Possible Careers
  • Local, State, or Federal Government
  • Private Business
  • Coordinating Volunteer Organizations
  • International
  • Humanitarian & Relief Agencies
  • Consulting
Why Choose Emergency Management at Western Illinois University?

The Emergency Management degree program in the Department of Health Sciences prepares students through rigorous training in:

  • Appropriate planning, resource allocation, & coordination of disaster/emergency response
  • Dissemination of information & training of constituent groups
  • Delivering detailed emergency plans & procedures for natural (e.g., tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes), technological (e.g., hazardous materials spills, nuclear power plant emergencies) disasters, and bio-terrorism situations