School of Science & Health
School House Ln. & Henry Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Philadelphia University
M.S. in Disaster medicine and Management
Addressing Local, National and Global Needs Through Education and Research
Recent events in our nation and the world have focused attention on natural disasters, mass-casualty events and public-service disruptions resulting from terrorist threats, biological and chemical terrorism, war, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, volcano activity and major power-grid disruptions. Additionally, society faces an increasing number of accidents involving hazardous materials. All of these situations cause immense hardship to people, animals, the environment, physical structures and our public infrastructure. They have also served to shine new light on the problems of disaster preparedness by public safety and emergency-medical services (EMS) and public-health systems.
The need for a highly organized disaster-preparedness infrastructure and individuals with expertise in this area is now readily apparent to the government and private sector, with disaster emergency planning and management becoming an expanding area of study in medicine, emergency-medical services, public safety, mental health, public health and the military. There is a 5-day on-site required for this program.
About Philadelphia University
Philadelphia University is an accredited, private coed university offering our current 3,400 students the choice of over 40 degree programs, 20 laboratories and studios, a world-class library and unique hands-on professional learning opportunities. The student/faculty ratio is 12:1 and average class size is 18.
Our unique curriculum blends liberal and professional studies in a way that enables our students to grow as individuals and as highly skilled designers, engineers, business leaders, architects, health care professionals and scientists.
Our dedicated and talented faculty are prominent members of their fields who are here because they care about the University's dual mission: professional development in an academically diverse and integrated environment coupled with the arts and sciences. Members of our faculty are instructors, practitioners and researchers.
We're also close to beautiful countryside, beaches, big city life, concerts, museums, mountains, great restaurants and theaters.