Disaster & Emergency Management
Disaster & Emergency Management Certificate
Are our emergency professionals prepared?
Across the world or in our own backyard—disasters show us
the devastating results of inadequate preparation. They can strain
resources and put to the test our abilities for avoiding and coping
with catastrophe. Rochester Institute of Technology’s Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management prepares you for the worst disasters. The short-term certificate provides aspiring emergency professionals and those in government and industry—police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical service workers, industrial safety workers—with the skills to respond effectively when disaster strikes. You will learn to analyze disaster threats, write emergency plans to meet state and federal guidelines, understand problems facing response teams, and communicate knowledgeably with expert advisors in a crisis. And you don’t even have to come to campus! Courses are now available nationwide, delivered through distance-learning technologies! The Certificate in Disaster and Emergency
Management will provide you with the skills to respond effectively
when disaster strikes.
Beyond Basic Training
Most emergency professionals are trained in the procedures for successfully managing the 
typical emergencies of their professions, such as a house fire, bank robbery, or highway accident. But preparation for responding to major emergencies, such as toxic chemical spills, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and radiation accidents, is often limited to a minimal overview. RIT’s Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management rounds out your basic training to give you a true understanding of the nature of various disaster situations and how to manage the emergency successfully.
Contact Amy Sickles for additional information:
Phone: 585-475-7318
Email: alsite@rit.edu
Online Learning Options
Through Online Learning at RIT, you could earn a certificate in as little as five quarters. The Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management is a 24 credit, six-course program that can be completed in a little over one year of part-time study. Several start-up points are provided throughout the year. And you don’t even have to come to campus! Courses are available nationwide, delivered through online learning technologies!
FEMA Official Praises RIT Online Emergency Management Program
Stephen Sharro, Deputy Superintendent of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute, called RIT's Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management "a unique, high quality opportunity for emergency managers seeking to enhance their professional skills and credentials."
New Online Terrorism Course
The daily news all too clearly reveals that acts of terrorism can happen anywhere, any time. With that in mind, RIT is adding an online course in terrorism response to the Disaster and Emergency Management program. The terrorism course gives an important dimension to the six-course program that can be done entirely online.
Earn a BS in Applied Arts and Science in Disaster and Emergency Management!
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