Announcing Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Certificate Program

The University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health and College of Business Administration have joined their resources to offer the online Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (EMCP) Certificate Program. The program is now accepting applications for students entering in the Fall 2006 semester beginning August 28.

The University of Illinois at Chicago online certificate program provides core competencies in: • The analysis of public health and corporate risk and vulnerabilities due to natural or man-made disasters. • The formulation of strategic and operational plans to respond to disasters. • Organizational and resource assessment of corporate and public sector response plans.

The program takes approximately one year to complete and is directed toward the needs of both public and corporate personnel working in the area of disaster management and recovery. The online certificate program consists of five graduate-level courses and is presented as a cooperative effort of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and the UIC College of Business Administration. Faculty contributing to the program also include staff from Argonne National Laboratory and practicing professionals in corporate business continuity planning and public health. All courses can be applied toward a master’s degree in public health or management.

For further information on the Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Certificate Program, visit EMCP Web site