New Disaster Recovery Studies Program on U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Website

Listed with other university and college programs

The new CMU Disaster Recovery Studies program is now included in a list of university programs on the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website.

The program, which was launched in June, is listed on the website of the FEMA Higher Education Project under the Emergency and Disaster Management Programs in other Countries section.

According to FEMA, the list is used by many potential students and researchers.

The new Disaster Recovery Studies program at CMU is sponsored by Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS). It is designed to provide students with the experience, skills and knowledge they need to be involved in damage and client assessment, project management, and government and community recovery. It is different from other disaster studies programs in Canada in that it addresses the extremely important, but often overlooked, long-term work of helping people recover from a disaster.

When it begins in fall, 2008, the three-year program will combine classroom instruction with two hands-on practical field assignments in a disaster area with MDS. Students will graduate with a B.A. in Social Science, with a concentration in Disaster Recovery Studies.

The list of university programs can be found under the Higher Education link on the program section of the FEMA web site at http://training.fema.gov/. 

Click here for more information on the Disaster Recover Studies program.

Posted September 21, 2007