FOR32230 - Crisis Response & Emergency Management

(3 units)

This course provides students with an understanding of historical and contemporary core principles and practices of crisis response and emergency management. The course focuses on operating during and immediately after large-scale crises. The course addresses critical skills and systems, strategies for setting and managing a course of action, mobilizing and coordinating resources, and collaborating with multiple agencies and the community at-large. Topics also include decision-making under stress, crisis and post-crisis communication, post-disaster protocols, and recovery operations.