Emergency Management Studies, Advanced Certificate

Program Coordinator: Professor Lucia Velotti

The advanced certificate program offers advanced instruction related to theory, legal structure, federal doctrine, and practice of emergency management. The advanced certificate addresses the five phases of emergency management: prepare, respond, recover, mitigate, and prevent.  It includes courses that deal with the history of emergency management and disasters, legal frameworks and intergovernmental aspects of emergency management, and the role of private and non-profit organizations in disaster response. The program incorporates preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural, as well as man-made, disasters. Both public and private perspectives are recognized.  Students must complete four required courses to earn the advanced certificate.

Credits: 12 cr.

Admissions. Prospective students may schedule an appointment to meet with an admissions representative to discuss graduate offerings and admission requirements by e-mailing [e-mail]. To apply: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions 

Additional information: Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this program in September 2025 or thereafter must complete the program in the form presented here.  Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form here or the earlier version.  The earlier version can be found in the 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin.

Program Codes:
IRP Program Code: 37711
HEGIS Code: 2101.00
CIP Code: 43.0302

Requirements for the Advanced Certificate Program

Required Courses

PMT 711	Introduction to Emergency Management	3
PMT 760	Emergency Management: Mitigation and Recovery	3
PMT 763	Emergency Management: Preparedness	3
PMT 764	Managing Response to Large-Scale Incidents	3

Total Credit Hours: 12

For additional information about the Advanced Certificate in Emergency Management Studies, please contact Professor Lucia Velotti at 646-781-5116 or [e-mail].