Biological SciencesGraduate Certificate in Disaster Management
Build the expertise to lead before, during, and after disasters. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to support effective planning, response, and recovery efforts.
Earn a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management
This certificate provides advanced and practice-focused training for professionals who are seeking to strengthen their capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. Grounded in evidence-based approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives, the program equips students with essential skills in risk assessment, disaster planning, security, and community resilience.
Designed for working professionals in public safety, government, non-profit, and humanitarian sectors, the certificate offers a flexible curriculum that prepares graduates to emerge prepared to navigate multidimensional disaster environments, coordinate multi-agency responses, and strengthen community resilience.
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Certificate Information
Explore evidence-based strategies for emergency response, risk assessment, security, and resilience in the face of evolving threats such as wildfires, climate-related hazards, and complex emergencies. Designed for working professionals, the primary purpose of this certificate is to prepare students to coordinate effective disaster planning and response efforts that protect communities and strengthen recovery.
Admission Requirement
The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management is open to all persons holding a B.S degree or are currently accepted into a graduate degree program at Missouri S&T. Once admitted to the program, the student must take the four designated courses (provided in the curriculum section). To receive a Graduate Certificate, the student must have an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better in the certificate courses. Once admitted to the program, a student will be given six years to complete the program. Students admitted to the Disaster Management Graduate Certificate Program will have non-degree graduate status; however, they will earn graduate credit for the course they complete. Students who do not have all the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the courses in the Disaster Management Graduate Certificate Program will be allowed to take ''bridge" courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.
Curriculum
Required Courses:
- ENV SCI 6667 - Disaster Management in Changing Climates
- ENG MGT 5312 - Advanced Risk Assessment and Reduction
Choose 2 courses from the following:
- ENG MGT 5316 - Safety Engineering Management
- POL SCI 4500 - Geopolitics and International Security
- PSYCH 5710 - Advanced Human Factors
- GEO ENG 4321 - Drone Mapping and Photogrammery
- GEO ENG 5144 - Remote Sensing Technology
- GEO ENG 6146 - Advanced Remote Sensing and Image Processing
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