Emergency Services Administration, Bachelor of Science
The major in Emergency Services Administration (ESA) provides a foundation in fire and emergency services, with related courses in management and administration. The major prepares students for careers in leadership in fire services, emergency management and administrative aspects of emergency medical services. Students select from one of the three specializations, supported by a common core that integrates fundamental principles of emergency services. A capstone course brings students from all three specializations together for an integrative research project.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Identify and test the core mechanisms of emergency services administration in the public, non-profit, and private sectors; including the organization, training, and management of human and financial resources;
- Categorize and catalog emergency services and evaluate them in light of public, legal and legislative policy;
- Design and construct emergency services plans and adopt policies consistent with professional standards which serve the common good and diverse constituencies;
- Analyze specific situations relevant to emergency services and apply and evaluate appropriate responses;
- Compose and compile data, documents and reports as well as other operational materials essential to agency mission and purpose.
Credits Required.
Emergency Services Administration Major
|
36
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| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
42
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| Total Credits Required for B.S. Degree |
120 |
Coordinator. Professor Paul Kearns, Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management (pkearns@jjay.cuny.edu)
Advising resources. Major Advising Resources including a Sample Five Year Advising Plan.
Additional information. Students who enrolled at the College for the first time or changed to this major in September 2017 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. The earlier version may be obtained in the 2016-17 Undergraduate Bulletin.
Part One. Core Courses
Required
| ESA 101 | Introduction to Emergency Management | 3 |
| ESA 215 | Emergency Incident Management | 3 |
| ESA 225 | Responder Health, Protection and Safety | 3 |
| FIS 104 | Risk Management | 3 |
| PAD 101 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 318 | Decisions in Crises | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 18
Part Two. Specialization Requirements
Select one Specialization and complete five courses
Fire Service
| FIS 101 | Introduction to Fire Science | 3 |
| FIS 209 | Analysis of Urban Hazardous Materials, Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIS 210 | Fire Safety Administration | 3 |
| FIS 230 | Building Construction and Life Safety Systems I | 3 |
| FIS 257 | Fire Dynamics | 3 |
| FIS 303 | Fire Investigations | 3 |
| FIS 319 | Hazard Identification and Mitigation | 3 |
| FIS 350 | Management Applications in Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIS 385 | Faculty Mentored Research Experience in Fire Science | 3 |
| ESA 227 | Emergency Dispatch and Communications | 3 |
| ESA 355 | Geographic Information Systems for Emergency Services | 3 |
| ESA 360 | Response to Large Scale Disaster and Mass Casualty Incidents | 3 |
| ESA 380 | Selected Topics in Emergency Services Administration | 3 |
| SEC 378 | Security Management Internship/Practicum | 3 |
Emergency Medical Services
| ESA 114 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Services | 3 |
| ESA 227 | Emergency Dispatch and Communications | 3 |
| ESA 355 | Geographic Information Systems for Emergency Services | 3 |
| ESA 360 | Response to Large Scale Disaster and Mass Casualty Incidents | 3 |
| FIS 209 | Analysis of Urban Hazardous Materials, Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIS 350 | Management Applications in Fire Protection | 3 |
| ESA 380 | Selected Topics in Emergency Services Administration | 3 |
| SEC 378 | Security Management Internship/Practicum | 3 |
Please note: For students who have passed the New York State Department of Health Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (AEMT-P) certification examination or an equivalent certification from another jurisdiction, 9 credits will be awarded for this certification. These credits will be electives that go towards the 120 credit total for the B.S. degree. These credits may not be applied toward the major. Note that while credits may be awarded for other levels of Emergency Medical Technician certification (CFR, EMT-B, AEMT-I, or AEMT-CC), these credits also will not satisfy the requirements of the major.
Emergency Management
Select five
| FIS 209 | Analysis of Urban Hazardous Materials, Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIS 319 | Hazard Identification and Mitigation | 3 |
| FIS 330 | Building Construction and Life Safety Systems II | 3 |
| ESA 227 | Emergency Dispatch and Communications | 3 |
| ESA 355 | Geographic Information Systems for Emergency Services | 3 |
| ESA 360 | Response to Large Scale Disaster and Mass Casualty Incidents | 3 |
| ESA 380 | Selected Topics in Emergency Services Administration | 3 |
| SEC 378 | Security Management Internship/Practicum | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15
Part Three Capstone Requirement
Required
| FIS 401 | Seminar in Fire Protection Problems | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36