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Homeland Security & Emergency Management Certificate

A substantial focus on security, protection, and emergency response has emerged—not only from 9/11 and terrorist activities but also from the severity of natural disasters on major population centers.

Learn the core knowledge and skills essential to leaders in today’s world of emergency planning, security, protection, and emergency response.

Homeland Security & Emergency Management Certificate This 6-course professional certificate provides a comprehensive

curriculum covering the core aspects of homeland security and

emergency management theory and practice. All core courses must

be completed within a 5-year period for a total of 22 units. All the

candidates completing the requirements are awarded a certificate

that bears the gold seal of the University of California and is signed

by the dean of UCLA Extension.

The curriculum is intended for:

Government agency employees (federal, state, local)

Private business managers in such areas as human resources,

finance, project management, communications, and facilities

management

Real estate and private property managers

Military personnel transitioning into civilian careers

Current college students or recent college graduates looking for

socially satisfying careers

The Certificate Curriculum REQUIRED COURSES

X 408.801 Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security:

An Overview

X 408.802 Fundamentals of Emergency Preparedness

X 408.803 Human, Legal-Compliance, and Ethical Issues of

Emergency Preparedness

X 478.5 Crisis Management and Communications:

Safeguarding Image and Viability

X 408.804 Testing Training and Exercises for Business and

Government Agencies

X 408.805 Building the Preparedness Plan

or

X 408.806 Internship in Homeland Security and Emergency

Management

Take advantage of early-enrollment pricing: save approximately

10% on the fee listed herein if you register at least 1 month prior

to the course start date. Online courses are higher than their class-

room counterparts.

The Profession Homeland security and emergency management professionals

typically lead security, protection, and recovery identification and

planning; resource management pre-disaster risk mitigation; post-

disaster recovery, and “best practices” for protecting people,

especially employees, and assets.

Security, disaster preparedness, and emergency management are

the fastest growing careers in the federal, state, and local

governments. Likewise, trained emergency management

professionals are in demand at major corporations, universities,

hospitals, and financial institutions.

Prepare for Your Career with UCLA Extension The UCLA Extension Homeland Security & Emergency

Management Certificate prepares candidates for management and

supervisory positions within this high-growth industry.

Our certificate provides the core knowledge and skills essential to

leaders in today’s world of emergency planning, security,

protection, and emergency response.

Learn from the Experts: UCLA Extension instructors are world-

class, active industry or government professionals with up-to-the

moment experience and knowledge.

Real-World Learning: Opportunities for hands-on experiences

with our unique Internship program option.

Flexible, Affordable & Accessible: Our courses are designed

to accommodate working adults–classes are held evenings at our

convenient downtown Los Angeles location. These courses are

“pay as you go,” with no large deposits upfront, and total costs are

well below comparable programs. Plus, an open admission policy

(no degrees or prior training required) makes it easy for you to get

started.

In accordance with applicable Federal laws and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate in any of its policies, procedures, or practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Inquiries regarding the University's equal oppor-tunity policies may be directed to Office of Registrar, UCLA Extension, Suite 214, 10995 Le Conte Ave., Westwood; Voice/TDD: (310) 825-8845. For information on services for students with disabilities, or questions about accessibility, please call (310) 825-7851 (voice or TTY). Wheel-chair accessible.

Course Descriptions All descriptions and fees are subject to change. For course

scheduling visit uclaextension.edu/homeland.

Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security: An Overview X 408.801 Management 4 units Gain an understanding of the key elements of emergency preparedness, including Department of Homeland Security issues and resources; elements of effectively managing any major crisis; and how to assist in the development of emergency preparedness strategy in a private company or a government agency. Learn about protection planning for an organization’s employees, customers, and physical assets; insuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations; and how to look internally at processes and procedures in order to plan and build “network” or external relationships, resources, assistance, and cooperation. The course includes student work with selected training sources and exercises that reinforce key learning objectives.

Fundamentals of Emergency Preparedness X 408.802 Management 4 units This course moves into the real-world work environment and builds your know-how in many specific job functions: under-standing senior management’s commitment to organizational preparedness for disasters, both inside the company and external to the company; interorganizational collaboration and trust in preparedness planning; preparing the inventories of employees, assets, suppliers, and customers; identification of all organization stake-holders; identification of key departments and employees who have critical roles in preparedness and a description of each role; basics of verbal and written plan communication and distribution; what should be considered in developing a preparedness plan; federal, state, and local compliance issues and regulations; and understanding your organization’s “community” and “external networks” in the context of crisis planning, management, and recovery.

Human, Legal-Compliance, and Ethical Issues of Emergency Preparedness X 408.803 Management 4 units This course provides training and education to effectively deal with the fulcrum point that determines the success or failure of every preparedness plan: the human execution of best practices in a highly stressed environment defined by minute-to-minute decision-making and actions. Learn how to increase plan effectiveness by working in advance to prepare others for the human, legal, and ethical issues that arise in any disaster. (Note: This course satisfies the ethics requirement for this certificate.)

