Disaster Science & Management Minor

The minor in disaster science & management is an interdisciplinary program which provides students interested in graduate school and/or careers in the public, not-for-profit or private sectors with a broad understanding of the nature and impact of disasters on the natural, built and human environments; and a basis for establishing strategies to effectively plan for disasters, mitigate the adverse effects of disasters, respond to disasters and recover from disasters.

A minor in disaster science & management is available by selecting the following courses: DSM 2000 , DSM 2010 , and DSM 3910 .

Twelve credit hours must be taken from the following: ANTH 4082 , ANTH 4086 , ARCH 4062 , CE 3500 , CE 3600 , CE 4200 , CE 4745 , CE 4320 , CE 4260 , CE 4445 , CE 4530 , CE 4560 , CFS 4064 , CHEM 4150 , DSM 3200 , DSM 3900 , DSM 4600 , DSM 4996 , ECON 4130 , ECON 4320 , ECON 4325 , FDSC 3000 , FIN 3440 , FIN 3460 , ENVS 4010 , ENVS 4101 , ENVS 4262 , ENVS 4264 , ENVS 4477 , GEOG 4013 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4015 , GEOG 4016 , GEOG 4018 , GEOG 4029 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 , GEOG 4070 , GEOG 4078 , GEOG 4080 , GEOG 4086 , GEOG 4221 , GEOG 4997 ,

 , MGT 3320 , MGT 4420 , INTL 2000 , INTL 3001 , INTL 3092 , INTL 3786 , KIN 2604 , KIN 3608 , KIN 3660 , KIN 4602 , OCS 4021 , OCS 4024 , OCS 4170 , OCS 4465 , POLI 2057 , POLI 2070 , POLI 4040 , POLI 4041 , POLI 4048 , POLI 4059 , POLI 4061 , POLI 4064 , POLI 4067 , PSYC 3083 , REL 3092 , REL 3786 , SOCL 2501 , SOCL 3501 , SOCL 3510 , SOCL 4321 , SOCL 4551 , SOCL 4701 , SOCL 4091 , SW 3003 , SW 4500 .

Additional electives not listed above may be approved by a DSM Director. Students may wish to review course offerings at the University of New Orleans in Urban and Regional Planning, Sociology, Political Science and Public Administration as potential electives in the DSM Minor. Approval by a DSM director and the student’s college must be obtained prior to enrolling at UNO for one of these classes.