Reflections on the Development of an Undergraduate Emergency Management Program: The Experiences of Western Illinois University

Rozdilsky Jack L., Bezold Maureen P., Johnson Jamie, Kelley Mark and Parsons Nancy P.
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Rozdilsky Jack L.: Western Illinois University
Bezold Maureen P.: Western Illinois University
Johnson Jamie: Western Illinois University
Kelley Mark: Western Illinois University
Parsons Nancy P.: Western Illinois University

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2011, vol. 8, issue 2, 23

Abstract: The Emergency Management undergraduate Bachelors of Science Degree program at Western Illinois University (WIU) is one of the more recent additions to the group of college-level Emergency Management programs. As the WIU program is reaching its fourth anniversary, faculty are now able to pause and reflect on both the challenges and opportunities the program has faced. The authors suggest that the issues faced by the WIU program are indicative of the issues that are generally faced by many college-level Emergency Management programs. Therefore, this paper intends to contribute to the developing body of knowledge concerning Emergency Management education by providing a case study of the development and implementation of the WIU program, within the context of Emergency Management-related higher education.

Keywords: Emergency Management higher education; Emergency Management curriculum; Western Illinois University (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1877

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