John Jay College of Criminal Justice Online
MS in Emergency Management
Online, USA
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Master of Science in Emergency Management at John Jay Online prepares students for leadership roles in public, non-profit, and private organizations. The program covers preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for natural, public-health, human-made, and technological hazards. Courses examine emerging technologies, legal and organizational frameworks, risk assessment, crisis response, urban resilience, disaster recovery, and program design to reduce impacts for individuals and organizations.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as emergency manager, disaster recovery coordinator, continuity planner, or resilience consultant in government, NGOs, healthcare, utilities, and private sector. Skills apply to emergency planning, crisis management and disaster mitigation.
The Master of Science in Emergency Management program prepares students for responsible positions and leadership in public, non-profit, and private organizations. The program includes preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating future losses from the broad range of threats, including natural and public health hazards and human-made or technological events.
The program includes courses in emerging technologies, legal and organizational frameworks, and necessary knowledge to design and implement effective programs to reduce the toll that disasters and other emergencies take on individuals, organizations, and society in complex urban environments. This program is consistent with the College's long-standing mission in public safety and graduates emergency management courses already offered at the College.
