disaster management, economics and the role of federal and state governments.

Undergraduate Degree

With an emergency management degree from MCNY, you’ll be prepared to begin—or advance—a career in the exciting, in-demand fields of emergency preparedness, homeland security, and business continuity. You’ll learn how to effectively coordinate available resources in catastrophic event, and mitigate the loss of life, property and operational capability following a natural, man-made or technological disaster. MCNY’s accredited BA in Emergency Management and Business Continuity curriculum can be completed in two years and eight months.

Graduate Degree

Offered online or on campus, the one-year Master of Public Administration in Emergency and Disaster Management provides a dynamic, market-driven education. The coursework examines current theory and purifies it in the crucible of best practices in the industry, while addressing all aspects of the disaster management cycle. This program is designed to cover a wide range of topics, including climate change impacts, social vulnerabilities to disasters, enterprise risk management, cybersecurity, economics of disasters, humanitarian response to disasters, and counterterrorism.

Metropolitan College of New York is a proud member of the Yellow Ribbon Program, and has been recognized as a Military Friendly School for more than 5 years in a row.