HSEM 213 - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Hazardous Materials

Institution:

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Office

Subject:

Homeland Security/Emerg Mgmt

Description:

Unique features of terrorist attacks include psychogenic casualties, significant risk to responding personnel, multiple jurisdictions and the criminal nature of the event. This course will prepare the emergency manager to better understand the threat created by terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. The successful emergency manager must recognize the threat of terrorism and WMD and be able to mitigate and prepare for such disasters to bring order to potential chaos. We sill also look at various types of biohazards.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Unaccounted for code

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