CAREER OPPORTUNITIES - Thirteen to 28 percent projected growth rate over next five years
- Jobs will expand into
- All levels of American government
- Private industry
- Nonprofit organizations
- Job growth occurs in
- Firefighting
- Policing
- EMS/Paramedic Respondents
- Homeland Security
PLAN OF STUDY Emergency Management Administration (B.A.A.S.) Mission and goals of the EMA Program - The mission of the Emergency Management Administration (EMA) program is to prepare our students for advanced levels of administration and management within the emergency services professions.
- Designed to meet the needs of full-time and part-time students
- Our primary focus is upon non-traditional students who are currently working in emergency management
- Apply all tuition waivers and course requirements as required by the Texas State Legislature and Texas Statute 54.208
- WTAMU accepts the state tuition waiver offered under this statute
- The program goals include
- Increasing administrative capabilities of emergency responders by providing a state-of-the-art online learning environment
- Expanding all of our students' current written and verbal skills that will enable them to present themselves and their agencies to any community before, during, and after emergency situations
- Creating an outstanding commitment to service with the EMA community and WTAMU
- Providing cutting edge curriculum from experienced faculty who support a student’s professional and intellectual development
- Expanding the student’s current leadership capabilities within and contributions to the EMA profession
- Helping communities, both large and small, to deal with and minimize the effects caused by emergencies
| CAREER CLOSE-CLOSEUP Median wage - $60,000 Average entry-level wage for College of Education and Social Sciences graduates - $40,000 | 
