Emergency Management
and Continuity Planning
Online Certificate Program
“As a top-tier research university with a comprehensive group of health science colleges, UIC has many resources ready
to focus on helping Illinois develop its homeland security industry. Already, we are training emergency responders in the
School of Public Health…and working on teaching business continuity for disaster scenarios… and we are developing pro-
grams that link the wide range of interdisciplinary skills required in the area of emergency management.”
UIC Provost R. Michael Tanner
What will I learn? What is required?
The Emergency Management and Continuity Planning online The EMCP certificate is a 15-credit hour online program
certificate program provides training in the fields of: consisting of the following courses:
• Communications management • Foundations of Emergency Management and
• Continuity planning Business Continuity Planning
• Crisis management • Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
• Emergency operations management • Disaster Response and Recovery Operations
• Information systems • Strategic Emergency Management and Continuity Planning
• Organizational crisis response • Integrative Project in Emergency Management
• Risk management Students must maintain a 3.0 (out of 4.0) average for all
• Strategic planning certificate program courses to earn the certificate.
Who leads the program? How does it work?
The Emergency Management and Continuity Planning online The program is delivered entirely online and promotes
certificate is led by professionals from the UIC School of student-expert interaction through online discussion groups
Public Health, the UIC College of Business Administration, and the use of virtual collaboration sessions. Course
Northern Illinois University and Argonne National objectives are assessed by quizzes, assignments and case
Laboratory, as well as business continuity planners from the studies. The final element of the program is a capstone
private and public sectors. integrated individual or team project focused on current
business continuity issues.
Who should apply?
The Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Applying is easy!
program was designed to meet the needs of: Applicants must submit the following information and
• Private and public sector managers responsible for documentation to UIC:
emergency management and continuity planning • A completed UIC Graduate Application form
• Public health and medical professionals who wish to • An official copy of their baccalaureate transcript indicating the
upgrade their skills earned degree(s) from an accredited university
• Private and public sector risk managers • A personal statement for seeking education in emergency
• Professionals who wish to enhance their management and continuity planning
educational profiles. • A current resume or curriculum vitae
Learn more
Visit the EMCP Web site at www.emergencymanagement.uic.edu, call (312) 355-0423 or e-mail emcp@uic.edu