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Emergency ManagementDegree Awarded: Associate in ScienceStudent Learning OutcomesGraduates will be able to:• communicate effectively a knowledge of emergencymanagement content areas, including public safety criticalincident command, emergency planning, emergency operations,exercise planning, emergency operations center organizationand management, leadership, resource planning, utilization ofnational emergency management operation guidelines.• apply the knowledge base of necessary skills to be able to functionwithin the New York State and National incident managementsystem during a local, state wide, or federal emergency.• demonstrate critical thinking, communications, and managementskills by analyzing situations, determining proper actions,understanding the costs and benefits of actions, evaluating possiblealternatives and unforeseen circumstances, and then takingappropriate actions as an incident manager.Career OpportunitiesThe Emergency ManagementA.A.S. program is designed toenhance the skills of alreadyemployed first responderpersonnel. The training willenable them to advance in theirchosen fields. Emergencymanagement expertise is valuableto first responders employed aspolice, fire fighters, emergencymedical workers, or private safetyand security officials.Since the program will trainemergency managers to acommon emergency system andsince opportunities for trainedand experienced emergencymanagers now exist in everyfederal, state, municipal, andlocal government entity,graduates will be qualified forpositions throughout New Yorkas well as other states. Inaddition, almost all major privateconcerns maintain, plan for, andpractice emergency managementoperation responses.Transfer OpportunitiesWhile the A.A.S. degreeleads to immediate employment,SUNY Orange studentshave successfully transferred.Please check with the intendedtransfer school for details.Contact InformationSUNY Orange Admissions Office(845) 341-4030James Truitt, Program Coordinator,Emergency Management(800) 724-0833, ext. 5156 or(845) 687-5156E-mail: truittj@sunyulster.eduSpring 2011www.sunyorange.edu101