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POLS 6143 Methods For Disaster Research Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5303; POLS 5013 or POLS 5103. Description: History and scope of methods for disaster research. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6153 Pedagogical Methods for Fire and Emergency Management Instruction Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Description: History of FEMA education, review of instructional methods, and research on educational methods in field. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6203 Comparative and International Dimensions of Fire and Emergency Management Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 6003 or consent of instructor. Description: Comparative analysis of the organization, management, and policies of fire and emergency response services in other countries. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6213 Political Context of Fire and Emergency Management Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5343 or consent of instructor. Description: Analysis of political environment impacting fire service including federalism and intergovernmental relations, interest groups, other public agencies, and private sector organizations. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6300 Advanced Special Topics Seminar in Fire and Emergency Management Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Description: Specialized topics in fire and emergency management for doctoral students. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum

POLS 6313 Mitigation Prerequisites: Graduate standing and recommended POLS 5303, POLS 6143 and POLS 6153. Description: Structural and non-structural mitigation approaches to hazard reduction; description of policies, programs, and planning methods relevant to all governmental levels; and review of research and case studies of mitigation efforts. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6343 Organizational Behavior in Disaster Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5303 or consent of instructor. Description: Theoretical overview of organizational behavior in a disaster context. How organizations respond, adapt, fail and succeed when disrupted by disaster. Role of formal and informal organizational structures in confronting disasters. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science

of 9 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate

Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 6303 Populations At Risk

Description: Describes populations at risk for increased injury, death and property loss. Identifies policies, programs and resources for risk reduction. Applies research for purposes of planning and capacity building. Previously offered as POLS 5373. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science