The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management is open to all persons holding a B.S degree or are currently accepted into a graduate degree program at Missouri S&T. Once admitted to the program, the student must take the four designated courses (provided in the curriculum section). To receive a Graduate Certificate, the student must have an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better in the certificate courses. Once admitted to the program, a student will be given six years to complete the program. Students admitted to the Disaster Management Graduate Certificate Program will have non-degree graduate status; however, they will earn graduate credit for the course they complete. Students who do not have all the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the courses in the Disaster Management Graduate Certificate Program will be allowed to take ''bridge" courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.
Online Graduate Certificate Disaster Management Biological Sciences
About the Certificate
Build the expertise to lead before, during, and after disasters with Missouri S&T's Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management. Explore evidence-based strategies for emergency response, risk assessment, security, and resilience in the face of evolving threats such as wildfires, climate-related hazards, and complex emergencies. Designed for working professionals, this flexible program prepares you to coordinate effective disaster planning and response efforts that protect communities and strengthen recovery.
This certificate provides advanced and practice-focused training for professionals who are seeking to strengthen their capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. Grounded in evidence-based approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives, the program equips students with essential skills in risk assessment, disaster planning, security, and community resilience. Designed for working professionals in public safety, government, non-profit, and humanitarian sectors, the certificate offers a flexible curriculum that prepares graduates to emerge prepared to navigate multidimensional disaster environments, coordinate multi-agency responses, and strengthen community resilience.
Pathway to a Master's Degree
Are you a working professional who wants to earn your master's degree, but you don’t have time to take the GRE/GMAT? Then start in a graduate certificate program. Graduate certificates were designed as a pathway to a master's degree.* The admission requirements are more relaxed and credit earned will count toward your degree. Once you successfully earn your graduate certificate, you can continue with the corresponding master's degree without having to take the GRE/GMAT.
*Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply.
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Missouri S&T Online Education
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Sylvia Skouby
Associate Director for Online Admissions
573-341-6903 | stgrad@mst.edu
Biological Sciences
Robin Verble, PhD
Professor and Director of the Environmental Science Program
573-341-7274 | verbler@mst.edu
Department Website: biosci.mst.edu
Tealetha Buckley
Business and Graduate Programs Support
573-341-4831 | tbuckley@mst.edu