Disaster Science and Management (BA)
Baton Rouge, USA.
BA in Liberal Arts.
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University offers concentration in Disaster Science and Management. As an interdisciplinary programme it provides students interested in the public, not for profit, and 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.
Natural Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Biological hazards, Emergency management, Environment, International politics, Disaster science, Preparedness, Mitigation.
University students
Students must have completed at least 18 units of college-preparatory classes and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0. In addition, applicants must have a minimum SAT score of 1030 (Critical Reading and Math) or a composite ACT score of at least 22. Analytical Reasoning: EXST 2201 (4 hours, Prereq. -MATH 1021 or equivalent) is a prerequisite for the DSM concentration. Students from non English speaking countries are required to submit their TOEFL scores (550 or better for paper based test / 213 or better for computer based test). International students can obtain detailed admission information from international student section.
Annual
English
Students are required to create an account with a valid, unique email address to submit their application online and pay USD 40.00 non-refundable application fee.
College of arts and sciences offer several scholarships in the range of USD 500 - 1000, for details please see scholarships section.
Please consult university home page
Please consult university home page
John C. Pine, Director - Disaster Science and Management
112E Howell Russell Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge , LA 70803 -5705, USA
Tel: + 1 225 578 1075
Fax: + 1 225 578 4420
E-mail: jpine@lsu.edu