The Master of Business Administration in Emergency Management Leadership at Waldorf University provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful leaders or executives in today’s challenging emergency management environment. This is accomplished through required core advanced classes in economics, leadership, accounting for managerial decision making, human resource management, financial management, research methods, and management information systems. In addition, courses specific to emergency management covering principles of emergency management, legal aspects of emergency management, interagency disaster management, risk management, and leadership and decision making in emergency management.

This program is available online only.

Master's Degree Requirements

  • Completion of 36-credit hour curriculum
  • Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
  • Grade of B or higher in all required courses and professional electives
Requirements
Prefix Number Course Credit Hours
ORG 5100 Leadership Theory and Practice 3
ACC 5301 Management Applications of Accounting 3
HRM 5200 Human Resource Management 3
MBA 5401 Management Information Systems 3
MBA 5652 Research Methods 3
MBA 6053 Economics for Managers 3
MBA 6081 Corporate Finance 3
Total Major Requirement Credit Hours: 21
Emergency Management Leadership Concentration*
Prefix Number Course Credit Hours
EMG 5000 Emergency Management 3
EMG 5100 Legal Aspects of Emergency Management 3
EMG 5300 Interagency Disaster Management 3
EMG 6300 Risk Management 3
EMG 6305 Leadership and Decision Making in
Emergency Management
3
Total Concentration Credit Hours: 15
Total Credit Hours: 36