DSM and Other Hazards Course Offerings

Fall 2005 (Previous Semesters)

Courses marked with a "**" are required courses for the DSM Minor program.
Courses marked with a "*" are accepted DSM Minor electives.

The other courses on the list are hazards-related or the material has application to DSM. Courses on this list (and others that may not have been identified) may be applicable for credit in the minor on a case by case review basis. Please contact program coordinator Dr. John Pine.

** DSM 2010 - Fundamentals of Emergency Management - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Introduction and overview of emergency management functions and processes in federal, state, and local governments; roles of nonprofit and private organizations in disaster planning, response, and recovery; critical management issues in effective response and recovery to natural and man made hazards.
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1702 001 600 900 N Th 0111 Lockett Gleason, David Jeffrey

DSM 3900 - Disaster Science and Management Internship - Clinic/Practicum - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: DSM 2000 and junior standing. Written consent of DSM program coordinator and supervising faculty member. Faculty supervised field study with an agency or organization whose mission is considered relevant to the emergency management system or disaster planning, response, or mitigation.
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COURSE IS CURRENTLY IN "HELD" STATUS. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

** DSM 3910 - Hazards Seminar - Seminar- 1.0 hours
Prereq.: DSM 2000 and junior standing; May be repeated for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. when topics vary. Guest speakers and presentation of reports and discussion with students and faculty concerning a broad range of issues, problems, and topics related to disasters and emergency management.
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1704 001 1230 130 F 0116 Prescott Garrison, M.

DSM 4900 - Research in Disaster Science and Management - Research - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: SOCL 2211 or equivalent and 12 hrs of course work including DSM 2000 and core courses in the disaster science management concentration or minor; consent of instructor.
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1706 001 TBA         Pine, John C
STUDENTS MUST CONTACT JOHN PINE AT 578-1075 AFTER REGISTERING FOR THIS COURSE.

DSM 7000 - Policies and Practices of Emergency Management - 3.0 Hours

The evolution of hazard and disaster policies and emergency management organizational practices and their
economic, social, and environmental impacts; the impacts of natural and man-made hazard and disaster policies, and issues in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

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6606 001 430 730N W 0134 Allen Pine, John C

DSM 7910 -Disaster Science and Management Seminar - 1.0 Hours

May be repeated for a max. of 2 sem. hrs. of credit as sessions vary for fall and spring semesters.
Reports and discussions with students and faculty concerning a broad range of issues, problems, and topics related to natural and man-made hazards, disasters, and emergency management.

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6589 001 1230 130 F 100 Tureaud Hall Garrison, M .

*CE 4445 - Hurricane Engineering - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: CE 3415 and credit or registration in CE 3200 or equivalent. Analysis and design of structures to resist hurricanes and other natural hazards; wind engineering, flood engineering; hazard phenomena and probabilities of occurrence; estimation of loads, loading provisions of major building codes and standards; damage mechanisms; design strategies for life safety and damage mitigation.
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1025 001 930 1030 M W F 3140 CEBA Levitan, Marc L

EMS 4020 - Quantitative Risk Assessment - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: six hours of chemistry and six hours of biological sciences, MATH 1431 or equivalent. Assessment of environmental risks; interactions of pollution/toxins with the human body; managing and predicting risks.
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6959 001 600 900N Th 134 M B Sturgis Staff

ENVS 4477 - Environmental Toxicology: Introduction and Application - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: 6 hrs. of chemistry, 6 hrs. of life sciences, and permission of instructor. Introduction to the basic principles of environmental toxicology; applications of these principles in industrial and other job related environments; regulatory perspectives; spills; anthropogenic pollution problems; human risk management; overview of classes of toxic agents, routes of exposure, target tissues (human mammalian), and toxicological testing.
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6608 001 500 800N W 0108 TUREAUD HALL Cunningham, Albert

GEOG 4045 - Environmental Remote Sensing - Lecture/Lab - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for elective geology credit. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Basic energy and matter relationships; principles of primary remote sensors; environment studied via remote sensing techniques
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3084 001 130 330 W 0260 HOWE-RUSSELL Lewis, Anthony J.
  LAB 330 530 W 0260 HOWE-RUSSELL Lewis, Anthony J.

GEOG 4047 - Geographic Information Systems - Lecture - 3.0 hours

Prereq.: CSC 1250 or 1253 or equivalent. Geographic information systems used in land resource management and planning; data structures and algorithms for automated retrieval and analysis of spatial data; structuring cartographic data into spatial data; integration of remotely sensed data into geographic information systems.

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3086 002 930 1230 W 0260 Howe-Russell Lam, Nina

OCS 4021 - Weather Analysis and Satellite Meteorology - 3.0 Hours
Diagnostic studies of surface and upper-air observational data using isoplething charts and satellite images to represent the state of the atmosphere over both land and sea; the use of satellite technology in weather forecasting including cloud identification, wind direction, storm development, and air quality.
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6770 001 130 300 M W 0103 Tureaud Hall Hsu, S

OCS 4465 - Coastal Zone Management - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Also offered as LAW 5803. Nonlaw students encouraged to participate. Written and oral presentation required; special projects relating to the primary field of interest permitted. Resources allocation and environmental quality issues in coastal and estuarine zones of the U.S.; evaluating alternative solutions to topical coastal zone issues; preparing legal devices for meeting the issues, such as legislation, regulations, contract prov isions , and deed restrictions ; traditional law courses in water law, environmental law, natural-resources law, and land-use planning.
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5108 001 500 800 N M 0108 Tureaud Hall Wilkins, James Gillespie

PSYC 3083 - Psychological Counseling - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: PSYC 2000 or 2060, and 2004. Concepts of psychological treatment in adjustment problems.
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8428 002 430 600N T Th 0104 Audubon Zlomke, K

SOCL 2211 - Methods of Sociological Research - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Prereq.: SOCL 2001 and 2201; or equivalent. Scientific methods and their application in sociological research, including problem selection, research design, measurement, data sources, and evaluation of data.
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5941 001 1200 130 T Th 0129 Allen Ynalvez, Marcus
5942 002 130 300 T Th 0114 Audubon Duque, R.
5943 003 300 430 T Th 0129 Allen Ynalvez, Marcus

*SW 4500 - Crisis Intervention - Lecture - 3.0 hours
Introduction to major theories and research that describes and explains the range and complexity of problems that may emerge from natural or other disaster scenarios.
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6122 001 1200 130 T Th 0228 Tureaud HAll Watkins, Corie Hebert