Crisis Management and Communications: Safeguarding Image and Viability X 478.5 Communication 2 units Emergency response personnel must deal rapidly, correctly, comprehensively, and objectively with a disaster or crisis. This course provides tools to identify potential threats and oppor-tunities in communications alternatives that directly impact agency or business effectiveness, or survival during the crisis manage-ment and recovery stages. Instruction includes case studies from the Toyota recall; BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill; the San Bruno, California gas line explosion; and the Fukushima, Japan radiation disaster.

Testing, Training, and Exercises for Business and Government Agencies X 408.804 Management 4 units Every organization has unique vulnerabilities, assets, exposures, and employees. Learn the tools for applying risk or vulnerability assessment for any organization and incorporating these assessments into thriving emergency plans. Emergency plans must then undergo reality checks in the form of testing, training, and exercises. This course provides you with the sets of tools and cases that lead to knowledge in structuring assessments, testing/validating, training, and exercises applicable inside any specific organization.

Building the Preparedness Plan X 408.805 Management 4 units In this capstone course, students build at least one module of a preparedness plan each week utilizing lessons learned in the previous 5 courses (subject to instructor approval of the organi-zation, agency, or company). Those who are employed may wish to recommend their employer as the subject case. Students may also select a company or agency for which a substantial amount of public data is available, such as publically traded corporations who file detailed annual reports. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the other 5 required courses.

Internship in Homeland Security and Emergency Management X 408.806 Management 4 units (Early-enrollment pricing does not apply to this course.) The internship—which may be taken as a substitute for Building the Preparedness Plan—provides practical experience and application of the knowledge and skills learned in the previous courses. Students intern for a minimum of 75 hours with sponsoring companies, businesses, and organizations, who have no obligation to provide compensation. Internship projects may include—but are not limited to—assisting in preparedness plan development, client communications support, community preparedness, and research. Prerequisite: Students must be officially enrolled in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Certificate and have successfully completed the other 5 required courses.

Advisory Board The members of the Homeland Security and Emergency Manage-ment Certificate Advisory Board are distinguished leaders in the field. Their role is to advise and guide the academic content of the certificate and courses.

Norman Abrams, Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA Law School

Matt Bogaard, Head of Corporate Security & Facility Operations, DreamWorks Animation

James Featherstone, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Division

Eric A. Hoffman, Chief Casualty Officer - North America, Zurich Services Corp

Mark Kroeker, Sr. VP., Justice and Rule of Law, PAE Group

Darby LaJoye, Federal Security Director, Transportation Security Administration

Elsa Lee, CEO and founder, Advantage SCI, LLC

Paul Lipscomb, Deputy Chief of Police, Los Angeles Port Police

Michael Little, Assistant Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department

Jana Monroe, Director of Corporate Security, Southern California Edison

Paul Myers, Associate Director, Emergency Preparedness, Save the Children, U.S. Programs

Scott Nelson, President, SRMG

Gabriela Noriega, PhD, Emergency Management Coordinator, City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

Scott Norwood, Emergency and Homeland Security Preparedness Manager, LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Lauren Ohl-Trlica, Deputy Coordinator (Training & Exercise), Arlington County

Gigi Ragusa, Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, University of Southern California; Manager of Education, CREATE Homeland Security Center

Michael Randolph, Sector Security Director, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

Steve Recca, NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security

Roger Rieger, President/CEO, InfraGard Los Angeles

Cheryl Santor, CGEIT, CISM, CISA, CISSP, Information Security Manager, Metropolitan Water District of So. CA

Devra Schwartz, Director of Emergency Management and Administration, Loyola Marymount University

Tim Sullivan, Rear Admiral, USCG (ret)

Phillip Van Saun, MA, Director, Risk, Security and Resilience, University of California

General Information Enrolling in a Certificate To officially enroll in this certificate and be assured of completing the program under its current requirements, an Application for Candidacy and nonrefundable application fee must be submitted by the completion of the third course in the program. Enroll online at uclaextension.edu/homeland.

Grading All courses to be applied toward this certificate must be taken for a letter grade; a grade of “C” or better is required for all of the courses except Building the Preparedness Plan (X 408.805), which requires a grade of “B” or better. If you receive a grade below these requirements, you must repeat the course.

Course Scheduling To determine if a course(s) is being offered, see the quarterly schedule of courses in the UCLA Extension catalog or visit our website: uclaextension.edu/homeland.

Approximate Cost of the Program The following are approximations and subject to change without notice. (Course fees do not include the cost of online courses.) Candidacy Fee (Nonrefundable): $200 Course Fees: $3,750 Textbooks: $900 Approximate Total: $4,850

All international student fees, living expenses, transportation, and parking are in addition to the above. Note: International students must submit an application to UCLA Extension’s International Student Office. For more information visit uclaextension.edu/iso.

Contact Us For more information about this certificate, including course selection advisement, record maintenance, transcript evaluations, and problem resolutions, contact Greg Gonzales at (310) 206-1654; email: bamcertificate@uclaextension.edu.

Visit our website at uclaextension.edu/homeland.

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Revised 1-9-14