Program Details

Integrated Emergency Management

Academic Unit : Faculty of Resilience

Delivery Site(s)

Rabdan Academy

Mode(s) of Delivery

Face-to-Face (maximum of up to 25% online courses)

Mode(s) of Study

Full-Time / Part-Time
Diploma

Duration 2 Years

No. of Credits 60

Higher Diploma

Duration 3 Years

No. of Credits 90

Bachelor of Science

Duration 4 Years

No. of Credits 120

Mission

The program prepares graduates as leaders who are able to manage a multidisciplinary team in the application of standard, ethical, practices, procedures, and technologies to identify threats, assess risk, and implement organisational, interagency, integrated emergency management solutions to enhance resilience of the nation.

Description

The Integrated Emergency Management program builds national resilience capacities through courses on standard practices, procedures and technologies to collect information, conduct risk assessment, and develop effective plans for emergency management, response, leadership, relief, and recovery. Through a combination of lectures, discussion, simulation exercises, and applied real-world scenarios, students learn team organisation, professional ethics, interagency operations, and resilience through the core principles of contemporary relevance, integration, cooperation, multi-agency coordination, and interoperability. Graduates are leaders who contribute to the safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management (SSDEC) for resilience of the nation.

Educational Objectives

  • Have relevant technological skills, knowledge, and abilities for employment as a manager in the SSDEC sector.
  • Work, lead, and communicate effectively in a team to achieve common goals.
  • Apply standards, ethical practices, procedures, and technologies to collect information, conduct risk assessment, and develop effective programs.
  • Implement organisational, interagency solutions to strengthen the SSDEC community and build national resilience capacities.
  • Expand knowledge and capabilities through continuing education, certification, and other lifelong learning opportunities.
  • Fulfil civic duties and responsibilities through local, national, or global service.

Learning Outcomes

  • Develop knowledge of principles, theory and frameworks applicable to solving problems related to organizational integrated emergency management.
  • Apply research methodologies and techniques to identify the broader role that organisational integrated emergency management plays in the resilience of the nation and society as a whole.
  • Analyse the organisational, legal, social and ethical problems relevant to organisational integrated emergency management and formulate resilience-based solutions.
  • Communicate effectively through written and oral methods comprehensive risk management practices as the basis for developing integrated emergency management programs.
  • Work independently in a collaborative setting to generate innovative solutions for complex crisis situations within integrated emergency management contexts.
  • Take responsibility for self-improvement to foster a life-long learning culture.
  • Apply integrated emergency management knowledge, skills and abilities including the ability to synthesize different or conflicting ideas to formulate effective data driven outcomes.

Program Structure

Number of Credits per Component

General EducationCoreElectiveTotal Degree Credits
Diploma2427960
Higher Diploma33362190
Bachelor of Science365430120

Online Courses

Program Courses that are approved for Optional Online Delivery

Course Code Course Title
IEM100 Introduction to IEM
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management
IEM103 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
ISL100 Islamic Studies
EMS100 Emirates Studies
IEM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning
IEM202 Creating Emergency Management Plans
IEM203 Introduction to Emergency Response
SEC320 Resilience Program Validation
SEC307 Working with the Public and Media in Emergencies

General Education

Course Code Course Title Credits
MGT100 Management Fundamentals 3
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies 3
SEC290 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
ENG210 English 2 3
ENG310 English 3 3
SCI100 Environment, Health and Safety 3
HUM100 Ethical Studies 3
ARA100 Arabic Studies 3
ISL100 Islamic Studies 3
SEC210 Systems and Technology 3
MTH101 General Education Mathematics 3
EMS100 Emirates Studies 3
  Total 36

Core Courses

Bachelor Of ScienceHigher DiplomaAssociate DegreeCourse Code Course Title Credits
IEM100 Introduction to IEM 3
IEM205 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management 3
IEM103 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience 3
BCM100 Introduction to BCM 3
IEM202 Creating Emergency Management Plans 3
IEM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning 3
IEM203 Introduction to Emergency Response 3
IEM204 Tactical Emergency Management 3
SEC307 Working with the Public and Media in Emergencies 3
IEM301 Disaster Relief and Recovery 3
SEC303 Introduction to Research Methods 3
SEC320 Resilience Program Validation 3
SEC401 Workplace Secondment/Internship 3
IEM402 Emergency Operation Center Mgt 3
IEM401 Strategic IEM 3
SEC490 Project in SSDEC Management 3
IEM403 Comparatives Approaches to IEM 3
     Total 54

Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
BCM301 Awareness and Training Program Development 3
BCM302 BCM for Ministries and Promotion of BCM 3
BCM401 Comparative Approaches to BCM 3
IEM104 Principles of Cartography 3
IEM205 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
IEM417 Public Health Emergency Management 3
HLS100 UAE Homeland Security 3
HLS120 UAE Defence Policy 3
HLS170 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 3
HLS200 Intelligence and Counterintelligence 3
HLS205 Border Security 3
HLS210 Aviation Security 3
HLS220 Maritime and Port Security 3
HLS230 Intelligence Analytical Methods 3
HLS235 Transnational Organized Crime 3
HLS240 Countering Violent Extremism 3
HLS250 Transnational and Non-Traditional Threats 3
HLS260 Comparative Counterterrorism 3
HLS270 Internet Governance 3
HLS300 Border and Transportation Security 3
HLS310 Supply Chain Security 3
HLS320 Surface Transportation Security 3
HLS350 Cyber Warfare 3
HLS400 Counterterrorism Operations 3
HLS430 Data Analytics 3
PAS101 Introduction to Policing 3
PAS102 Intro to Police Leadership 3
PAS103 Introduction to Crime Scenes 3
PAS104 Law and Criminal Justice Studies 3
PAS201 Human Rights, Ethics, & Policing 3
PAS202 Organisational Culture and Policing 3
PAS203 Community Policing 3
PAS204 Child Protection 3
PAS205 Road Policing and Public Safety 3
PAS206 Effective Crime Investigation 3
PAS207 Managing Effective Projects 3
PAS213 Forensic Science I 3
PAS215 Policing Financial Crime 3
PAS301 Human Resources Studies 3
PAS303 Criminology 3
PAS304 Protecting Safety 3
PAS305 Intelligence Gathering 3
PAS402 Leadership in Crime Investigation 3
SEC200 Professional Communications Skills 3
SEC203 Introduction to the Role of Voluntary Organisations in Emergency Management 3
SEC300 Information Security 3
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis 3
SEC305 4th Generation Warfare 3
SEC306 Introduction to Crowd and Public Safety Management 3
SEC308 Introduction to Counter CBRN Incident Preparation 3
SEC309 Telecommunications in Business Continuity and IEM 3
SEC350 International Approaches to Resilience 3
SEC403 Strategic Planning 3
SEC404 Understanding Strategic Threats 3
SEC405 Preparing to Deal with Mass Fatalities 3
SEC406 Developing Response Procedures 3
SCI2100 Hazardous Materials 3
  Total 171

Study Plan:Ideal Full-time Study

Code Name Credits PreReq
IEM100 Introduction to IEM 3
SEC100 Introduction to Academic Studies 3
MTH101 General Education Mathematics 3
ENG210 English 2 3
IEM103 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
IEM101 Introduction to Risk Management 3
ISL100 Islamic Studies 3
BCM100 Introduction to BCM 3
EMS100 Emirates Studies 3
HUM100 Ethical Studies 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
IEM201 Introduction to Crisis Leadership/SSDEC Planning 3 IEM100
IEM205 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
IEM202 Creating Emergency Management Plans 3 IEM100
IEM203 Introduction to Emergency Response 3 IEM100
ARA100 Arabic Studies 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
ENG310 English 3 3 ENG210
SEC290 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
IEM301 Disaster Relief and Recovery 3 IEM203
MGT100 Management Fundamentals 3
SCI100 Environment, Health and Safety 3
IEM204 Tactical Emergency Management 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC320 Resilience Program Validation 3 BCM202
SEC307 Working with the Public and Media in Emergencies 3
IEM401 Strategic IEM 3
SEC303 Introduction to Research Methods 3 ENG310
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
SEC210 Systems and Technology 3
IEM402 Emergency Operation Center Mgt 3
SEC401 Workplace Secondment/Internship 3
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Code Name Credits PreReq
IEM403 Comparatives Approaches to IEM 3 IEM401
SEC490 Project in SSDEC Management 3 SEC303
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Elective Elective 3
Entry Requirements

Students must meet Rabdan Academy’s general admissions requirements

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